This section describes typical network supervisor tasks and explains ways you can change the server environment you created during installation of the NetWare 4TM operating system.
To send a message from the server console to all workstations or to a single user, use the SEND command or the MONITOR NLM program.
NOTE: Unlike the client SEND command, groupname is not a valid parameter at the server.
Make sure you are at the server console prompt (:). If another screen is displayed (such as MONITOR), press <Alt>+<Esc> to return to the console prompt. Type a message, or a series of messages, using the SEND command with the TO option. Messages can be up to 55 characters. For information on SEND command syntax, see SEND in Utilities Reference. Enter the username or connection number in the SEND command. To determine the username or connection number of a user you want to send a message to, use the Connection Information screen in MONITOR. The form of the user's name depends on whether the user is logged in as a Novell® Directory ServicesTM object or as a bindery object, and on where the master replica database is stored. For example, there are three ways you could send a message to JSMITH, depending on the way the way the name appears in Connection Information in MONITOR. SEND REMEMBER THE MEETING. TO JSMITH <Enter>
SEND REMEMBER THE MEETING. TO CN=JSMITH.OU=SALES.O=ABC_INC <Enter>
SEND REMEMBER THE MEETING. TO 2 <Enter> You can use the MONITOR NLM to send a message to workstations connected to the server. From the server console prompt, type LOAD MONITOR <Enter>
From the MONITOR Available Options menu, select Connection Information. Use the arrow keys to highlight a connection. To select multiple connections, highlight each connection and press <F5> to mark it. When the desired connections have been selected, press <F4>. The screen displays a text-entry window where you can type the message. Type the message and press <Enter>. The screen displays a confirmation box. Choose Yes to send the message or No to redisplay the text-entry window.
Sending a Message to a Specific User Using SEND
Procedure
Sending a Message to All Workstations Using SEND
Procedure
Sending a Message Using MONITOR
Procedure
Additional Information
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
Using the SEND utility |
SEND in Utilities Reference |
Using MONITOR |
MONITOR in Utilities Reference |
Receiving and clearing messages at the workstation |
NetWare Client for DOS and Windows User Guide IntranetWare Client for OS/2 User Guide |
Use the DOWN utility at the server console to ensure data integrity before turning off power to the server.
DOWN ensures data integrity by writing all cache buffers to disk, closing all files, and updating the appropriate Directory Entry Tables and File Allocation Tables.
NOTE: Bringing down a server during a remote console session terminates the session.
If you bring down the server but do not exit, the server is still connected to the network, and it still receives packets. You can continue to execute console commands, such as TRACK ON and TRACK OFF, that deal with packets.
At the server console prompt, use SEND to inform all users that they should close all files and log out.
For example, type
SEND Please close files and log out from server servername. <Enter>
SEND Going down in 5 minutes. <Enter>
This procedure explains how to load a NetWare Loadable ModuleTM program (NLM) from the server console.
Procedure
Additional Information
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
Using the LOAD utility |
LOAD in Utilities Reference |
After you add a network board to your NetWare server, you must load and bind the corresponding LAN driver. Loading a LAN driver establishes a network connection (if the server is physically connected to the network cabling). Binding a LAN driver links a network protocol to the driver and the network board.
The LAN driver you choose depends on the cabling system and the network board you are using.
To load and bind LAN drivers, you can use
Use INETCFG to load LAN drivers and bind them to any supported protocol. For more information, see INETCFG in Utilities Reference.
If you know the parameters required by the communication protocol, you can use the LOAD and BIND commands to load and bind LAN drivers at the command line. For more information, see LOAD and BIND in Utilities Reference.
You can use INSTALL to load LAN drivers and bind them to the default protocol IPXTM.
The following procedure explains how to use INSTALL to load a LAN driver and bind it to IPX. You can also use this procedure to bind a LAN driver to nonrouting AppleTalk or TCP/IP. To bind a LAN driver to another protocol, use INETCFG or the BIND command.
