Specify the path to NWCONFIG if you moved it from the default directory.

Load and unload disk and LAN drivers.

Create or change disk partitions and Hot Fix.
Mirror or unmirror partitions and recover data from an out-of-sync partition.
Scan for additional devices to make the server aware of new devices added to the server.
Initialize a hard disk.
Create, delete, modify, mount, and dismount NetWare volumes.

Set up and manage Novell's advanced file system, Novell^® Storage Services^TM (NSS).

Install and remove licenses and re-create licensing objects in the NDS^TM tree.

Copy NetWare files to various directories on volume Sys.

Install and remove NDS.
Upgrade NetWare 3.x bindery information to the NDS tree.
Upgrade mounted volumes into the NDS tree.
Back up the NDS tree; restore the NDS tree after a hardware upgrade or failure; restore references to the server after the NDS tree is restored.

Create and edit the startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf files.
Upgrade a NetWare 3.1x autoexec.ncf file to meet NetWare 5^TM requirements.

Select a Platform Support Module (PSM) appropriate for your multiprocessing server hardware.

Install and configure additional NetWare or third-party products; remove additional products from the server.

Exit NWCONFIG