Novell Native File Access Pack Quick Reference Page
These instructions are for downloading and setting up Novell® Native File Access
Pack so that Windows*, Macintosh*, and UNIX* computers can access files on NetWare®
5.1 servers without installing additional software.
Complete instructions are available in the printed Novell Native File Access
Pack for NetWare 5.1 Administration and Installation Guide, available with the
software and on the Web at www.novell.com/documentation.
Server Requirements
The server must have the following configuration to run Novell Native File
Access Pack.
- NetWare 5.1 server with NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 3 (Download Support Pack 3
at http://support.novell.com/tools/csp.)
- NDS® eDirectory™ 8.5.1 for NetWare (DS.NLM internal version 85.00)
Important:
Do not use any other version. Download eDirectory at http://www.novell.com/download.
- The following patches installed:
- WS_NFAP.EXE (see TID #2960069)
- NSS5I.EXE (see TID #2960046)
Download patches from Novell Support Web site (http://support.novell.com).
Hint: From the Novell Support Web site, click Patches and Files to
search by filename or click Knowledgebase to search by TID number.
-
Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS™) version 2 or later.
During
the Novell Native File Access Pack installation, NMAS 2.0 is automatically
installed or earlier versions of NMAS are upgraded to NMAS 2.0. NMAS Starter
Pack 1.0 is automatically upgraded to NMAS Starter Pack 2.0. NMAS Enterprise
Edition 1.0 is upgraded to NMAS Enterprise Edition 2.0.
- (For Macintosh only) Macintosh Name Space loaded on each traditional volume
before installing Novell Native File Access Pack.
To load Macintosh Name Space to a volume, enter the following commands at
the server console:
LOAD MAC.NLM
ADD NAME SPACE MACINTOSH TO VOLUME volume_name
Important: On NetWare 5.1, volume SYS: is a traditional volume. If you
want Macintosh users to access volume SYS:, you must load mac name space
on it.
- (For Macintosh only) AFP.NLM and APPLETLK.NLM must be unloaded from the
server (if loaded).
- If BorderManager™ Enterprise Edition version 3.5 or later is running in the
same tree as the NetWare server, the Login Policy Object (LPO) must be created.
Administrator Workstation Requirements
To install, set up, and administer Novell Native File Access Pack, make sure
that at least one workstation meets the following requirements:
- Windows worstation running one of the following:
- Windows 95/98 running Novell Client™ for Windows 95/98 version 3.21.0
or later (Download at http://www.novell.com/download.)
- Windows NT/2000 running Novell Client for Windows NT/2000 version 4.80
or later (Download at http://www.novell.com/download.)
- Client Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) for Windows
(Strong Encryption) version 1.5.7 or later--Download at http://support.novell.com.
Note: NICI is required to perform password administration using ConsoleOne.
It must be installed only on the Administrator Workstation. NICI (Weak Encryption)
will work for user authentication but does not support changing passwords
from a Windows workstation.
Computer Requirements
To access NetWare servers running Novell Native File Access Pack, computers
must be connected to the network, properly configured to run TCP/IP, and running one of the following operating systems:
- Mac OS version 8.1 or later, Mac OS X
- Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT* version 4, Windows 2000
- Any version platform capable of NFS v2 or NFS v3 such as UNIX, Linux*, and
Free BSD
Download and Install the Software
- From the Administrator Workstation, download and unzip the Novell File Access
Pack files to a temporary directory on the destination server.
- At the server console, enter STARTX to launch the graphical server console.
- Click Novell > Install and select the PRODUCT.NI file.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.