At the server console prompt, type
LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
Choose Driver Options from the Installation Options menu. Select Configure Network Drivers from the Driver Options menu. If you want NetWare to automatically detect all the drivers that are compatible with your network boards, select Discover and Load Additional Drivers; otherwise, skip to Step 5. Autodetection works only for drivers of boards in advanced buses and for legacy IDE drivers. If NetWare finds more than one compatible driver for a board, it displays a message listing the hardware it detected. Press <F3> to see a list of drivers compatible with the detected hardware. Select a driver from the list. NetWare automatically finds the parameter values for the driver, loads the driver with the parameters, and then discovers the IPX protocol for the frame type supported for the driver. NetWare then displays the IPX internal and external network addresses in a confirmation box. Confirm the addresses. After you confirm the addresses, NetWare binds the protocol to the driver. If you want to load additional drivers that are not autodetected, continue with Step 5. NOTE: In machines with PCI buses and sometimes in machines with EISA hardware, INSTALL may not detect all the drivers associated with the LAN adapters. When this happens, INSTALL displays a message listing the hardware for which LAN drivers were not detected. The message prompts you to press <F3> to see a list of all available drivers. Select the appropriate driver from the list, and skip to Step 7 to modify driver parameters.
To select a driver from all the available drivers, choose Select an Additional Driver. The screen displays a list of all available drivers. Choose the driver you want to load, or, if the driver is not on the list, press <Insert>. If you press <Insert> to load an unlisted driver, follow the screen prompts. If you select a listed driver, continue with Step 7. NOTE: For some drivers, a message may appear indicating that the driver must be loaded manually (at the console prompt). To load a driver manually, follow the screen prompts or press <F1> for more information.
Choose Select/Modify Driver Parameters. The screen displays a window where you can set values for driver parameters. If you selected an NE2000 driver, the screen also displays a window containing protocol options. The cursor is active in the protocol options window, if it is displayed. NOTE: The protocol choices window also lists TCP/IP and AppleTalk. These are nonrouting protocols which you may select instead of IPX. To configure standard TCP/IP, AppleTalk, or other non-IPX protocols, use INETCFG. See INETCFG in Utilities Reference.
If the window containing protocol choices is displayed, accept the default IPX protocol by pressing the Down-arrow key until the cursor moves to the parameter window. Enter parameter values in the fields on the parameter window. Press <F1> for help if necessary. In some cases, the system displays a pop-up list of values for the field from which you select the desired value. In other cases, you must type in a value and press <Enter> to move to the next field. All frame types are loaded automatically, however, you may specify a specific frame type if desired. (Optional) To specify a specific frame type for an Ethernet driver, press <F3> to display a selection list of frame types. Select the frame type from the list and press <Enter>. When finished, press <F10> to save the values and exit the window The system loads the LAN driver and then displays a confirmation window containing the command line to bind IPX to the LAN driver with the specified frame type At this point, you can either confirm binding of the protocol with the specified frame type or change the frame type To bind the protocol, press <Enter>. To display the command line with a different frame type, press <F3>. Each time you press <F3>, the system displays the command line with another of the available frame types. Press <F3> until the desired frame type is displayed.
INSTALL automatically places the LOAD and BIND commands in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
AppleTalk protocol |
AppleTalk protocols in Concepts |
Frame types |
Ethernet configuration in Concepts |
IPX protocol |
IPX in Concepts |
TCP/IP protocol |
TCP/IP in Concepts |
Adding a server search path allows you to run server utilities and NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) programs and to access server batch files (.NCF files) without specifying the full path to them. Whenever you run a utility or NLM from the server, the server searches for the utility in the current directory and also in the path you specified as a server search path.
To view current search paths, type the following at the server console prompt:
SEARCH <Enter>
The system displays the current search paths in a numbered list. For example,
Search 1: [Server path] SYS:SYSTEM
Search 2: [Server path] A:
Search 3: [Server path] VOL1:NCF
To add a search path, use one of the following formats:
SEARCH ADD path <Enter>
For example, this command specifies a search path to VOL1:NCF
SEARCH ADD VOL1:NCF <Enter>
This command specifies a search path to drive A:
SEARCH ADD A: <Enter>
SEARCH ADD number path <Enter>
For example, the following command both creates the search path to drive A: and places the path in the second position in the numbered list of search paths.
