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Chapter 13
Upgrade Utility
As you move up to NetWare 386, there are two upgrade
options to consider: First, upgrade part of an
internetwork, or second, upgrade the entire internetwork
or a server not attached to an internetwork. If you
select the first option, you must consider certain
issues. These are discussed in the first section below.
For upgrading part of an internetwork, an entire
internetwork, or an independent network, the second
section below explains the upgrade procedure.
■ Running NetWare 386 with NetWare v2.1x
■ Upgrading to NetWare 386
Running NetWare 386 with NetWare v2.1x
NetWare 386 can run concurrently on the internetwork with
NetWare v2.1x. Since you may not want to upgrade all
servers at once, it is important to understand how to run
both NetWare v2.1x and NetWare 386 on the same
internetwork. To do so, you must consider the following
issues.First, NetWare v2.1x utilities will work with NetWare
386, but only with some minor preparation. For example,
any NetWare v2.1x command line or menu utility that is
attached or logged in to a NetWare 386 server will not
work unless the password encryption on the 386 server is
turned off. The user interfaces on NetWare v2.1x
utilities are also different from NetWare 386 user
interfaces. To avoid these or other potential problems
when you run NetWare 386 concurrently with NetWare v2.1x,
it is best to copy the NetWare 386 utilities to the
NetWare v2.1x servers.
The second issue concerns the NetWare 386 shell for DOS
workstations. A new feature on the NetWare 386 shell
allows the user to map a NetWare subdirectory as a pseudo
root directory. This is for compatibility with certain
applications. If yo do not want these features, the
NetWare v2.1x shell can be used. In either case,
existing NetWare v2.1x workstation LAN drivers can be
used.
Finally, is the issue of LAN drivers for NetWare 386.
The first release of NetWare 386 (v3.0) does not provide
drivers for some LAN adapters that are currently
supported in NetWare v2.1x. Thus, the server in which
you run NetWare 386 must use an adapter supported by
NetWare 386 v3.0. Other workstations and all other
servers can use adapters that are not yet supported by
NetWare 386. NetWare 386 v3.0 supports the adapters in
the following chart:
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LAN Boards Supported by NetWare 386
Cabling System Board Name Driver
Arcnet RX-NET* RX-NET
RX-NET/2* RX-NET
RX-NETII RX-NET
Ethernet NE1000 NE1000
NE2000 NE2000
NE/2 NE2
NE/2-32 NE232
Token-Ring IBM TRN TOKEN
IBM TRN/A TOKEN
4 & 16 Mbit boards
*Some RX-Net compatible boards work with the
RXNET dirver. See NetWire or your Novell
Authorized Reseller for a list of boards
certified to run with the RXNET driver.
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Upgrading to NetWare 386
The biggest concern in upgrading to NetWare 386 is the
new 386 file system. Because NetWare 386 provides
changes in the security file format, trustee rights
definition, file attributes, and file system structure,
you must remove the old NetWare v2.1x partition and
create a new NetWare 386 partition.
NetWare 386 provides a menu-driven UPGRADE utility that
performs this function. This DOS utility offers two
options in handling the upgrade. The first option is to
upgrade the existing server, assuming it is a 386-based
machine. The second is to do the upgrade over the
network to a new server. These two options are discussed
next.Option One
To support the first option, the UPGRADE utility runs in
a DOS workstation and backs up all NetWare server data,
including security, to any network directory or local DOS
compatible device attached to the workstation. This
includes any third party backup device such as a tape
drive, a CD-ROM drive, a hard drive. The device must be
recognized as a standard DOS device, many of which are
available. (In some cases, a third party driver is
available to support a backup device as a standard DOS
device. For example, Sytos provides drivers that enable
the Novell server backup device to operate as a DOS
device.)
Once the server data has been completely backed up, you
install NetWare 386, remove the old NetWare v2.1x
partition, and create the new NetWare 386 partition.
Finally, use the UPGRADE utility to restore all the data
onto the server. The UPGRADE utility keeps all data
intact, including NetWare security information.
Option Two
To upgrade using the second option, a user attaches to
both NetWare v2.1x and NetWare 386 servers and maps a
drive to root directories in each server's volumes. The
UPGRADE utility copies data from the NetWare v2.1x server
to the NetWare 386 server and converts the data format
during the upgrade process. This option also allows the
data from two or more NetWare 286 servers to be combined
onto a single NetWare 386 server.