The initial server installation settings include choosing the language and regional settings, accepting the license agreements, and deciding whether to do a default or manual installation.
Select the language for the install, then press Enter.
This setting specifies the language for the install program only. You can select other language options, such as the language for the user or the operating system, later during the installation.
The next screen allows you to modify the regional settings. The default settings are:
Country Code: 001 (USA)
Codepage: 437 (United States English)
Keyboard: United States
To accept the defaults, select and press Enter.
or
To change the settings, select and press Enter.
Press F10 to accept the Novell Software License Agreement.
Press F10 to accept the JReport Runtime License Agreement.
Accepting each License Agreement means that you have read and agreed to the terms and conditions contained in the License Agreement.
The next screen allows you to select either a Default Installation or a Manual Installation.
The Default Installation automatically detects drivers and installs the NetWare 6.5 server with the following default settings:
100 MB DOS partition (unless you have already created a larger one)
4 GB (4000 MB) volume sys:—any remaining disk space is left as free space
IMPORTANT:In NetWare 6.5 SP8, the default size of 4 GB for the sys: volume is not large enough to accommodate server installations that include iManager, Apache, and Tomcat. To avoid running out of disk space on the sys: volume, you should select a manual installation and set the size of the sys: volume to at least 8 GB.
LAN and disk drivers auto-discovered and loaded
Video mode: Super VGA Plug N Play
Mouse: Auto-discovered and loaded
The Manual Installation allows you to modify detected drivers and choose specific configuration options for your networking environment. It also allows for the manual configuration of the default settings used in the Default Installation. You must choose Manual Installation to create volumes other than the sys: volume during the install.
NOTE:If you select a Default installation, you still have the chance later in the installation to select the individual products that you want to install. You can also create additional volumes after the server is installed.
To choose the Default installation option:
If necessary, press Enter to toggle the install option to .
(Optional) If you have previously prepared a response file to automate the server installation, press and specify the full path name of the response file.
Select and press Enter.
A screen is displayed, showing the default settings for the size of the sys: volume, LAN and disk driver discovery, and video mode.
If you need to change the default settings, select and press Enter. This takes you to the previous screen so you can select the Manual installation option.
or
Select and press Enter.
If you have an existing boot partition on the server, but the installation program determines that it is not big enough for the install to continue, you see an error message to that effect. Press Enter to see the Prepare Boot Partition screen, showing the current settings for the DOS partition, NetWare partition (if any), and free space.
To modify the partition settings:
In the Prepare Boot Partition screen, select and press Enter.
Make the desired changes.
You must delete the existing DOS partition in order to create a new one. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the operation.
Select and press Enter.
A screen is displayed showing the settings for the size of the sys: volume, LAN and disk driver discovery, and video mode.
Select and press Enter.
To continue the Default installation, skip to Section 4.5, Switching to Graphical Display Mode.
To choose the Manual installation option:
Press Enter to toggle the Default or Manual installation option to .
(Optional) If you have previously prepared a response file to automate the server installation, press F3 to specify the full path name of the response file.
Select and press Enter.
The Prepare Boot Partition screen displays the default settings for the DOS partition, NetWare partition (if any), and free space.
To accept the default settings:
Select and press Enter.
To modify the default settings:
In the Prepare Boot Partition screen, select and press Enter.
Make the desired changes.
Select and press Enter.
The following defaults are set:
A server ID number is provided
The option to load the server at reboot is set to Yes
If you don't want to automatically restart the NetWare server after a reboot, change the setting to .
The option to modify the boot sector is set to DOS
If NetWare is selected and DOS is the OS that normally boots when the system comes up, the installation modifies the boot sector to load NetWare instead of DOS.If DOS is selected and NetWare is the normal boot OS, the installation will restores the DOS boot sector.
The option to allow unsupported drivers is set to
If is selected, then drivers that have not been tested and approved for NetWare are automatically selected and loaded if no other drivers are available.
The video option is set to
To modify any of these default settings, or to edit the server SET parameters:
Select and press Enter.
If you choose to edit the server SET parameters, a screen displays where you can specify new SET parameters or other commands (Load, etc.). SET parameters specified here are saved and run from the server’s registry. All other commands specified here are saved and run from the startup.ncf file.
Make any desired changes.
Select and press Enter.
A file copy procedure begins to copy the necessary NetWare server files to the boot partition. After the file copy, the device drivers are detected and you are presented with a screen or screens where you can modify these settings.
If you do not want to modify the settings:
Select and press Enter.
If you want to modify the settings:
Select and press Enter.
Make any desired changes.
Select and press Enter.
The Novell Storage Services Management Utility (NSSMU) now displays. NSSMU is a console-based utility for managing storage devices on a server. NSSMU is the interface you use to set up at least your basic storage solution during the installation of NetWare 6.5.
If an existing NetWare partition or volume is discovered on the server, NSSMU indicates this. You are given two options: (1) Remove only the NetWare sys: volume and pool/partitions, or (2) Remove all NetWare volumes and partitions.
Select the desired option.
Press Enter.
You will next see a Create SYS Volume screen.
Select the option.
Specify the desired size of the sys: volume in MB.
IMPORTANT:In NetWare 6.5 SP8, the default size of 4 GB for the sys: volume is not large enough to accommodate server installations that include iManager, Apache, and Tomcat. To avoid running out of disk space on the sys: volume, you should set the size of the sys: volume to at least 8 GB.
Press to select the option.
Press Enter again.
You now see the NSSMU Main Menu screen. From this screen, you can create or modify devices, partitions, pools, raid devices, and volumes.
Select the desired option and press Enter.
Follow the on-screen prompts, and when you are finished, return to the Main Menu.
For more information, see NSSMU
in the NW 6.5 SP8: Utilities Reference.
Select and press Enter.
Continue with Section 4.5, Switching to Graphical Display Mode.