Need upgrade help for ZEN 3.2 and NW 5.1.

Question

We have a Netware 5.1 network running ZfD 3.2 that spans two locations and
comprises two partitions. We want to upgrade to NW 6.5 and ZEN 7.
I have just found TID10083888 that says that ZfD 3.2 is not compatible with
NW 6.5.
My question is this:
What is the order in which items should be upgraded and to what interim
versions on each step? Keep in mind that each upgrade could be separated by
days or weeks, so the network needs to be functional between each upgrade.
Also, does upgrading NW or ZfD at one location affect operations at the
other? Should both locations be upgraded synchronously?
Clients are Windows 2000 and Citrix.

Answer 1

There's only one problem with this approach. I was told in another group
that my first NW 6.5 server should be my CA.
My CA is the main file server and the one doing the WS imports. This would
seem to necessitate a more granular approach, starting with the main file
server and upgrading it to ZfD 4.01.
What do you think?
> I would
>
> 1) Setup a New Server running NW6.5 on which to install the Back-End ZFD7
> services such as WS Import, Inventory, etc.........
> 2) Install ZFD7 and Extend the Schema. ( At this point your ZFD3.2
> environment is uneffected and clueless that anything happened.
> 3) Begin Upgrading the Workstation ZEN components to ZFD7 from 3.2.
> Populate the Registry to point to the new WSImport Server to override
> "ZENWSIMPORT" to let old stations to contiue to funtion.
> 4) Once all of the Clients are upgraded start using the NEW C1 and Snapins
> for ZFD7 to create policies and objects using the new ZFD7 features. The
> old ZFD3.2 policies and appps will still work with the new Client so there
> is not rush.
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:f%VRf.1873$[email protected]..
> > We have a Netware 5.1 network running ZfD 3.2 that spans two locations and
> > comprises two partitions. We want to upgrade to NW 6.5 and ZEN 7.
> >
> > I have just found TID10083888 that says that ZfD 3.2 is not compatible
> with
> > NW 6.5.
> >
> > My question is this:
> >
> > What is the order in which items should be upgraded and to what interim
> > versions on each step? Keep in mind that each upgrade could be separated
> by
> > days or weeks, so the network needs to be functional between each upgrade.
> >
> > Also, does upgrading NW or ZfD at one location affect operations at the
> > other? Should both locations be upgraded synchronously?
> >
> > Clients are Windows 2000 and Citrix.
> >
>
>