Install Server Software

Install your NetWare 4.2 server software by completing the procedures in Chapter 1 and then continuing with the table and the procedures below.

IMPORTANT:  Before you install, be sure that the logical name of your CD-ROM driver in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file does not conflict with any Install file names. If you have changed the name of your CD-ROM driver to Install or to the name of any file that Install copies, Install will not work.

Procedure

1. Run Install.

   If	Then
   You want to enable hardware autodetection and automatic selection of drivers (For more information on autodetection, see Load the Device Drivers or Load the LAN Drivers)	At the mapped drive letter, type INSTALL <Enter>
   You want to disable hardware autodetection and automatic selection of drivers	At the mapped drive letter, type INSTALL /nad <Enter>

   A menu similar to the one below appears:

   Figure 3
   Choose the Desired Server Language
   

2. Choose the language in which you want the server installed and press <Enter>.

   The Select the Type of Installation Desired menu appears.

Choose the Type of Installation

You can choose from three installation options as shown in Figure 4 below.

Figure 4
Choose the Type of Installation

Name Your Server and Copy Boot Files

Procedure

1. After choosing Simple Installation of NetWare 4.2, press <Enter>.

   A screen appears requesting a server name.

2. Type the server name in the field provided and press <Enter>.

   For help on rules for naming servers, press <F1>.

   The server boot files are copied to the server.

Load the Device Drivers

Install automatically detects the hardware devices on your machine, including hard disks, CD-ROM drives, network boards, etc. It then scans for and selects applicable drivers for the hardware.

Your drivers might not be selected for the following reasons:

• Your machine does not have an advanced bus (EISA, PCI, PNPISA, MCA).
• Your hardware is non-Plug and Play ISA.
• The drivers you need are not included with this release, or they do not contain information needed by the autodetection process.

If you need to choose your drivers manually, the driver selection screen shown below appears:

Figure 5
Choose Your Disk Driver

If Install found more than one driver for your hardware or was unable to match a hardware device with a driver, a message informs you of the problem and allows you either to continue without choosing a driver or to choose which driver to load.

If you choose a driver to load, the process is the same as the manual selection process described below.

WARNING:  If you are installing from CD-ROM and the CD-ROM drive is connected to a SCSI adapter shared by another internal or external device (hard disk, tape device, etc.), you might experience a keyboard lockup problem while loading drivers or copying files. If this occurs, contact your SCSI adapter manufacturer for updated drivers.

Similar to a disk driver, a CD-ROM driver enables communication between the CD-ROM and the server's CPU. In some cases, you must choose a CD-ROM driver as well as a disk driver.

Disk drivers have a description that appears as you highlight the driver. The list of certified disk drivers is constantly changing. Refer to the on-screen descriptions to determine which disk driver to load.

For the most current information, refer to Novell's Web site at
http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/driver/ddrivers.htm.

Besides Novell drivers, additional third-party drivers are included with NetWare 4.2.

IMPORTANT:  If you experience problems with third-party drivers, contact the manufacturer listed in the driver description that appears as you highlight the driver.

Procedure

1. Choose your disk driver.

   The selected disk driver is then copied to the server boot directory before it is loaded.

   If more than one hard disk of the same type is installed in your computer, and if the disks are both connected to the same disk controller, load only one disk driver for that controller.

   If the disks are connected to different controllers, load the driver multiple times or load additional disk drivers.

   If	Then
   The driver is listed	Choose the appropriate disk driver and continue with Step 2.
   The driver is not listed	Press <Ins> and follow the prompts. Then continue with Load the LAN Drivers below.

2. Verify that the displayed parameter settings are correct.

   A prompt appears asking you either to choose and modify driver parameters or to continue and save the displayed parameters.

   If you continue and save the displayed parameters, another prompt appears asking if you want to load any additional drivers.

   If you want to	Then
   Load additional disk drivers, or load separate CD-ROM drivers	Choose Yes and press <Enter>. Then repeat Step 1 and Step 2.
   Proceed without loading additional disk drivers	Continue with Load the LAN Drivers below.

Load the LAN Drivers

Install automatically detects the hardware devices on your machine, including hard disks, CD-ROM drives, network boards, etc. It then scans for and selects applicable drivers for the hardware.

Your drivers might not be selected for the following reasons:

• Your machine does not have an advanced bus (EISA, PCI, PNPISA, MCA).
• Your hardware is non-Plug and Play ISA.
• The drivers you need are not included with this release, or they do not contain information needed by the autodetection process.

Loading a LAN driver is needed to establish a network connection (if the server is physically connected to the network cabling). Your choice of LAN drivers depends on the cabling system and the network board you are using.

Most NetWare 4.2 LAN drivers have an individual description that appears on the screen when you choose the driver. Refer to the on-screen descriptions to determine which LAN driver to load.

The list of certified LAN drivers is constantly changing. For the most current information, refer to Novell's Web site at http://developer.novell.com/infosys/10042.htm.

