Preparing for a NetWare® upgrade
using Novell ZENworks® 6.5 Server Management

John Vindiola

Manager, Engineering Services

Novacoast, Inc

jvin@novacoast.com

http://www.novacoast.com/brainshare

Agenda

What does ZENworks Server Management do?

How can ZENworks Server Management help plan the upgrade?

How can ZENworks Server Management prepare for the upgrade?

Where is ZENworks Server Management truly beneficial?

Cost savings from using ZENworks Server Management

Demonstration

Question and Answers

Novacoast, Inc.

Company Facts

Founded in 1996

Based in Santa Barbara, California

Professional Services company with practice areas that have been built around key engineers who specialize in a given technology

Additional offices in Texas, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and throughout California

Named Novell “Partner of the Year” for 2003 and 2004

Receiving our fifth Service Excellence Award

What does ZENworks Server Management Do?

Inventory

Determine which servers qualify for upgrade

Plan hardware purchases on actual needs

Monitoring

Check utilization on servers

Verify assumptions on which servers are being used and which are not

Determine best time windows for doing upgrades when servers are not being highly utilized

What does ZENworks Server Management Do?
(continued)

Policies

Set parameters and security to insure upgrade happens as expected

Schedule actions that need to happen prior to upgrade

Software Distribution

Copy utilities and batch files prior to installation

Distribute install files to all servers as needed

Insure updates are on server before upgrade

How can ZENworks Server Management
help plan the upgrade?

Identify which servers fit minimum hardware requirements for Novell Open Enterprise Server

Inventory reports

Minimum Requirements (hardware)

The server to be upgraded must meet the following hardware requirements:

A server-class PC with a Pentium II or AMD K7 processor

512 MB of RAM (Minimum)

1 GB of RAM (Recommended)

A Super VGA display adapter

A DOS partition of at least 200 MB and 200 MB available space

2 GB of available disk space outside the DOS partition for volume SYS:

One network board

A CD drive

A USB or PS/2 mouse (recommended but not required)

How can ZENworks Server Management help plan the upgrade? (continued)

Identify which servers fit minimum hardware requirements for Novell Open Enterprise Server

Minimum Requirements (software)

The server to be upgraded must be running one of the following:

NetWare 5.1 server with Support Pack 6

Upgrading to Novell Open Enterprise Server from NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 6 and eDirectory™ version 8.5 is not supported. The minimum eDirectory level required to upgrade to NetWare is eDirectory version 8.6 or later.

Upgrading to Novell Open Enterprise Server from NetWare 5.1 running NDS® version 7 or later is supported, providing that Deployment Manager is first run to prepare the network for the new Novell Open Enterprise Server.

NetWare 6.0 server with Support Pack 3

NetWare 6.5 (FCS, Support Pack 1.1, Support Pack 2, or Support Pack 3)

The server to be upgraded cannot be in a tree that contains NetWare 4.10 servers. All servers in the tree must be NetWare 4.11 or later

(Optional) If you plan to run the upgrade program from CD, you need the drivers required to access the CDs

(Optional) If you plan to upgrade using the NetWare installation files copied to another NetWare server running IP only, you need the IP Server Connection Utility.

How can ZENworks Server Management
help plan the upgrade? (continued)

Determine which servers are candidates for remote upgrade

Disk Space availability

Patch and eDirectory version

Determine which servers require new hardware purchases

Budget for hardware purchases

Only buy what is needed

Ability to read serial number/asset tag/manufacturer code from inventory for warranty info

How can ZENworks Server Management
help prepare for the upgrade?

Distribute necessary files

Utilities

Install files

Run backup and disaster recovery batch files

backup trustees

config.nlm

DSREPAIR - RC

How can ZENworks Server Management
help prepare for the upgrade? (continued)

Set Upgrade Policies

Do not down if certain users are logged in

Set backup policy that must be checked by a person before the upgrade begins

Insure upgrade files are in place prior to upgrade

Verify correct eDirectory versions

ZENworks 6.5 Server Management
The big benefits!

Set a schedule and stick to it

No surprises when time to upgrade a server

No rescheduling user downtime

Do the upgrade right the first time

No forgotten or scratched CDs

No troubleshooting unpatched servers

No having to patch right before the upgrade

Failed Upgrade Recovery

All the necessary files and utilities already in place

ZENworks 6.5 Server Management
Cost Savings

Save money and time

Prepare for and successfully upgrade servers remotely and save on travel

Network staff is more efficient working from their home office

Upgrade the first time

Upgrade successfully, no impact on users

Buy only the hardware you need to buy

Plan effectively

Demonstration

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