NetWare 6.5 Server
NetWare 6.5 Server
NetWare 6.5 Server
Support
This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:
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VMware Workstation 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2-Support Pack 1
VMware Workstation 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2-Support Pack 3
Novell Open Enterprise Server services supported on NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3 running under Workstation 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2
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 1 |
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VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1-Support Pack 1 |
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VMware Server 1.0-Support Pack 3
Novell Open Enterprise Server and Novell Open Enterprise Server Support Pack 1 services supported on NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3 running under VMware Server 1.0
Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on VMware Server 1.0 |
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VMware ESX Server 2.0.1, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 3.0
Support Pack 2 supported on ESX Server 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 3.0
Support Pack 3 supported on ESX Server 3.0
Support Pack 4(a) supported on ESX Server 2.5.3 (requires Upgrade Patch 1), 3.0
Support Pack 5 supported on ESX Server 2.5.3 (requires Upgrade Patch 1), 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.
NetWare 6.5 Server
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 6.5 in a virtual machine using the standard Novell NetWare 6.5 Operating System and Product CD-ROMs.
Keep the following issues in mind:
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VMware recommends you install NetWare 6.5 on a computer with at least 512MB of memory. |
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Guests without Support Pack 1: Be sure to read the Novell technical information document at
support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2967370.htm. This document describes the steps necessary to download and install a NetWare patch that you must use when you install a NetWare 6.5 Server guest operating system without SP1. |
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When you configure a virtual machine for a NetWare 6.5 guest, use the virtual LSI Logic SCSI adapter. NetWare 6.5 does not include a driver for the virtual BusLogic SCSI adapter. |
NetWare 6.5 Server
Installation Steps
To install NetWare 6.5 in a virtual machine, take the following steps.
1 Insert the Novell NetWare 6.5 Product CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing NetWare 6.5.
3 Read and accept the license agreement.
Note: A few prompts appear before you reach the license agreement. Accept the defaults for installing NetWare, the CD-ROM drive type, how to restore the floppy drive and the run mode, and then continue.
4 When prompted, choose IDE CD-ROM.
5 Create a new boot partition. The guest operating system reboots. The installation continues.
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VMware ESX Server: Jump to
step 7.
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, 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 our 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 our example).
Note that with Network Address Translation, there are 2 IP addresses in use on the host:
* The IP address assigned to the interface for VMnet8 (which shows up in the ipconfig output with a ".1" in the last octet).
* The IP address used by the NAT device itself (which always uses ".2" as the last octet).
7 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.
NetWare 6.5 Server
VMware Tools for NetWare 6.5 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.
NetWare 6.5 Server
Known Issues
NetWare 6.5 Server
Regaining Keyboard and Mouse Control After Reboot
Whenever you reboot the guest operating system, it can take up to six minutes before you can regain control of the keyboard or mouse.
NetWare 6.5 Server
Navigating in Text Mode
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 6.5 Server
Netware 6.5 Server SP3 and SP5 Installations Hang after Selection of Ethernet Driver on a Guest with Non-Passthrough Raw Device Mapping
When you install Netware Server 6.5 SP3 or SP5 on a guest with non-passthrough Raw Device Mapping (RDM), the installation might hang after you select an Ethernet driver. VMware recommends that you use passthrough RDM with Netware Server 6.5 SP3 and SP5.
NetWare 6.5 Server
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.
