Start the NetWare 6.5 installation (either Default or Manual) and continue until you get to the page requiring you to choose component options.

The NetWare 6.5 installation includes several steps not described here because they do not directly relate to this installation. For more detailed instructions on the installation, see Installing NetWare 6.5 SP8 (Physical) in the NW65 SP8: Installation Guide.

When the Choose a Solution page appears, select Manual NetWare, then click Next.

You can also install other products during this installation.

Continue through the installation until you get to the page that lists the different installation types.

Select the Customized NetWare Server installation option.

In the Components page, select the Novell NetStorage, Apache 2 Web server, and iManager check boxes, along with the other components you want installed with NetWare 6.5, then click Next.

Continue with the installation process.

When you reach the NetStorage Install page, specify the IP address or registered DNS name of a server in your eDirectory tree that has the master replica or a read/write replica of eDirectory.

The primary eDirectory server URL is required for NetStorage to function properly. This does not need to be the IP address or DNS name of the server where NetStorage is to be installed.

When a user attempts to log in, NetStorage searches the eDirectory database on the server you specify for the User object. If the User object is found, NetStorage attempts to authenticate the user to eDirectory.

If you know the eDirectory context for the users that will use NetStorage, you can add that context to the URL by inserting a colon (:) between the IP address or DNS name and the eDirectory context. The context is optional. If no context is specified, NetStorage searches the entire eDirectory tree on the primary eDirectory server for User objects.

For example, if the IP address of the server is 127.0.0.1 and the eDirectory context for your users is personnel, then you would add 127.0.0.1:personnel to the field.

(Optional) Specify IP addresses or DNS names of servers in other eDirectory trees that have at least read/write eDirectory replicas, or specify the same IP address or DNS name you used for the primary eDirectory server but with a different context.

You can add two alternate eDirectory server IP addresses or DNS names and context settings. These alternate settings are used to allow NetStorage to find User objects that exist in contexts other than what you specified for the primary eDirectory server. The alternate settings also allow NetStorage to find User objects with the same name in different eDirectory trees. Although the alternate URL and context settings are optional, they can help provide an additional level of access to NetStorage.

(Optional) Specify the IP address or DNS name and the port number that you assigned to Novell iFolder^® 2.x.

The iFolder DNS name or IP address and the port number are optional but, if specified, they allow NetStorage users to access and manipulate files and directories in their iFolder directories on the iFolder 2.x server.

Users must have their iFolder user accounts enabled through the iFolder server in order to access their files stored in iFolder using NetStorage. You must also enable the ability for users to set iFolder passphrases in NetStorage. For more information on iFolder, see the Novell iFolder 2.1 online documentation.

(Conditional) If you are running in a clustered environment, install NetStorage on two nodes in the cluster, using the identical configuration used on the first server.

The default configuration for Apache2 on NetWare 6.5 is to listen on all IP addresses. This is done with a Listen directive in sys:\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf that only specifies a port and doesn’t have a specific IP address. If you have modified the default configuration to listen on a specific IP address, and you want the server to be a part of a cluster, you should either remove the specific IP address or add another Listen directive that does not specify an IP address so that Apache2 listens on all IP addresses.

For more information about running NetStorage in a clustered environment, see Configuring NetStorage with Novell Cluster Services in the Novell Cluster Services Resource Configuration Guide.