SEARCH ADD 2 A: <Enter>
The search path that was previously number 2 becomes number 3, and so on.
For more information, see SEARCH in Utilities Reference.
The INSTALL NLM allows you to install, uninstall, and configure other NetWare products such as name space modules and NLMs.
If you have questions during the installation or configuration of a product, refer to the documentation that came with the product.
Some products may not have configuration or uninstall options. A message explaining this is displayed if you try to perform unsupported operations.
At the server console prompt, type
LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
Choose Product Options from the Installation Options menu. Choose View/Configure/Remove an Installed Product from the Other Installation Actions menu. The Currently Installed Products list appears. If no products are currently installed, the list is empty. Do one of the following:
When you do a custom NetWare install, the system installs some, but not all, of the NetWare files. If desired, you can copy the rest of the installation files later by using the Copy Files option of the INSTALL NLM. Follow this procedure.
At the server console prompt, type LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
Select Copy Files Option from the Installation Options menu. The system displays a box containing the default source path from which the files will be copied. Press <Enter> to accept the default path, or press <F3>to specify a different path. If you press <F3>, the system displays a prompt with the current source path. Backspace to delete the path and type in the new path. Press <Enter>. The system displays the prompt Specify a server boot path:. This is the destination directory---the location to which the files will be copied. This directory must be the boot directory. The default path is C:\. Accept the default or type in a new path if your boot directory is not C:\. The system displays a list of file groups. An X next to each group means the group is preselected. Delete the X next to any group(s) you do not want to copy. To delete the X, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired group and press <Enter>. The X next to the box disappears. To reselect a group, move the cursor to the group and press <Enter> again. When finished selecting groups, press <F10>. The system copies the files. If a NetWare system file is accidentally deleted and purged from the network, you can use the NWXTRACT utility to extract the file from the NetWare 4.11 installation CD-ROM or diskettes. NWXTRACT copies selected files from the installation CD-ROM or diskettes to their default locations on the network or to a user-specified destination.
If using diskettes, load the diskette containing the file or files you want to extract. To extract a file or group of files, type NWXTRACT path filename | groupname [destination] [/option] <Enter>
Replace drive with the drive letter for the installation CD-ROM or the diskette. Replace filename with the name of the file you want to extract from the CD-ROM or diskette. Or, replace groupname with the name of the group of files you want to extract. Replace destination with the destination path for the extracted files, if different from the default destination. Replace option with any of the following:
/S=server | server object Copies extracted files to their default location on the specified server. /T=type Specifies the type of file to be extracted. Valid types are DOS, MAC, OS2, SER (server), UNX, and WIN. /? Displays online help. To make sure the extracted system files are flagged Read Only, change to the destination directory and type FLAG filename RO <Enter>
See FLAG in Utilities Reference for information on flagging files. When a server is booted, two files are executed:
The following procedure explains how to edit either of these files. At the server console prompt, type LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
Choose NCF Files Options from the Installation Options menu. The system displays a menu containing options to create or edit both the STARTUP.NCF and AUTOEXEC.NCF files. Select the desired option and press <Enter>. If you select an option to edit one of the files, the selected file appears in a window. If you select an option to create one of the files, the system displays the existing file in one window and a new file with default entries in another window, so you can compare the two. The default entries include only essential contents of the file and reflect the current system setup. For example, the default entries include time zone information and load and bind commands for currently installed LAN drivers. The new file does not include custom configuration settings you may have in the original file. The cursor is active in the new file. Press <Tab> to toggle between the two files. Edit the new or existing file as necessary. Editing and navigation keystrokes are listed at the bottom of the screen. For additional help, press <F1>. When finished, save the file by pressing <F10> and selecting Yes when prompted. To exit without saving, press <Alt>+<F10>. IMPORTANT: Each time you edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF file or the STARTUP.NCF file, NetWare saves the previous version as AUTONCF.OLD or STARTNCF.OLD.
