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NetWare 5.1 Server

Support

This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:

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VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2-Support Pack 6 VMware Workstation 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2-Support Pack 8 Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on Workstation 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2

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VMware ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2-Support Pack 3

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VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1-Support Pack 6

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VMware Server 1.0-Support Pack 8 Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on VMware Server 1.0

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VMware ESX Server 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 3.0 Support Pack 7 supported on ESX Server 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 3.0 Support Pack 8 supported on ESX Server 3.0 No support for Virtual SMP

Note: If you are installing a guest operating system through VMware VirtualCenter, be sure it is supported under the VMware product-ESX Server or GSX Server-on which you are running the virtual machine.

General Installation Notes

Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Products as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system.

You can install NetWare 5.1 in a virtual machine using the standard Novell NetWare 5.1 CD-ROM.

Keep the following issues in mind:

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VMware recommends you install NetWare 5.1 on a computer with at least 256MB of memory.

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For SCSI support, be sure to download the latest LSI Logic driver as described in Updated LSI Logic SCSI Driver.

When you configure a virtual machine for a NetWare 5.1 guest, use the virtual LSI Logic SCSI adapter. NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 6 does not include a driver for the virtual BusLogic SCSI adapter.

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In the NetWare installation process, you must boot from the installation CD twice -once to format the virtual machine's disk drive, and a second time to install files from the CD.

On the reboot, you see a message that says "Operating System not found" and a dialog box with a message that says "No bootable CD, floppy or hard disk was detected."

In order to boot from the CD the second time, you must change the boot order.

As the virtual machine boots, click inside the virtual machine window. When the VMware logo appears, press Esc. Use the arrow keys to select the CD drive as the boot device, and then press Enter.

Installation Steps

To install NetWare 5.1 in a virtual machine, take the following steps.

1 Insert the Novell NetWare 5.1 CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing NetWare 5.1.

3 Read and accept the license agreement.

4 Create a new boot partition. The guest operating system reboots. The installation continues.

5 VMware ESX Server: Skip to step 6.

VMware Workstation, VMware ACE and VMware GSX Server: To configure IP networking, do one of the following:

n If you chose bridged networking for the virtual machine, enter its IP address.

When NetWare tries to load the LAN driver (using pcntnw.lan), it fails because it broadcasts for its own IP address. This causes IP networking to fail.

To work around this, open the System Console (press Ctrl-Esc) and type
set allow ip address duplicates=on

Press Alt-Esc to return to the installation.

n If you chose host-only networking for the virtual machine, look up the host machine's IP address.

At a command prompt on a Windows host, type
ipconfig /all

At a command prompt on a Linux host, type
ifconfig

Note the host's IP address for VMnet1 and change the last octet so it is greater than the last octet in the IP address of the host.

For example, if the host IP address is 192.168.160.1, and then the virtual machine's IP address is 192.168.160.###, where ### is any number greater than 1 and less than 128.

For the subnet mask, enter 255.255.255.0.

For the router gateway, enter the host's IP address (192.168.160.1 in this example).

n If you chose network address translation (NAT) for the virtual machine, look up the host machine's IP address.

At a command prompt on a Windows host, type
ipconfig /all

At a command prompt on a Linux host, type
ifconfig

Note the host's IP address for VMnet8 and change the last octet so it is greater than the last octet in the IP address of the host.

For example, if the host IP address is 192.168.160.1, the virtual machine's IP address is 192.168.160.###, where ### is any number greater than 2 and less than 128.

For the subnet mask, enter 255.255.255.0.

For the router gateway, enter the NAT service's IP address (192.168.160.2 in this example).

Note that with Network Address Translation, there are two IP addresses in use on the host:

The IP address assigned to the interface for VMnet8 shows up in the ipconfig output with a 1 in the last octet.

The IP address used by the NAT device itself always uses 2 as the last octet.

6 Finish the installation by following the on-screen instructions.

After you finish the installation, install VMware Tools, which installs and loads the CPU idler program.

