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Abstract
This integration note provides requirements and guidelines for upgrading from Novell NetWare 5.1
and 6 to Novell NetWare 6.5 on ProLiant servers. More specifically, we discuss the following four
topics:
• Enhancements of Novell NetWare 6.5
• Comprehensive upgrade plan
• Upgrading to Novell NetWare 6.5
• Post upgrade tasks
This integration note specifically covers an in-place upgrade from NetWare 5.1 or 6 to NetWare
6.5.
Note
HP highly recommends that you read this integration note before
proceeding with the upgrade process.
Introduction to Novell NetWare 6.5
Novell NetWare 6.5, the latest release of the NetWare 32-bit operating system, is built on the Novell
NetWare 6 code base. NetWare 6.5 focuses on the end user by providing OneNet access from
anywhere and any device. Applications currently supported on NetWare 6 are also supported on
NetWare 6.5.
Enhancements
• NetWare 6.5 provides increased stability for its Virtual Machine subsystem and greater than 4 GB
Memory (Extended Server Memory) support, such that memory above 4 GB can be used by the file
system (NSS) for swap-space and data caching.
• NetWare 6.5 provides improved Legacy-Free support, including USB Floppy Drive, USB CDROM
(except during installation), and USB Specification version 2.0 support (USB Keyboard/Mouse
already supported).
• NetWare 6.5 provides additional ACPI support including thermal, device and power management.
• NetWare 6.5 provides enhancements to NSS (Novell Storage Systems) that provide:
– MPIO (Multi-Path Input/Output) Support
– NFS Locking Interfaces
– Volume-level Snapshots
– Pool-level Snapshots (Allows for pool quiesce for block-level copies)
– Volume Split/Volume Move
– CIFS Junctions (Volume junctioning support for CIFS protocols and CIFS-based clients)
• NetWare 6.5 provides enhancements for system backup:
– Pool-Level Snapshots
– Cluster Failover API’s
– Throughput Increase (800 MB/sec to local tape device, 600 MB/sec remote)
– eDirectory Hot Backups
– HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) Support (Allows near-line or off-line data migration)
– Serverless Backup APIs (All data, metadata and controller data reside on the SAN, removing the
LAN and/or WAN as the transmission media
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Comprehensive upgrade plan
When considering upgrading your server to a more powerful operating system, it is important to
evaluate your existing hardware components. This evaluation is a necessity when upgrading to
NetWare 6.5 due to applications such as eDirectory, iFolder, iPrint, and Apache Web Server, which
require increased amounts of RAM and storage to run at peak performance.
To ensure a smooth upgrade, prepare a comprehensive upgrade plan. Preparation avoids confusion
and frustration, insufficient hardware or hardware conflicts, data loss, and installation delays.
At a minimum, an upgrade plan should include these tasks:
• Check minimum hardware requirements and gather appropriate software, licenses, and support
documentation.
• Check for the latest drivers, utilities, support packs, and OS patch list.
• Back up the current system.
• Prepare the network and server.
• Upgrade to NetWare 6.5.
Check minimum hardware requirements
HP and Novell work closely to develop compatible software and hardware products that are
thoroughly tested on ProLiant servers and StorageWorks products. For a complete listing of Novell
certified ProLiant servers as well as checking compatibility requirements for your adapters, controllers,
drive arrays, and other devices that support NetWare 6.5, see the Novell website at
http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/Search.jsp
box, and click Search.
, then type HP in the Advanced Keyword Search
Table 1 lists the minimum hardware requirements for NetWare 6.5.
Table 1. Minimum hardware requirements
Parameter Value
Processor 550 MHz Pentium III or greater
RAM 512 MB (OS only); 1 GB (OS and all applications)
Monitor VGA or higher resolution
Available disk space 1 GB DOS partition; 4 GB for OS and applications
Note: HP has seen installation issues occur with some server ROM versions. Prior to the upgrade, ensure that the latest server
ROM has been installed on the server. To download the latest server ROMs, visit
. Additionally, apply firmware updates to all devices in
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Server platforms
Table 2 lists the ProLiant servers that currently support NetWare 6.5. For the latest information, refer
to the ProLiant Supported OS Matrix available at ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/os-
support-matrix-310.pdf.
