Minimum System Requirements

Before you upgrade or migrate to NetWare 6, you should ensure that minimum hardware, software, and configuration requirements have been met (or exceeded). Following is a detailed review of each of these NetWare 6 system requirements. (We also discussed these in depth in Chapter 1.)

Hardware Requirements

The minimum hardware requirements for a NetWare 6 server are listed here. Remember that these are just minimum requirements the recommended values are considerably higher (as shown in parentheses).

  • A server-class PC with a Pentium II or later processor (Two-way Pentium III 700 MHz or later processor is recommended for multiple processor machines. In fact, NetWare 6 supports up to 32 processors. Wow!)

  • A Super VGA (or higher) resolution display adapter

  • 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)

  • A DOS partition of at least 200MB and 200MB of available space (1GB recommended)

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    A quick method for calculating the appropriate size of the DOS partition is to add the total amount of server RAM to the minimum amount of disk space required. Because 200MB is the minimum amount of available disk space required, a server with 2048MB of RAM would theoretically have an optimum DOS partition size of 2248MB (2048MB + 200MB = 2248MB). Using this strategy allows you to do a core dump to the disk drive if required for troubleshooting purposes.


  • 2GB available space outside the DOS partition for the SYS: volume (4GB recommended)

  • One (or more) network boards

  • A bootable CD drive

  • (Optional) A USB, PS/2, or serial mouse (a mouse is recommended)

REAL WORLD

Although NetWare 6 will run if the minimum requirements are met, you should ensure that your system meets or exceeds the recommended requirements for optimum performance. For example, when determining your system requirements, you will want to ensure that your server has sufficient RAM and hard disk space for any additional Novell products and services you want to install, as well as for any third-party applications, documentation, and the file system. You will also want to ensure that your server has sufficient processor speed to provide the level of server performance required by your organization. Finally, don't forget other hardware that may be required such as routers, hubs, cabling, uninterruptible power supplies, and so on.

Software Requirements

The minimum software requirements for NetWare 6 include some or all of the following, depending on your network configuration:

  • A NetWare 6 Operating System CD

  • A NetWare 6 License/Cryptography disk

  • (Conditional) DOS 3.3 or later (if the server does not boot from CD)

  • (Conditional) DOS CD drivers (if the server does not boot from CD)

  • (Conditional) Client connection utilities (optional; for installing from a network):

    • (Conditional) Novell Client for DOS and Windows 3.1x (optional; for installing from a NetWare server running Internetwork Packet eXchange (IPX))

    • (Conditional) IP Server Connection utility (optional; for installing from a NetWare server running IP only)

Configuration Requirements

The minimum configuration requirements for NetWare 6 include one or all of the following, depending on your network configuration:

  • The Supervisor right at the [Root] of the eDirectory tree

  • The Supervisor right to the container where the server will be installed

  • The Read right to the Security container object for the eDirectory tree

  • Network communication parameters required for connecting to the Internet:

    • IP address

    • IP address of a domain name server

    • Name of your domain

    • Default Gateway/Router IP Address

  • Network board and storage device properties (such as interrupt and port address, if not included with NetWare)

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For IP addresses and domain names, contact your system administrator and/or Internet Service Provider (ISP). For network board and storage device information, contact the hardware manufacturer. Finally, there are nifty tools available for gathering this network configuration data yourself. Check them out in Novell's CNE Study Guide for NetWare 5.1.


After all hardware, software, and configuration requirements have been met, you're just about ready to roll. But first, you must backup your source server and prepare the network for NetWare 6. In the next two sections, you will learn how to backup your server and how to prepare the network for eDirectory 8.6.



Novell's CNE Update to NetWare 6. Study Guide
CNE Update to NetWare 6 Study Guide
ISBN: 0789729792
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 128

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