Novell Doc: OES 1 - Starting the Installation Program

2.3 Starting the Installation Program

To start the OES NetWare installation program, complete any of the following:

To use the bootable NetWare option, insert NetWare 6.5 SP6 CD 1 (Operating System) and boot the computer. Unless you press a key to interrupt the installation preparation, the OES NetWare Install program will launch automatically.
If you want to specify additional installation parameters, press any key before the installation program begins, press P, and then enter the parameters using this syntax:

[INST: parameter1 parameter2 parameter3 ...]

For example, to skip the hardware check that is usually performed when installing or upgrading a server, enter

[INST: -nocheck]

IMPORTANT:If you use this parameter to attempt to install OES NetWare on a system that doesn’t meet the minimum requirements, the installation might fail or the server might perform poorly.

For more information, press H to view the online help.
To start the OES NetWare Install program on the CD from DOS, change to the CD drive letter and enter install.
To run the OES NetWare Install program from a network drive, log in to the network, access the directory where you copied the installation files, and enter install.

HINT:If you attempt to install a new server into your tree at the same time you upgrade another server in the tree to OES NetWare, you might have difficulty logging in to the server being upgraded until the other server's installation is complete.

2.3.1 Navigating in the Character-Based Screens

The initial screens of the installation program display in text-based mode. Auto-detected and default settings appear on each screen.

You can accept the detected and default settings, or you can modify the settings to meet the needs of your networking environment.

NOTE:To continue the installation with the standard settings, use the arrow keys to select Continue in the Options box, then press Enter.

To modify the settings, use the arrow keys to select Modify in the Options box, then press Enter. Select the field to be modified, then press Enter. Select or enter the appropriate value.

Some screens require additional keystrokes in order to navigate through the interface. Information about screen navigation appears at the bottom of each screen.