4.1 Preparing for Migration

Novell® recommends that you perform the upgrade in a test environment similar to your production environment before upgrading production systems.

Before beginning the upgrade process, review Section 3.0, Installing the ACF2 Driver.

To prepare for installing the upgrade:

  1. Verify that you have the required knowledge and skills.

    For details, see Section 3.2, Required Knowledge and Skills.

  2. Ensure that the prerequisites are met.

    For details, see Section 3.3, Prerequisites.

  3. Prepare the distribution files for installation.

    For details, see Section 3.4, Getting the Installation Files.