12.2 Upgrading the NetWare VM Guest Server

After you have upgraded the Xen VM host server, upgrading a NetWare 6.5 guest on the host server is the same as upgrading a physical installation. You accomplish this by installing the Support Pack 8 (SP8), which is the same thing as NetWare 6.5 SP8, on the server.

The only difference with upgrading a NetWare VM guest is the process of providing access to the SP8 media.

If the support pack is unzipped to a location on the guest, such as the sys: volume, the process of installing the support pack is exactly the same as on a physical server.

If the support pack is unzipped on a DVD or to a location on the host server, you must add the DVD or location to the VM guest. Keep in mind that you can only specify a block device, such as a mounted DVD or the root of a separately defined partition on the VM host server. You cannot specify a directory where you unzipped the support pack files as a block device for the VM guest to access.

12.2.1 Downloading the NetWare SP8 Zip File

  1. Log into your Novell account and access the NetWare 6.5 SP8 e-Media Kit.

  2. Download the NW65SP8.zip file.

  3. Extract the support pack files contained in the zip file you downloaded.

  4. Complete the step that applies to your situation:

    • If you extracted the file to a root-level directory on the VM guest, continue with the instructions in Starting an Upgrade in the NW65 SP8: Installation Guide.

    • If you extracted the file to a partition on the VM host, see the Virtualization with Xen guide for information on making a block device available to a VM guest.

      IMPORTANT:After adding the block device, you will probably need to reboot the NetWare VM guest before the guest will recognize the device.

    • If you extracted the file to a DVD, continue with Providing Access to a Mounted DVD.

12.2.2 Providing Access to a Mounted DVD

After downloading the NW65SP8.zip file and extracting it to a DVD:

  1. Insert the DVD in the VM host server.

  2. On the desktop, click Computer > Virtual Machine Manager.

  3. Select the NetWare VM guest you are upgrading, then click the Details button.

  4. Click the Hardware tab.

  5. Click the Add button.

  6. In the Hardware Type drop-down list, select Storage Device, then click Forward.

  7. Under Target in the Device Type drop-down list, select Virtual Disk (read only).

  8. With the Normal Disk Partition option selected, click Browse.

  9. In the Places column, double-click File System, then double-click the dev folder.

  10. Click the dvd device file, then click Open.

  11. Click Forward > Finish.

    You should see a new disk in the Hardware list.

  12. In the NetWare VM guest’s machine console, open the file browser.

  13. If the DVD is listed, write down the volume name, then go to Installing the Support Pack Step 2 in the NW65 SP8: Installation Guide and complete the instructions there.

    If the DVD is not listed, continue with Step 14.

  14. Shut down and restart the NetWare VM.

  15. After the VM restarts, confirm that the DVD is listed, write down the volume name listed, then go to Installing the Support Pack Step 2 in the NW65 SP8: Installation Guide.