Now that NetWare 6 has been released and you have decided to upgrade, how do you go about doing so? This AppNote outlines the procedures for various upgrade scenarios, including installing new NetWare 6 servers, upgrading existing NetWare servers in-place, and migrating to NetWare 6 from Windows NT 4 and previous versions of NetWare. It also lists the new features in the Migration Wizard 6. | Upgrading or Migrating to NetWare 6 Feature Article I NOVELL APPNOTES Bruce Cutler Software Engineer Novell Inc. bcutler@novell. com Now that NetWare 6 has been released and you have decided to upgrade how do you go about doing so This AppNote outlines the procedures for various upgrade scenarios including installing new NetWare 6 servers upgrading existing NetWare servers in-place and migrating to NetWare 6 from Windows NT 4 and previous versions of NetWare. It also lists the new features in the Migration Wizard 6. Contents Introduction Preparing for the Upgrade Migration Upgrade Migration Scenarios New Features in Migration Wizard 6 Migrating Printing Conclusion Topics network migration NetWare upgrades server management Products NetWare 6 Audience network installers and administrators Level beginning Prerequisite Skills familiarity with NetWare NDS eDirectory and server hardware Operating System NetWare 6 Tools Migration Wizard 6 Deployment Manager Accelerated Upgrade Install Sample Code no 22 appnotes Novell Introduction NetWare 6 offers many new and powerful features that make a compelling case for upgrading. Fortunately we have made the process of moving to NetWare 6 a lot simpler. There are multiple tools to assist you in this process. The ones you will use depend on what version of NetWare you are coming from. The tools are Deployment Manager Install In-Place Upgrade Accelerated Upgrade Migration Wizard This AppNote outlines the procedures for various upgrade scenarios including installing new NetW are 6 servers upgrading existing NetWare servers in-place and migrating to NetWare 6 from Windows NT 4 and previous versions of NetWare. It also lists the new features in the Migration Wizard 6 and describes the inner workings of the NDS Migration steps of this utility. Preparing for the Upgrade Migration This section outlines the tasks you need to do before upgrading or migrating to NetWare 6. Preparing the NDS Tree Before adding your first .