Upgrades to NetWare 6.5 are performed on a running server from the server GUI console. The down-server upgrade of NetWare 4.2 servers is no longer supported.
In certain situations, customers can work with Novell Support staff to complete a down-server upgrade. For example, this might be necessary if:
An in-place or remote upgrade on a running server fails at some point after the Health Check Summary step completes.
After the failure, the upgrade cannot be restarted.
If you need to complete an upgrade on a downed server, contact Novell Support for assistance.