NOTE: Changes to the file take effect once you reboot the server. By default, a .NCF file executes all the commands within it; the commands are not optional. However, you can make a command optional by placing a question mark (?) in front of it. The question mark causes the .NCF file to pause at the command and ask you whether to execute it. You can respond either Yes or No. For example, the following line in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file causes the file to pause and ask whether to execute the LOAD MONITOR command: ? LOAD MONITOR
When the AUTOEXEC.NCF file is executed, it displays the following prompt: The default response is Yes. If you do not respond to the prompt, the default response is executed after 10 seconds. Both the default response and the time period are configurable. There are two ways to configure the default response to the command prompt: ?N LOAD MONITOR
In this example, the default response is N. If the user does not respond to the prompt, MONITOR is not loaded.
The parameter setting is overridden by a default specified on the command line.
To configure the time period before the default response is executed, set the Command Line Prompt Time Out parameter to a time in seconds. The parameter is in the Miscellaneous category of SET parameters. The default value is 10 seconds. For information about SET parameters and the SET command, see SET in Utilities Reference. You can also change SET parameters with the MONITOR or SERVMAN utility. See MONITOR or SERVMAN in Utilities Reference. Although you usually edit server files from a workstation, sometimes it is more convenient to edit text files from the server console. The following procedure explains how to use the EDIT NLM to edit files. You can use EDIT to edit text files on NetWare partitions. NOTE: EDIT allows you to edit only text files. Each time you save the file, you can increase the file size by up to 4 KB.
At the server console prompt, type LOAD EDIT [path] <Enter>
If you specify a path, include both the directory and filename. The file must be located on a mounted volume or on a local drive of the server. If you do not specify a path, the system displays a prompt at which you can either enter the filename or display a browse window. If you enter only the filename, the system assumes a default directory location of SYS:SYSTEM. If the file does not exist, EDIT displays a prompt that asks whether the file should be created. Choose Yes to create the new file or No to redisplay the filename prompt. If you choose Yes, EDIT displays a blank screen so you can enter text into the file.
To see the contents of a volume or directory, highlight the volume or directory name and press <Enter>. Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down the list of files and directories. To display a file, highlight the filename and press <Enter>.
The file is displayed on the screen, ready for editing. Edit the file as needed. The keys used to edit text are described in Table 29.
Arrow keys Move up/down one line or left/right one character. Backspace Delete character to left of cursor. <Ctrl>+<PageUp> Move to beginning of document. <Ctrl>+<PageDown> Move to end of document. <Delete> Delete the character at the cursor location or delete blocked text. <End> Move to end of line. <Esc> Exit the file. You are prompted to save any changes. <F5> Highlight (block) text for copying or deleting. Toggles highlighting on and off. <F6> Copy highlighted (blocked) text to a buffer. <Home> Move cursor to beginning of line. <Insert> Insert text from buffer. <PageUp> Move up one page <PageDown> Move down one page. <Tab> Move cursor four spaces to the right. When finished editing, press <Esc>. Select Yes to save the file or No to exit the file without saving changes. The system redisplays the pathname prompt. To edit another file, enter the file pathname. To redisplay the console prompt, press <Esc>. The NetWare 4.11 operating system and its NLM programs and utilities use the language the server was installed in, unless you specify otherwise. This section explains how to specify a new server language. The first step is to copy the new language files to the server. The second step is to set the server to the new language. Subsequent sections explain how to change the language for the NLM programs you load on the server and how to change the keyboard type. Before you can change the server language, you must copy the language files to the server from the installation CD-ROM or another server. Follow this procedure to copy the files.
