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Netware as Hyper-V guest?

MigrationDeletedUser
Hello!

I'm testing Netware as virtual machine. I was able to install Netware 5.1 SP8 inside Hyper-V of Windows Server 2008 SP2 (NT 6.0)
(running on IBM x3500 M2 with 16 GB RAM and quad-core Xeon E5504). It is running surprisingly fast (probably because of hardware
virtualization) and our client application is working OK.
Unfortunately I have no success installing Netware 6.0 SP5 or 6.5 SP8. Installation just stopped with cursor blinking.
Way anyone lucky with installation of NW 6.* as Hyper-V guest (maybe on Server 2008 R2 or Windows 8, with Opteron instead of Xeon)

Thanks, Roman


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    Roman modic,
    > Netware as Hyper-V guest?

    Why do you not use something that has a wider support for various OSes,
    such as VMWare or XEN?

    --
    Anders Gustafsson (NKP)
    The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)

    Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit:
    http://www.novell.com/rms

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    Hm ... Well, Hyper-V is already part of the OS. Secondly, I prefer .VHD files that can also be used in Virtual PC embedded into
    Windows 7 or Windows 8 Pro.

    Best regards, Roman

    "Anders Gustafsson" <AndersG@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote in message news:VA.00004ade.008c0e10@no-mx.forums.novell.com...
    > Roman modic,
    >> Netware as Hyper-V guest?
    >
    > Why do you not use something that has a wider support for various OSes,
    > such as VMWare or XEN?
    >
    > --
    > Anders Gustafsson (NKP)
    > The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)
    >
    > Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit:
    > http://www.novell.com/rms
    >

  • 0 in reply to 
    Roman modic,
    > Hm ... Well, Hyper-V is already part of the OS. Secondly, I prefer .VHD files that can also be used in Virtual PC embedded into
    > Windows 7 or Windows 8 Pro.

    ESXi is free and the vms can me moved between ESXi and VMWare workstation (which is not free but
    runs circles around Virtual PC)

    --
    Anders Gustafsson (NKP)
    The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)

    Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit:
    http://www.novell.com/rms

  • 0   in reply to 
    On 12.04.2012 11:32, Anders Gustafsson wrote:
    > Roman modic,
    >> Hm ... Well, Hyper-V is already part of the OS. Secondly, I prefer .VHD files that can also be used in Virtual PC embedded into
    >> Windows 7 or Windows 8 Pro.
    >
    > ESXi is free and the vms can me moved between ESXi and VMWare workstation (which is not free but
    > runs circles around Virtual PC)

    VMWare player *is* free. ;)

    CU,
    --
    Massimo Rosen
    Novell Knowledge Partner
    No emails please!
    http://www.cfc-it.de
  • 0   in reply to 
    On 12.04.2012 11:32, Anders Gustafsson wrote:
    > Roman modic,
    >> Hm ... Well, Hyper-V is already part of the OS. Secondly, I prefer .VHD files that can also be used in Virtual PC embedded into
    >> Windows 7 or Windows 8 Pro.
    >
    > ESXi is free and the vms can me moved between ESXi and VMWare workstation (which is not free but
    > runs circles around Virtual PC)

    VMWare player *is* free. ;)

    CU,
    --
    Massimo Rosen
    Novell Knowledge Partner
    No emails please!
    http://www.cfc-it.de
  • 0 in reply to   
    Massimo Rosen,
    > VMWare player *is* free. ;)

    Yes. Forgot about that as I have a licensed copy of Workstation

    --
    Anders Gustafsson (NKP)
    The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)

    Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit:
    http://www.novell.com/rms

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    roman modic;2188477 wrote:
    Hello!

    I'm testing Netware as virtual machine. I was able to install Netware 5.1 SP8 inside Hyper-V of Windows Server 2008 SP2 (NT 6.0)
    (running on IBM x3500 M2 with 16 GB RAM and quad-core Xeon E5504). It is running surprisingly fast (probably because of hardware
    virtualization) and our client application is working OK.
    Unfortunately I have no success installing Netware 6.0 SP5 or 6.5 SP8. Installation just stopped with cursor blinking.
    Way anyone lucky with installation of NW 6.* as Hyper-V guest (maybe on Server 2008 R2 or Windows 8, with Opteron instead of Xeon)

    Thanks, Roman

    ========================================================

    Good Day

    I know this is an old threac, but may you please give me the steps u followed when installing Netware 5.1 SP8 inside Hyper-V of Windows Server 2008 SP2 (NT 6.0) I want to tranfer
    the system (Netware 5.1) to Hyper-V . I still using Netware5.1 because it still gets the job done.

    Please help

    Sammla
  • 0 in reply to 
    Sammla,
    > I want to tranfer
    > the system (Netware 5.1) to Hyper-V . I still using Netware5.1 because
    > it still gets the job done.

    I have no experience with Hyper-V. I use ESXi because it is rock-solid
    and gets the work done :)

    To do a P2V (Physical to virtual) of 5.1 you would treat it pretty much
    like what you would have done in the past. Use the Migration Wizard (the
    old one as this is 5.1). One small obstecle is that it expects a floppy,
    but that can be overcome as long as the floppy in the priginal server
    works. You use one of the free utils to transfer teh floppy contents to
    an image file that can be mounted on the target VM.

    --
    Anders Gustafsson (NKP)
    The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)

    Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit:
    http://www.novell.com/rms

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