VMware Tools for NetWare 5.1 Guest Operating Systems

Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340.

Installing VMware Tools also installs and loads the CPU idler program. NetWare servers do not idle the CPU when the operating system is idle. As a result, a virtual machine takes CPU time from the host regardless of whether the NetWare server software is idle or busy. To prevent unnecessary slowdowns, VMware recommends that, after you install VMware Tools, you keep the NetWare CPU idle program loaded.

Known Issues

Updated LSI Logic SCSI Driver

If you are running NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 6, you should install the latest LSI Logic SCSI driver. For information on obtaining and installing the driver, see
www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1181.

Disconnecting VMware Tools ISO File

After the virtual machine reboots while installing VMware Tools, make sure the virtual machine releases the VMware Tools ISO image. Choose Edit > Removable Devices > CD-ROM, and if the CD-ROM's configuration shows the VMware Tools ISO image, change it back to Use physical drive.

Pentium 4 Host Page Fault

During the installation of the guest operating system on an Intel Pentium 4 host, you might encounter a Page Fault error. If this error occurs, you must apply a NetWare 5.1 patch on the host machine. For details, see
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2958220.htm.

Cannot Mount a CD-ROM as a Volume

If you are not running NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 6, you cannot mount the CD-ROM as a volume. To mount a CD-ROM with the support pack installed, do one of the following:

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Set the primary hard drive to IDE 0:0 and the CD-ROM drive to IDE 0:1.

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Copy the original driver files (IDEATA.DDI and IDEATA.HAM) from the Drivers\Storage directory of the installation CD-ROM that shipped with NetWare 5.1 to the c:\nwserver directory.

Note: If you cannot mount CD-ROMs, you cannot install VMware Tools in the virtual machine.

For more information, see support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10058758.htm.

Using More than One Virtual Network Adapter on the Same Network

If you use more than one virtual network adapter connected to the same network, error messages appear in the System Console.

Examples of error messages you might see include:

Router configuration error detected

Router at node 000C29D02242 claims network 511F827 should be 2010F5EA

Router configuration error detected

Router at node 000C29D0224C claims network 2010F5EA should be 511F827

You can ignore these errors safely. However, to avoid seeing the errors, connect the virtual network adapters to separate networks.

Grabbing the Mouse Pointer

If the virtual machine is unable to grab or ungrab the mouse, it might be due to a Java class not being referenced in the virtual machine. In the NetWare 5.1 guest operating system, check the xinitrc file, which is located in sys:\java\nwgfx\. Take the following steps.

1 In the virtual machine, switch to the system console, and then type:
load edit

2 Press the Insert key to browse to the sys:\java\nwgfx\xinitrc file.

3 In the file, look for this line:
java -classpath $JAVA_HOME\classes\VMWtool.jar;$CLASSPATH VMWTool -iw

4 If the line does not exist, add it to the file. Press the Esc key. Save the file.

5 Restart the guest operating system. In the system console, type
restart server

The virtual machine should be able to grab and ungrab the mouse now.

Cannot Browse File System with Arrow Keys

If you are using text mode and want to browse the file system, you might notice that the arrow keypad and Insert key do not allow you to navigate directories. To work around this issue, use the numeric keypad, but first turn off the number lock by pressing the Num Lock key.

Netware Server Guest Inaccessible If Installed as RDM Virtual Machine Using the Same LUN as a Prior Windows NT RDM Guest Installation

If you install Novell Netware Server in a Raw Device Mapping (RDM) virtual machine, and you use the same logical unit number (LUN) previously used to install Windows NT in an RDM virtual machine on the same host, the installation will take place on an existing FAT16 partition that was created by the prior Window NT installation. The installation will proceed correctly until the final reboot, when it will load the Windows NT master boot record (MBR), but will crash to bluescreen due to an inaccessible device error. Even though Netware is installed, you will not be able to access the Netware operating system.

To work around this problem, format the LUN before you begin installing the Netware virtual machine. This ensures that the old FAT16 partition is formatted and that Netware will reboot correctly.