At the server console prompt, type LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
From the Installation Options menu, select Product Options. From the Other Installation Actions menu, select Choose an Item or Product Listed Above. From the Other Installation Items/Products menu, select Install an Additional Server Language. The system displays a box containing the path from which you last installed files. In most cases, this is the path to the language files for the current language. For example, if you last installed NetWare files in English, this is the path to the English files. You should accept the path to the current language files so that help and system messages are displayed in the current language during the install procedure. If, for some reason, the path is not to the current language files, then you should enter the path to the current language files. See the next step. Press <Enter> to accept the displayed path, or press <F3> and type in the correct path to the current language files. The path to the current language files has this syntax: SERVER | CD:\NW410\INSTALL\current_language
If you are installing the files from another server, the system may prompt you for a username and password for that server. Follow the prompts. The system displays a window listing groups of language files. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the language you want to install and press <Enter>. The system marks the selected language with an X. You can specify several languages, if desired. To deselect a language, move the cursor to the language and press <Enter> again. When you have finished selecting languages, press <F10>. The system copies the selected language files. After the files are copied, you can change the server language at any time. See the next section, Changing the Server's Language Follow this procedure to change the server language. NOTE: This procedure requires you to reboot the NetWare server because you set the server language when executing SERVER.EXE. You may want to perform this procedure after business hours.
At the server console prompt, type LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
From the Installation Options menu, select Product Options. From the Other Installation Actions menu, select Choose an Item or Product Listed Above. From the Other Installation Items/Products menu, select Change Server Language. The system displays a box containing the path from which you last installed files. In most cases, this is the path to the language files for the current language. For example, if you last installed NetWare files in English, this is the path to the English files. You should accept the path to the current language files, so that help and system messages are displayed in the current language until you have completed the change to the new language. If, for some reason, the path is not to the current language files, then you should enter the path to the current files. See the next step. Press <Enter> to accept the displayed path, or press <F3> and type in the correct path to the current language files. The path to the current language files has this syntax: SERVER | CD:\NW410\INSTALL\current_language
If the current language files are on another server, the system may prompt you for a username and password for that server. Follow the prompts. The system displays a menu listing the available languages. Choose the desired language from the menu. You must choose a language that you installed earlier with the Install an Additional Server Language option of INSTALL. (See Copying the Language Files to the Server) If this is the first time you have changed the language, the system displays a prompt specifying the default destination where the language files are to be placed. The default location is the bootup directory, C:\NWSERVER. The language files must be placed in your bootup directory. Accept the default or type a new path. Once you specify the bootup directory, the system loads the language files. Reboot the server to change the server language.
Procedure
Extracting NetWare Files from the Installation CD-ROM
Prerequisites
Procedure
Option
Description
Creating or Editing a Server Batch (.NCF) File
Procedure
Placing Optional Commands in a Server Batch (.NCF) File
LOAD MONITOR? ySetting the Default Response
Setting the Time Period
Editing Text Files from the Server Console
Procedure
Table 29. Editing Keys Available in the EDIT NLM
Key
Function
Setting a Server's Language
Copying the Language Files to the Server
Prerequisites
Procedure
Changing the Server's Language
Prerequisites
Procedure
Additional Information
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
Setting language for a workstation |
NetWare Client for DOS and Windows User Guide IntranetWare Client for OS/2 User Guide |
Languages for NetWare |
International use of NetWare 4 in Concepts |
Use the LANGUAGE command to change the language for subsequently loaded NLM programs. The LANGUAGE command does not change the language for currently loaded modules.
For consistent language display, you should also change the server language as explained in the previous section, Changing the Server's Language
IMPORTANT: If you change the NLM language without changing the server language, the NLM still displays some character strings and screen titles in the server language.
To see a list of languages, type
LANGUAGE LIST <Enter>
The system displays a list of languages and their ID numbers. (Not all languages in the list are supported. Additional languages may be available in the future.)
To determine the currently specified NLM language, type
LANGUAGE <Enter>
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
Languages for NetWare |
LANGUAGE in Utilities Reference International use of NetWare 4 in Concepts |
NetWare 4 allows you to use keyboard types other than U.S. English by loading the KEYB.NLM program. The language you specify with KEYB.NLM must match the language of your keyboard, not the server language.
The keyboard type can be changed without rebooting the server.
