3.2 Installing NJVM 1.4.2

IMPORTANT:  If you are upgrading to NJVM 1.4.2, you need to close the NetWare GUI and exit NJVM. You can do these tasks manually or have the upgrade process do them automatically. You select the options you want in Step 6 of the installation process.

We recommend that you complete the installation process during off-peak production times.

To install NJVM:

  1. (Optional) Create a text file with a list of the servers that you want to connect to when installing NJVM.

    This file must have only one server per line. For example,

    MyServer1MyServer2.mydomain.com10.0.0.3 MyServer4

    We recommend using IP addresses when connecting to servers over a WAN.

  2. Run the NJVM self-extracting executable file on the client workstation.

    This expands the archive and launches the InstallShield installation script.

  3. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  4. Accept the License Agreement.

    This opens the Installation Options page.

  5. On the Installation Options page, select one of the following options:

    • Typical Installation. Use this installation type to do a normal install.
    • Modem or slow WAN installation. Use this installation type if you have a slow network connection and you have an alternate method of distributing the java.zip file to all the servers you want to install to. To get a copy of java.zip, see the Unpack java.zip option below.
    • Unpack java.zip. Use this option to unpack java.zip to a directory of your choice. After you unpack java.zip, the installation process ends. Copy java.zip to SYS:\ on each target server prior to running the Modem or Slow WAN installation.
    • View Readme. Use this option to open the Readme for information about JVM updates and new features.
  6. On the Select Options screen, select one, both, or neither of the following options:

    • Connect to the servers listed in a text file. If you select this option, the installation process connects to each server listed in the text file you created in Step 1. If you do not select this option, you must manually connect to each target server.

      If you are not connected to the tree that contains the servers in your list, a login screen appears. You need to log in only once for each tree represented in your server file.

      Connecting to all servers listed in the text file does not mean that NJVM will install to all the servers. In Step 8 of this installation, you select the target servers you want to install on.

    • Unload Java from Target Servers. If you select this option, the installation process unloads java.nlm and closes the NetWare GUI on the target servers. The installation process then unloads uimon.nlm, ps2.nlm, aiops2.nlm, xidev.nlm, and xlib.nlm. If you do not select this option, you must do all these tasks manually on each target server.
  7. On the Installation Requirements page, review the installation prerequisites, then click Next.

  8. On the Destination Servers for Installation page, select the servers you want to install NJVM on, then click Next.

    If java.nlm is still loaded, an alert screen appears.

  9. (Conditional) If an alert screen appears, close the NetWare GUI, unload the specified files from the specified servers, then click Next.

    NOTE:  If you attempt to install an earlier version of NJVM than is currently on your servers, a Not An Upgrade warning appears. The options Yes and No apply to the server specified in the warning. The options Yes to All and No to All apply to all servers.

    The installation displays a progress bar.

    The installation process copies the java.zip file to the destination servers and unzips the file on each server.

    When the installation is complete, a results page displays. This page lists the installation errors, servers that need to be rebooted, and servers that installed successfully. The information can also be found in c:\temp\InstallShieldLogs\njvm_server_install.log. For more installation information, refer to the sequential log file (njvm_log.txt) in the same directory.

  10. Reboot your servers if necessary.

    NOTE:  If any problems occur with the GUI after you upgrade to NJVM 1.4.2, enter stopx at the system console and run VESA_RSP. This resets the GUI to the default settings.

The Readme document contains any last-minute information about installing NJVM that is not in this documentation.