Overview of Installation and Configuration

In general, follow these steps to install and configure the NetWare BtrieveTM 6.1x components:

  1. Prepare for the installation by removing any existing pre-image files and unloading any existing versions of Btrieve.

    For more information, refer to Preparing for Installation.

  2. Ensure that your system meets the system requirements for running NetWare Btrieve 6.1x.

    For more information, refer to System Requirements for Installation.

  3. Install NetWare Btrieve 6.1x.

    For more information, refer to Using the NetWare INSTALL Utility.

  4. Repair any corruption that may have occurred to the Page Allocation Tables (PAT) pages in your Btrieve files or to the Btrieve files themselves.

    For more information, refer to Detecting and Repairing PAT and File Corruption.

  5. Optional: Use the Setup utility to perform any of the following operations:

  6. Start NetWare Btrieve 6.1x.

    For more information, refer to Starting and Stopping NetWare Btrieve.

  7. Optional: Configure NetWare Btrieve for use with an SFT server.

    For more information, refer to Using NetWare Btrieve with a NetWare SFT III Server.

  8. Optional: Configure NetWare Btrieve for use with the NetWare Runtime operating system.

    For more information, refer to Using NetWare Btrieve with NetWare Runtime.