IMPORTANT: Changing the keyboard type causes some of the keys on your keyboard to represent different characters. Do not use this command unless you have the appropriate keyboard for the language you are specifying and you are familiar with the keyboard's use. Otherwise, you may not know which keys to use to change the keyboard back to its original language.
Procedure
Additional Information
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
Languages for NetWare |
International use of NetWare 4 in Concepts |
Languages supported by KEYB |
KEYB in Utilities Reference |
Three server commands allow you to view and set server time and time zone: TIME, SET TIME, and SET TIME ZONE.
To display the date and time kept by the NetWare server's clock, type the following at the server console:
TIME <Enter>
In addition to the date and time, the TIME command displays the server's daylight-saving-time status and time synchronization status. For more information, see TIME in Utilities Reference and Time Synchronization in Concepts.
IMPORTANT: Because time synchronization between servers is critical to Novell Directory Services, make sure you understand time synchronization before you change the time or time zone on a server.
If you change the time on a Primary, Reference, or Single Reference server, you affect the time on other servers that use it as a time source.
Setting the time incorrectly can adversely affect the performance of Novell Directory Services. For more information, see Monitoring and Maintaining Time Synchronization and SET TIME in Utilities Reference.
To set or change the date and time kept by the NetWare server's clock, type the following at the server console prompt:
SET TIME [mo/day/yr] [hr:min:sec] <Enter>
If you don't specify a.m. or p.m., NetWare 4.11 uses a 24-hour clock. For example, if you enter 1:00, the time is set to 1:00 a.m. If you enter 13:00, the time is set to 1:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT: Because time synchronization between servers is critical to Novell Directory Services, make sure you understand time synchronization before you change the time or time zone on a server. Setting the time incorrectly can adversely affect the performance of Novell Directory Services.
The SET TIME ZONE command specifies the abbreviation for the local time zone and for daylight saving time. It also specifies the difference in hours between the local time zone and Coordinated Universal Time. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) has historically been known as Greenwich Mean Time.
The SET TIME ZONE command does not set the time or turn daylight saving time on and off. You turn on daylight saving time and set other related parameters by using the SET command. For more information, see SET in Utilities Reference.
To display the current time zone setting, type the following at the server console prompt:
SET TIME ZONE <Enter>
To change the time zone information for your NetWare server, follow these steps. At the server console prompt, type SET TIME ZONE zone [+|-] :min:sec[daylight] <Enter>
Where [+|-] is the number of hours east or west of the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) meridian. If you do not specify + or -, the system defaults to +.
For example, the following command line specifies PST as the standard time abbreviation, 8 as the number of hours to add to Coordinated Universal Time, and PDT as the abbreviation for daylight time: SET TIME ZONE PST8PDT <Enter>
Change the SET TIME ZONE command in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file to the new time zone. For more information, see SET TIME ZONE in Utilities Reference. The server's name and IPX internal network number are stored in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file. You can edit this file by using INSTALL or EDIT at the server console, or by using an ASCII text editor at the workstation. NOTE: This procedure requires you to reboot the NetWare server. You may want to do it after business hours or when no one is accessing the server.
To use INSTALL to change the settings, follow the procedure in this section. To use EDIT, see Editing Text Files from the Server Console At the server console prompt, type LOAD INSTALL <Enter>
Choose NCF Files Options from the Installation Options menu. Choose Edit AUTOEXEC.NCF File from the NCF Files Options menu. Change the following lines in the file: File Server Name server_name IPX Internal Net net_number
To exit and save the file, press <F10>, and then select Yes from the Save file AUTOEXEC.NCF? box. To exit INSTALL, press <Alt>+<F10>. Reboot the server to make the changes take effect. See Bringing Down a Server if you need help rebooting the server. IMPORTANT: Using INSTALL to rename a server does not affect NDSTM server objects. You must use NETADMIN or NetWare Administrator to rename NetWare Server objects. Likewise, using INSTALL to rename a volume does not affect NDS volume objects. For more information, see Renaming Volumes Be sure to update any references to the former server name in the Directory tree and in the TIMESYNC.CFG file.Procedure
Changing a Server's Name or IPX Internal Network Number
Procedure