Verify that you have one disk with the Novell® Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition 2.5 installation files, or download the installation ISO from the Novell Downloads Web site to a location of your choice and burn it to a DVD. The download is 5 GB and takes a moment to complete.
If you choose to download the installation ISO, be sure you utilize MD5 checksum to verify that the data is valid before you burn it to a DVD.
If you use a VMware* or other virtualized environment session instead of a physical server, make sure to designate the boot sequence to boot from the CD-ROM.
IMPORTANT:Make sure that your server is plugged into a network where DHCP is installed. If your server is not plugged into a network where DHCP is installed, see Section 2.1.2, Installing without a DHCP Server
You have now completed the base installation of the server.
Insert the NOWS SBE DVD into the DVD drive.
Boot the server. You are presented with a splash screen. Using the Down-arrow key, select Installation, then press Enter.
The first page is the End User License Agreement (EULA). Read through the agreement and click to advance to the next page.
After the initial files have been loaded into the system, you are prompted to set up the initial configuration of your server in the Installation Settings window. You have the following two options:
If you do not want to change any of the settings and choose to keep the defaults, just click in the lower right corner of the window. A Confirm Installation message appears; if you are satisfied with the default, click and follow the on-screen prompts.
If you want to change any of the settings, click and continue with Step 5.
IMPORTANT:Do not change the configurations for the software settings. Doing so causes your install to fail.
On the Network Configuration window, if you want to change any of the network settings, click and select the setting you want to modify.
If you don’t have a DHCP server, set your IP address here.
If you do not want to make any changes, click .
You are then presented with an IP address at the server prompt so you can move to the browser-based portion of the installation and configuration. Make a note of the IP address; you need it to access the Web site where you continue the installation.
If you receive an IP address of https://127.0.0.1:8181 or https://:8181 instead of a valid IP address, DHCP is not functioning. Complete the following steps:
Verify that you are connected to the network with your DHCP server.
At the command line, log in as root without a password. The default password is novell.
Enter the following command: /etc/init.d/network restart. You can also enter rcnetwork restart.
Continue with Section 2.1.3, Web Installation and Configuration.
If you don’t have a DHCP server and failed to set your IP address at the Network Configuration window during autoYaST, do the following:
Log in to the server as root. The password is novell.
Open a terminal window.
Enter yast to launch the YaST configuration utility.
Select > .
Click > , then specify a static IP address and the subnet mask.
Select and specify the hostname, domain name, and name server (DNS) addresses.
Select and specify a default gateway.
Click > > to exit YaST.
Enter init 6 to reboot the server.
Upon reboot, the console screen specifies the address to begin the Web configuration. Make a note of the address and continue with Section 2.1.3, Web Installation and Configuration.
IMPORTANT:You must begin your component download with eDirectory™ and iManager. These two software components help you to manage many of the remaining components.
If you want to install GroupWise and MailScanner on the same server, use the function to add MailScanner only after GroupWise is installed. Adding these two applications simultaneously at the initial install might cause the GroupWise install to fail.
Type the link supplied at the end of your server installation (see Step 5 or Step 10) in your Web browser and press Enter to bring up the first page of the Web installation.
The first page you see is the End User License Agreement (EULA). Read through the agreement and click to advance to the next page.
The next page is Network Settings. Verify the settings or add the correct information.
IP Address: The address should be the one from the initial setup of your server operating system. Verify that this is accurate.
Netmask: Verify the netmask from your network.
Gateway: Verify the gateway from your network.
DNS Entry: Verify the IP address of your DNS server.
Host: Specify a name for your server. The hostname should be the same as your server. You should not include special characters in the name of your server.
Domain: The domain should match the name of your Internet domain name.
After you have specified the correct information, click .
You are then advanced to the License Key page. Specify your contact e-mail address and the license keys that were provided to you, then click .
Click . If updates are found, select . After the check is complete, click .
On the User Information page, specify the password information for the administrator login. You have two options:
Basic Setup: Specify a password for the NOWS SBE Administrator. The server root password will be the same.Continue with Step 8.
Advanced Mode: Click then continue with Step 9. This allows you to specify a separate password for the NOWS SBE Administrator (sbsadmin) and for the server admin.
IMPORTANT:The difference between these two passwords is that the NOWS Administrator password enables you to add, remove, or configure components on your NOWS server from the NOWS admin console. The server password is what you use to configure or update your server from the console. If you do not choose to make each password different, then the passwords are the same as the NOWS Administrator password you have chosen. Passwords must be at least five characters long and cannot include any special characters.
(Conditional) If you choose not to install components now, click , and then on the Install Additional Components page, click again. On the Component Installation page, click Click . To log out, click the red button next to .
(Conditional) If you do choose to install components now, select components on the Install Additional Components page. Click to begin the configuration of your chosen NOWS components.
When you are at the Install Additional Components page, you can install some, all, or none of the components. If you choose to install none of the components at this time, you can add components from the NOWS Admin GUI later. The components have been grouped together with similar software types for easy location, often appearing in multiple locations.
Continue with Section 2.1.4, Configuration and Basic Administration.
This section assumes that you have completed Beginning the Installation or Section 2.1.2, Installing without a DHCP Server and Section 2.1.3, Web Installation and Configuration.
Log in to the administration page with the username sbsadmin and the password you chose during the installation.
At the administration console, you can install, uninstall, configure, and update components. Help links are also here to assist you with questions about your new NOWS server.
From this page, you can also manage your server, environment, and users. If you grant users access to the NOWS SBE administration console with user privileges, they can get needed resources for their desktop computers.
For more information on using the administration page, see Section 2.2, Administering the Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition.
To log out, click the red button in the upper left-hand corner of the Web page next to . This logs you out of the session and brings you back to the login screen.