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
> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Nigel Kendrick > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:46 AM > To: 'CentOS mailing list' > Subject: [CentOS] 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 KendrickI would look at using Suse Enterprise Linux you will find greater virtualization and Netware support right now then in CentOS. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.
Nigel Kendrick wrote:> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >can your software communicate with Netware over tcp/ip or it needs ipx/spx? I had installed a Netware 6 server on VMware WS 5 a couple of years back in a scenario similar to yours. If memory serves right, problems were lack of VMware tools (no big deal) and lack of ipx/spx (this may be critical to you). Yiorgos
On Aug 7, 2007, at 9:46 AM, Nigel Kendrick wrote:> 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..).virtualization seems an awful lot of heavy lifting for a capability that you're going to use so infrequently. if you can get the data off the old Netware machine, you might be able to make do with some of the old Linux-based Netware emulation solutions: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/IPX-HOWTO-10.html -steve -- If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v