Meeting System and Software Requirements

System Requirements

NetWare will run on the minimum system requirements listed below. For optimal performance, the computer should meet the recommended requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

NetWare 6 has the following minimum system requirements:

• A server-class PC with a Pentium* II or AMD* K7 processor
• 256 MB of RAM
• A Super VGA display adapter
• A DOS partition of at least 200 MB and 200 MB available space
• 2 GB of available disk space outside the DOS partition for volume SYS:
• One network board
• A CD drive
• A USB, PS/2*, or serial mouse (recommended but not required)

Recommended System Requirements

For optimal performance, NetWare 6 has the following recommended system requirements:

• A multiprocessor PC with at least two Pentium III 700 MHz or higher processors

  NOTE:  NetWare 6 can run on as many as 32 processors.

• 512 MB of RAM
• A Super VGA or higher resolution display adapter
• A DOS partition with 1 GB of available space

  NOTE:  To determine the optimal size of a boot partition, add the amount of server memory to the minimum amount of the available disk space. The minimum amount of available space is 200 MB, so a server with1024 MB RAM has an optimal boot partition of 1224 MB (1024 MB + 200 MB = 1224 MB). This size will allow you to do a core dump to the disk drive if required.

• 4 GB of available disk space outside the DOS partition
• One or more network boards
• A bootable CD drive that supports the El Torito specification
• A USB, PS/2, or serial mouse

Software and Other Requirements

Depending on the network configuration, you might need one or all of the following software and information:

• NetWare 6 Operating System CD
• NetWare 6 License/Cryptography diskette
• Supervisor right at the [Root] of the eDirectory^TM tree
• Supervisor right to the container where the server will be installed
• Read right to the Security container object for the eDirectory tree
• DOS and CD drivers (required if the computer does not boot from CD)

  You can make a bootable floppy diskette using the MKFLOPPY.BAT program located in the INSTALL directory of the NetWare 6 Operating System CD.

• Client connection utilities (optional, for installing from a network):
  • Novell Client^TM for DOS and Windows* 3.1x (optional, for installing from a NetWare server running IPX^TM).
  • IP Server Connection Utility (optional, for installing from a NetWare server running IP only).

    For instructions, see PRODUCTS\SERVERINST\IPCONN.TXT on the Novell Client CD.

• IP address and domain names (required for connecting to the Internet):
  • An IP address
  • An IP address of a domain name server
  • The name of your domain

    For IP addresses and domain names, contact your network administrator and Internet Service Provider.

• Network board and storage device properties, such as the interrupt and port address (required if not included in NetWare)

  For more information, contact your computer hardware manufacturer.

Next, you should prepare the network for the NetWare 6 server. If this server is not being integrated into an existing network, you can skip to Preparing the Computer .