IMPORTANT:  If you experience problems with third-party drivers, contact the manufacturer listed in the driver description that appears as you highlight the driver.

Procedure

1. Choose your LAN driver from the LAN driver screen in Figure 6 below.

   If the LAN drivers are not selected and loaded automatically, the screen in Figure 6 below appears. The selected LAN driver is then copied and stored temporarily in the C: drive before it is loaded.

   Figure 6
   Choose Your LAN Drivers
   

   If	Then
   The driver is listed	Choose the appropriate LAN driver and continue with Step 2.
   The driver is not listed	Press <Ins> and follow the prompts. Then continue with Step 2.

2. Verify that the displayed LAN driver parameter settings are correct.

   A prompt appears asking you either to choose and modify driver parameters or to continue and save the displayed parameters. You can modify the driver frame types by pressing <F3>.

   If you continue and save the displayed parameters, another prompt appears asking if you want to load any additional drivers.

   If you want to	Then
   Load additional LAN drivers	Choose Yes and press <Enter>. Then repeat Step 1 and Step 2.
   Proceed without loading additional LAN drivers	Continue with Step 3.

3. Verify selected Disk/LAN drivers.

   If your drivers are automatically selected, the screen in Figure 7 below appears displaying the selected disk and LAN drivers, and a prompt asks you to select additional or modify selected Disk/LAN drivers or to continue the installation.

   Verify that there is at least one disk driver per controller and one LAN driver per LAN adapter. Take into account controllers and adapters that are integrated into the computer's CPU and those on the computer's expansion cards.

   Figure 7
   Chosen Drivers Are Displayed Prior to Being Loaded
   

   If you want to	Then
   Load additional drivers or modify the settings of any previously selected drivers	Choose Select Additional or Modify Selected Disk/LAN Drivers, and follow the screen prompts, repeating Step 1 through Step 3. Once all appropriate network drivers have been chosen, continue with Step 4 below.
   Proceed without loading additional drivers	Continue with Step 4.

4. From the Driver Actions menu in Figure 7, choose Continue Installation.

   At this time, NetWare 4.2 loads the drivers that have been chosen. In the case of LAN drivers, all frame types are loaded and applicable frames bound to IPX.

Mount the CD-ROM as a NetWare Volume (Conditional)

If you are installing from CD-ROM, the screen in Figure 8 appears if the CD-ROM device is not available to NetWare.

Procedure

1. (Conditional) If you are installing from CD-ROM and the menu in Figure 8 appears, choose one of the menu options.

   Figure 8
   You Can Try to Mount the CD-ROM as a NetWare Volume
   

   If a disk or CD-ROM driver you selected earlier conflicts with the DOS CD-ROM driver, your keyboard might lock up during installation. To avoid this, you can attempt to mount the CD-ROM as a NetWare volume. In doing so, you might be prompted to install new disk or CD-ROM drivers.

2. Continue with Create the NetWare Disk Partition below.

Create the NetWare Disk Partition

Every NetWare 4.2 server needs a disk partition for NetWare files and shared data. You can have only one NetWare 4.2 disk partition per disk, but you can have up to eight volume segments on the NetWare disk partition. In the process below, you choose to delete or retain nonbootable disk partitions. Install then automatically creates a NetWare disk partition.

If your server's hard disk contains existing nonbootable disk partitions, a message appears telling you so.

Decide whether you want to delete existing nonbootable disk partitions and make them part of the NetWare partition, or save them and exclude them from being part of the NetWare partition.

If your server's primary hard disk has a DOS partition, use the rest of the disk space as a NetWare disk partition.

Figure 9
Disk Partitions and Volumes on an Internal Hard Disk

Procedure

1. (Conditional) If prompted whether to delete existing nonbootable partitions, choose Yes or No and press <Enter>.

   WARNING:  Selecting Yes deletes any extended DOS partitions you might have.
   

   HINT:  To maximize your NetWare disk partition space, delete all nonbootable disk partitions. Press <Alt>+<F10> to exit the installation, then back up any files you want to keep and start the installation again.

2. If you are installing from a network volume, continue with Establish the Server-to-Server Session (Conditional) below; otherwise, continue with Install Novell Directory Services.

   When installing from a remote network, you must establish the server-to-server session before files are copied.

Establish the Server-to-Server Session (Conditional)

If you are installing from a remote network installation area, the screen shown in Figure 10 appears:

Figure 10
Enter Your Password to Reconnect to the Source Server

Procedure

1. Reenter your password to reconnect to the source server, and press <Enter>.

   When installing from a remote network installation area, a client connection to the source server is disrupted once the LAN driver is loaded.

   The path to the source server is saved in memory, but the password must be reentered.

2. Press <Enter> again.

   The copying process begins, and the screen in Figure 11 appears:

   Figure 11
   The Files Needed to Continue Are Copied
   

3. Continue with Install Novell Directory Services below.