Microsoft Windows Services for NetWare 5.03

Learn how Microsoft Windows Services for NetWare 5.03 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)—available as a complimentary download—simplifies the introduction of Windows Server 2003 and the Active Directory directory service into a Novell NetWare network environment with Novell Directory Service (NDS).

Download Services For NetWare 5.03 SP2Download Services For NetWare 5.03 SP2

Now available at no charge, Services for NetWare 5.03 SP2 delivers a cumulative set of the updates and services that have been offered since the release of Services For NetWare 5.02.


Product Overview

Services for NetWare 5.03 Overview

Learn about the components and benefits of Services for NetWare 5.03 for integrating the Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 product family and Windows NT Server 4.0 into existing NetWare environments.

Services for NetWare Component Summary

Learn about the interoperability utilities included with Services For NetWare: Microsoft Directory Synchronization Services (MSDSS) and Microsoft File Migration Utility.

System Requirements for Services for NetWare 5.03

Get the minimum and recommended system requirements needed to run Services for NetWare 5.03.

Migrating from Novell to Windows

Discover migration and interoperability tools and guidance that make it easier than ever to choose the Windows Server System platform.


Technical Overviews

Services for NetWare 5.03 White Paper

Get technical reference and deployment information about using Services for NetWare 5.03 to migrate and synchronize directory objects from Novell NetWare to Windows Server 2003.

NetWare to Windows Server 2003 Migration Planning Guide

Use this step-by-step planning guide to plan a migration of all or part of a NetWare environment to the Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 operating system.

How to Migrate or Deploy a Novell NetWare Environment to Windows

Read this Microsoft Knowledge Base article for strategies, guides, and recommendations about migrating from Novell NetWare to Windows 2000 and deploying in a mixed environment.

Windows 2000 Services for NetWare Resources

Written for Windows 2000 Server, the following articles explain concepts that also apply to Windows Server 2003 and Services for NetWare 5.03.

Additional Technical Resources

Technical Overview of Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit
Windows 2000 Professional in a NetWare Environment

Related Sites

Migrating from Novell to Windows
Microsoft Interoperability
Windows Server 2003 Active Directory
Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
TechNet: Resources for Interoperability & Migration
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