Using NetWare Installation Scripts

NetWare installation scripts in NetWare 6 are processed by the NWCONFIG.NLM program.

NOTE:  NetWare 4 uses INSTALL.NLM to process script commands.


Script Files

Script files are ASCII text files. They can have any eight-character name with one of the following extensions:

Extension Type of File

.IPS

Individual product installation

.ICS

Common functionality between scripts or non-language specific scripts

.ILS

Language-specific functionality

Launching a Script File

  1. At the server console, enter NWCONFIG.NLM.

  2. Click Products Options on the Configuration Options screen.

  3. Click Other Installation Actions menu > Install a product not listed.

  4. Press F3, and then specify the directory path to the script file.

The directory path is first checked for an .IPS file. If only one .IPS file exists, it is executed. If more than one exists, only the first one found is executed. If there is no .IPS file, PINSTALL.NLM will be loaded and executed. The first @Other...@EndOther descriptor found in the .IPS file is displayed so that you can confirm the product being installed.

The NetWare install program also loads any file that contains the command line parameter "B=". For example, a script can be launched by entering LOAD NWCONFIG b=A:\myscript.IPS (where myscript stands for the name of your .IPS file).


Using a Script with NetWare 6

There are two points in the installation where scripts can be launched:

See Using a Response File with NetWare for more information.

The NetWare installation program uses one installation script (NETWARE.ILS) during the text-based file copy. You can modify this script file to copy additional files or launch additional processes, but we do not recommend it.