Netware HD in Windows Machine

[Homerboy]

Lets say I have a RAID5 array that was originally connected to a Novell NetWare 6.5 server. Could I take that RAID5 array (external chassis) and connect it to a Windows machine and access the data in the RAID5 array?

 

[imported_Phil]

If you transfer the controller, shouldn't be a problem. I don't remember what filesystem Netware uses though.

If you don't transfer the controller, no, not without a large amount of work and a good possibility of failure.

 

[Homerboy]

yeah I'd pull the same controller (or I actually have multiple of the identical controllers on my shelf sitting here).
NW uses FAT if I recall... Im no NW expert, thats the problem

 

[GeekDrew]

NetWare (legacy) uses FAT. Windows should have no problem reading the array.

 

[cubby1223]

Netware uses a fat partition to boot from - but the actual data sits on another partition which is most likely in a file system unsupported by Windows - used to be nwfs, looks like 6.5 uses a system called nss.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: cubby1223
Netware uses a fat partition to boot from - but the actual data sits on another partition which uses NWFS (NetWare File System) which is not recognized from Windows.

crap
not the answer I wanted to hear 🙁

 

[Nothinman]

I remember seeing a filesystem driver that read NWFS, but there were some legal questions about it and the source was a bit of an ass so it never got included in the main kernel. You might be able to find it, but you'll probably have an easier time installing a new copy of NetWare and copying the data via that.

 

[Homerboy]

Hmmm ok keep the ideas/suggestions/comments coming

 

[cubby1223]

http://www.stellarinfo.com/netware-data-recovery.htm

There's options, just how much do you want to spend to recover the data.

 

[networkman]

Perhaps you can find a utility HERE to help.

 

[Homerboy]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

none of these utils are seeing my (missing) volume(s) after the RAID5 rebuild. They all seem to state they can recover from delete, formatted etc HDs but no suck luck thus far. I've emailed a few of the more reputible looking companies support basically saying "Hey Ill buy it TODAY if you can even suggest what might be going on here... " No word back.

 

[Homerboy]

woohoo!!
Nucleus Kernel Novell NSS works!
now whos got $300 I can ...um.... borrow