Table 2. Supported system platforms
CL servers DL servers ML servers
ProLiant CL380 ProLiant DL360 (all generations and speeds) ProLiant ML310
ProLiant DL380 (all generations and speeds) ProLiant ML330 (1.13 GHz and greater)
ProLiant DL560 ProLiant ML370 (all generations and speeds)
ProLiant DL580 (all generations and speeds) ProLiant ML530 (all generations and speeds)
ProLiant DL760 (G1 only) ProLiant ML570 (all generations and speeds)
ProLiant ML750
ProLiant DL380 Packaged Cluster
(all generations and speeds)
ProLiant ML350 (all generations and speeds)
Supported storage options
Table 3 lists supported ProLiant tape options that support NetWare 6.5. Visit the backup vendor’s
website to determine support availability.
Table 3. Supported ProLiant tape storage options
Option Driver Location
Compaq 4/8-GB SLR Tape Drive Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Compaq 4x-32x CD-ROM Drives Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Compaq AIT Tape Drives Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Compaq DAT Tape Drives Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
LTO 215/230 Ultrium-1 Tape Drives Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Compaq 4/8 GB Autoloader Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Compaq DDS2 4/16 GB
Autoloader
Compaq DDS3 12/24 GB DAT
Autoloader
Compaq DDS4 20/40 GB DAT
Autoloader
StorageWorks 35GB AIT Autoloader Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
StorageWorks 8/16 Cartridge DLT
Autoloader
Compaq DLT 15 Cartridge Library
Model 15/30
Compaq DLT 15 Cartridge Library
Model 20/40
Compaq DLT 15 Cartridge Library
Model 35/70
Compaq DLT Tape Drives Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
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Option Driver Location
StorageWorks ESL9326 Family
DLT/SDLT Library
StorageWorks ESL9322L1 LTO-1
Tape Library
StorageWorks ESL9322S2 SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks ESL9595L1 LTO-1
Tape Library
StorageWorks ESL9595S2 SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks ESL9595SL SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks MSL5026DLX DLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks MSL5026SL SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks MSL5026S2 SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks MSL5030L1 LTO-1
Tape Library
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
StorageWorks MSL5052S2 SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks MSL5052SL SDLT
Tape Library
StorageWorks MSL5060L1 SDLT
LTO-1 Tape Library
StorageWorks SSL2020 AIT MiniLibrary
StorageWorks TL881 DLT MiniLibrary
StorageWorks TL891 DLT MiniLibrary
StorageWorks TL895 DLT Library Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Vendor Specific NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
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Table 4 lists supported ProLiant storage devices and controllers and drivers supported by
NetWare 6.5.
Table 4. Supported ProLiant storage devices1
Option Driver Location
Compaq 4.3 – 145.6 GB Hard Disk
CPQSHD.CDM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Drives
Compaq 64-Bit Dual Channel Wide-
CPQSCSI.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Ultra2 SCSI Controller
Smart Array 53xx Controller2 CPQRAID.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Smart Array 5312 Controller2 CPQRAID.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Smart Array 532 Controller2 CPQRAID.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Smart Array 5i and 5i Plus
CPQRAID.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Controllers2
Smart Array 64002 CPQRAID.HAM ProLiant Support Pack 6.41
Smart Array 641 Controller2 CPQRAID.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Smart Array 642 Controller2 CPQRAID.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
StorageWorks MSA Fabric Switch QL2300.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Fibre Channel Host Controller /P
CPQFC.NLM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
(64-bit/66-MHz Fibre Channel Host
Adapter)
hp StorageWorks FCA2210 Fibre
QL2300.HAM NetWare 6.5 Operating System CD
Channel HBA for NetWare2
hp StorageWorks Modular SAN
Array 1000
hp StorageWorks Modular Array
ma8000
hp StorageWorks Enterprise
Modular Array
ema12000/ema16000
hp StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual
Array 3000/5000