Accessing The Installation Files - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Accessing the Installation Files

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NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
diskette. DOS 7 and all required DOS utilities are included on the diskette
and on the CD.
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If the computer already has an operating system installed, such as
Windows or NetWare, you should completely remove the partitions and
the operating system.
Use FDISK to remove partitions.
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Use FDISK to create an active DOS partition by entering FDISK.
Create a primary DOS partition and make it the active partition. See
"System Requirements" on page 23 for minimum requirements.
The computer will restart.
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Format and transfer DOS system files to the partition by changing to drive
A: and entering FORMAT C: /S.
Your computer should now have an active DOS partition that meets or exceeds
the minimum requirements. Continue the installation by accessing the
installation files.
NetWare 6 can be installed from the server's local CD drive or from
installation files located on the network. To access the NetWare 6 installation
files, complete the following steps.
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Install the DOS CD driver for your CD drive onto the DOS partition.
DOS CD drivers are provided by the CD drive manufacturer.
Make sure that the logical filename of your CD drive (specified in the
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files) is not CDROM or CDINST.
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Make sure that the CONFIG.SYS file contains the FILES=50 and
BUFFERS=30 commands.
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(Conditional) If you are installing from files located on a network, install
the Novell Client for DOS and Windows 3.1x or IP Server Connection
Utility software located on the Novell Client CD.
After accessing the files for the installation program, you can begin the
installation.