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> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nigel Kendrick
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:46 AM
> To: 'CentOS mailing list'
> Subject: Virtualisation of Netware?
>
> Hi,
>
> I am hoping someone can kick me up the learning curve (!) on
> Virtualization:
>
> We have an old piece of data logging software that was
> written in Turbo
> Pascal 6 using a file I/O module tuned to Netware and so it
> expects its data
> files to be on a Netware server and will not access them
> locally or via an
> MS/Samba share - essentially, it uses direct NCP calls for
> parts of its data
> access.
>
> The logging software was replaced two years ago, but we need
> occasional
> access to the data for a minimum of 6 years and so I wondered
> whether I
> could virtualize a Netware 3.x/4.x/5.x or 6./x server under Linux (or
> Win..er..you know..).
>
> I have found some articles on Netware 6.5 virtualization but
> would really
> appreciate input from anyone actually doing this already -
> otherwise I'll
> just have to keep the existing Netware server in the computer
> room to be
> fired up about 3-4 times a year 'on demand'. For info, I'm
> running a Netware
> 6.5 1-user 'demo' licence - the original install was on
> Netware 3.12 until
> the server died and no-one could find the original Netware floppies!
>
> Thanks
>
> Nigel Kendrick
I would look at using Suse Enterprise Linux you will find greater
virtualization and Netware support right now then in CentOS.
-Ross
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