10.4 Editing Autoexec.ncf on a NetWare 6 ZENworks Middle Tier Server

When you installed NetWare 6, you had the option to run Apache (and other NetWare services) on an IP address that differs from the NetWare server’s primary IP address. For more information see Configuring IP-Based Services (Conditional) in the NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide.

If you chose to install the Apache Web Server using this option, one or more lines were added to your server’s autoexec.ncf file to identify the Apache IP address as a secondary address. These IP address lines were placed above the load lines for the various NetWare components, including Apache. This configuration works because the Apache servers that load are properly bound to the secondary address.

However, if you subsequently install the ZENworks Middle Tier Server components (that is, istorage.zip and storage.zip), the Apache load commands are transferred to the bottom of the autoexec.ncf file. This sequence causes Apache to load but not bind properly because the secondary address lines haven’t been executed yet.

We suggest that after you install ZENworks Middle Tier Server, you edit autoexec.ncf to place the add secondary IP address command near the top of the file, then restart the server.