Novell 4.11 Server Installation

 

NETWARE SERVER INSTALLATION

 

The following steps will only be taken in the case of a complete server crash -UKBK2

 

1) Boot the server with the Smartstart CD in the tray.

2) Select the system eraser option. This will result in the complete configuration of the  hardware to be erased. Two warnings will be displayed.

3) The system will reboot, keep the CD in place.

4) Select the language, date and time zone.

5) When prompted for the type of installation, select CUSTOM installation.

6) In the following screen you must open the Novell folder and select IntraNetware.

7) Continue with install. The server will reboot, keep the CD in place.

8) You will now be asked to set the ARRAY up.

8.1) You will be installing RAID 1.

8.2) Make sure that when you click on the PHYSICAL PARTITION, you will have two drives.

8.3) LOGICAL PARTITION will display one single drive.

9) The system will reboot and run through several processes. Leave the CD in place.

10) Once it has rebooted, you will be asked to Register.- Select NO.

11) Reboot with the DOS disk provided.

 

 

The following will create a DOS partition.

1) Type a:\fdisk

2) Create a Dos partition of 150 Megabyte. Do NOT delete the 35-Megabyte partition created by Compaq.

3) Set the Dos partition as active and exit.

4) Keep the Dos disk in place while the PC is rebooting.

5) Once at the command prompt, type: Format c: /x/s

6) Copy Files over the A: drive onto the C: drive.

7) Reboot the server.

8) At the command prompt, select the D: drive and type INSTALL. The Netware4.11 CD must be in the CD drive.

9) Choose Custom install when prompted for install type.

10) The server name will be UKBK2

11) The INTERNAL NETWORK NUMBER will be 3D82800 for both servers.

12) Netware will now automaticly be loaded.

The server will detect additional hardware.  Take the following steps:

13) Press F3 to select additional drivers.

14) There are several drivers: CPQS710.DSK

AIC7870.DSK

IDEATA.HAM

IDECD.CDM

CPQDADISK.DSK

Hardware will be detected again for the MADGE network interface cards.

 

15) Select the following driver: MADGE HARDWARE.

16) Next you will be prompted to create the Netware partition. Select manual setup.

NOTE: If the system does not allow you to create a partition, one of the hardware drivers might not be loaded correctly.

17) Block suballocation =ON

File compression = OFF

Data Migration = OFF

 

THE VOLUME WILL AUTOMATICLY BE MOUNTED.

 

18) The Administrator that has Create rights to the NDS will need to log in so that the server object can be created.

 

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE STARTUP.NCF

 

SET RESERVED BUFFERS BELOW 16 MEG=200                                      

LOAD CPQS710.DSK                                                           

LOAD IDEATA.HAM INT=E PORT=1F0                           

LOAD CPQDA386.DSK INT=A PORT=7000 MEM=42000000                            

LOAD IDECD.CDM

LOAD CPQSDISK.DSK                                                          

LOAD LONG.NAM                                                        

LOAD AIC7870.DSK SLOT=3                                             

LOAD ASPICD                                                                

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE AUTOEXEC.NCF

 

set Time Zone = GMT0BST

set Daylight Savings Time Offset = 1:00:00

set Start Of Daylight Savings Time = (MARCH SUNDAY LAST 2:00:00AM)

set End Of Daylight Savings Time = (OCTOBER SUNDAY >=23 2:00:00AM)

set Default Time Server Type = SECONDARY

# Note: The Time zone information mentioned above

# should always precede the SERVER name.

file server name UKBK2

ipx internal net 3D828286

load conlog  maximum=100

; Network driver LOADs and BINDs are initiated via

; INITSYS.NCF. The actual LOAD and BIND commands

; are contained in INITSYS.NCF and NETINFO.CFG.

; These files are in SYS:ETC.

sys:etc\initsys.ncf

mount all

load monitor -p

rem load ipxcon

rem load tcpcon

rem ARCSERVE 6.1

astart6

 

 

THE NETINFO.CFG FILE CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION OF THE PROTOCOL SETTINGS AND THE DRVERS LOADED FOR COMMUNICATION. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS FILE.

 

#!VERSION=2.2

#!

#! --- WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING ----

#! This file was created by the Internetworking Configuration Console.

#! It is intended to be modified ONLY by the configurator (INETCFG.NLM).

#! Tampering with this file may cause severe malfunctioning of the system.

#! The configurator will check for tampering and abort if it is detected.

#! -----------------------------------------------------------------------

#!

#!SERVERTYPE=NORMAL

#!SERVERNAME=UKBK2

#!

#!BEGINGENLOAD

LOAD SNMP

#!END

#!

#!BEGINTSMLOAD

#!END

#!

#!BEGINBOARD DRVR=MADGEODI NAME=MADGEODI_1 STATUS=ENABLED NUMPORTS=1 DRVRTYPE=LAN VARIABLEPORTS=NO PORTPARAM=CHANNEL SLOT=4

#Transferred from AUTOEXEC.NCF

#!BEGINPORT NAME=MADGEODI_1 NUMBER=1 STATUS=ENABLED FRAMES=YES NUMLINKS=1 MEDIA=TokenTsm WANFRAME=UNCONFIGURED

#Transferred from AUTOEXEC.NCF

#!REFCOUNT=2

LOAD MADGEODI NAME=MADGEODI_1_TOK FRAME=TOKEN-RING SLOT=4  

#!REFCOUNT=1

LOAD MADGEODI NAME=MADGEODI_1_TSP FRAME=TOKEN-RING_SNAP SLOT=4  

#!END

#!END

#!

#!BEGINPROTO PROTO=IPX STATUS=ENABLED

LOAD IPXRTR ROUTING=NLSP

#Transferred from AUTOEXEC.NCF

#!BEGINBIND STATUS=ENABLED

BIND IPX MADGEODI_1_TOK NET=3D82800

#3D82800

#!END

#!END

#!

#!BEGINPROTO PROTO=TCPIP STATUS=ENABLED

LOAD Tcpip RIP=Yes Forward=No

#

#!BEGINBIND STATUS=ENABLED

BIND IP MADGEODI_1_TSP ARP=Yes Mask=ff.ff.fc.00 Address=10.216.40.56

#10.216.40.56

#!END

#!END

#!

#!BEGINREMOTE

LOAD REMOTE KNIGHT

LOAD RSPX

#!END

LOAD MADGEODI NAME=MADGEODI_1_TSP FRAME=TOKEN-RING_SNAP SLOT=4 PORT=6400  

#!END

#!END

#!

#!BEGINPROTO PROTO=IPX STATUS=ENABLED

SET Reply To Get Nearest Server=ON

#

LOAD IPXRTR ROUTING=NLSP CFGDIR=SYS:ETC SEQ=1

#

LOAD IPXRTRNM SEQ=1

#

LOAD SPXCONFG Q=1 A=540 V=108 W=54 R=10 S=1000 I=1200

#

SET IPX NetBIOS Replication Option=1

#

#!BEGINBIND STATUS=ENABLED

BIND IPX MADGEODI_1_TOK net=3D82800 seq=2

#3D82800

#!END

#!END

#!

#!BEGINPROTO PROTO=TCPIP STATUS=ENABLED

LOAD Tcpip RIP=Yes Forward=No

#

#!BEGINBIND STATUS=ENABLED

BIND IP MADGEODI_1_TSP ARP=Yes Mask=ff.ff.fc.0 Address=10.216.40.57

#10.216.40.57

#!END

#!END

#!

#!BEGINREMOTE

LOAD REMOTE knight

LOAD RSPX

LOAD XCONSOLE s=6 e=500

#!END