System Requirements
Novell BorderManager 3.8 can be installed on a NetWare server and is administered using Novell iManager 2.0.1 and NetWare Administrator (for Proxy) from a client Windows* 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT*, or Windows XP workstation.
The Novell BorderManager software comes with a Companion CD containing the prerequisites for installing Novell BorderManager 3.8. The Companion CD Readme is available at the root of the CD at Documents > ReadMes > Companion. The products are:
- Novell eDirectoryTM 8.7.1
- NICI 2.6 (NetWare 5.1, NetWare 6)
- Netnlm32.nlm 5.5.8 dated June 04, 2003
- TCPIP
- ICE Patch
- iManager 2.0.1 - Windows (2000, XP)
- NIS
See the Readme for more details on the Companion CD products and instructions on how to install them.
Server Hardware
- PC with an Intel* Pentium* II or higher processor
- Minimum of 256 MB of RAM above OS requirements
- Minimum of 300 MB of disk space, with an additional 40 MB available during installation (Novell BorderManager needs approximately 150 MB, and NMASTM needs an additional 40 MB).
- CD drive that can read ISO 9660 formatted disks
- Super VGA or higher resolution display adapter
- Two or more network interfaces
- PS/2 or serial mouse
- DOS partition with at least 250 MB
- 4 GB sys volume recommended
- Minimum 2 GB of free drive space for the creation of a dedicated cache volume if you want to use Novell BorderManager 3.8 as a proxy server
Server Software
The following prerequisites must be installed in this order:
- Operating System: NetWare 6.5 or NetWare 5.1 SP6 or NetWare 6 SP3
- The installation server and all servers holding a copy of the partition where the Novell BorderManager 3.8 Server object resides should have Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 or 8.7.1. The recommended version is 8.7.1. Novell BorderManager 3.8 must be installed on a NetWare server that holds an eDirectory read/write replica of the partion containing that server's object.
- NICI 2.6
- Netnlm32.nlm version 5.5.8 dated June 04, 2003
Special Requirements:
- TCP/IP secure version (required for VPN only)
- If you are using eDirectory 8.6.2 and extending the VPN schema using SSL, copy the files under the ICE patch directory from the Companion CD to sys:/system.