-625 error installing Linux OES server into the tree

Trying to install the first Novell Open Enterprise (Linux) server into a tree of NetWare 6.5 eDirectory 8.7.3.9 servers.

Getting a -625 error during install.

The NDSD.LOG file shows the following.

[ -- DHost Logging STARTED Thu Oct 25 10:27:41 2007 -- ]
Oct 25 10:27:41 MASVInit called
Oct 25 10:27:41 MASV : Initialized
Oct 25 10:27:42 NMAS Server Version:3.2.0.0 Build:20070914 started
Oct 25 10:27:42 SPM DClient Version:3.2.0.0 Build:20070914 started
Oct 25 10:27:42 MASVInit called
Oct 25 10:27:42 MASV already initialized.
Oct 25 10:27:42 Opening NCPServer
Oct 25 10:27:42 NCP Server name doc-test00
Oct 25 10:27:44 GAMS Version: 1.30.01 DHModuleInit called
Oct 25 10:27:44 GAMS Version: 1.30.01 started
Oct 25 10:27:44 NDS iMonitor 2.4 for Novell eDirectory v20113.16 started successfully.
Oct 25 10:27:44 Novell PKI Services Started Successfully
Oct 25 10:27:44 Loading SecretStore Server...
Oct 25 10:27:44 Novell SecretStore Service Version 3.4.1 Loaded Successfully
Oct 25 10:27:44 Loading SecretStore NCP Transport Plugin...
Oct 25 10:27:44 Novell SecretStore NCP Plugin Version 3.4.1 Loaded Successfully.
Oct 25 10:28:06 DHModuleInit_dsi: libdsi module.
Oct 25 10:28:06 DHModuleInit_dsi: Calling DSILoad...
Oct 25 10:28:06 DSILoad: Starting...
Oct 25 10:28:06 DSILoad: Configuration utility for Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP 2 v20215.98
Oct 25 10:28:06 DSILoad: Adding server to tree...
Oct 25 10:30:01 DSILoad: End of add server to tree.
Oct 25 10:30:01 DSILoad: Doing cleanup.
Oct 25 10:30:01 DSILoad: Returning -625
Oct 25 10:30:01 DHModuleInit_dsi: Returning -625.
Oct 25 10:30:01 Module dsi is not loaded
Oct 25 10:30:01 Got SIGINT/SIGTERM signal, server shutting down
Oct 25 10:30:03 Unloading SSNCP...
Oct 25 10:30:03 SecretStore NCP Plugin Unloaded Successfully
Oct 25 10:30:04 Novell PKI Services unloaded
Oct 25 10:30:07 NDS iMonitor 2.4 for Novell eDirectory v20113.16 shutdown successfully.
Oct 25 10:30:08 LDAP Agent for Novell eDirectory 8.8 SP2 (20216.47) stopped
Oct 25 10:30:08 GAMS closed

A packet trace of the install shows communication between the OES server and the NetWare servers and several connections until it reaches one point where a PING for NDS is not responded to by the receiving server.

The NCP Packet Signature level was > 1. Setting the NCP Packet Signature level back to 1 and rebooting the server corrected the problem.

This is done can be done with Monitor, at the command prompt or with Novell Remote Manager.

(Monitor | Server Parameters | NCP | Packet Signature Level)

(Remote Manager | Manage Server | Set Parameters | NCP | NCP Packet Signature Option)

NOTE: Packet Signature Level can be increased on the fly but CANNOT be decreased without a reboot. Remote Manager does not show that the change took effect, until you reboot the server. Remote Manager does NOT give any warnings on this fact, where Monitor will. YOU MUST REBOOT YOUR SERVER after setting the Packet Signature Level back to 1