Using A Response File; Using A Response File During A Server Installation; Entering A Response File At The Command Line - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Using a Response File

Using a Response File during a Server Installation

Entering a Response File at the Command Line

3
Copy RESPONSE.NI from the SYS:NI\DATA directory to either a
diskette or to the new server.
4
Modify the file by adjusting the parameters and removing unwanted
sections.
See "Syntax" on page 28
A response file can be used during a server installation in one of two ways:
Identified during the server installation
Entered at the command line
1
Copy the response file to a diskette, hard disk, or network directory
accessible by the PC that you are installing NetWare on.
2
Enter INSTALL to start the server installation.
3
On the Install Options screen (the first screen after the language section),
press F3 for the response file window.
4
Enter the path for the response file, and then press Enter.
5
Continue with the rest of the server installation.
1
Copy the response file to a diskette, hard disk, or network directory
accessible by the server that you are installing NetWare on.
2
Start the server installation from CD, hard disk, or network directory by
entering
INSTALL /RF=response_file_DOS_path\filename
Replace response file DOS path with the path for the response file, and
filename with the name of the response file. For example, if you are
installing NetWare from a CD and the response file is on a diskette, enter
D:\INSTALL /RF=A:\RESPONSE.TXT
Automating the NetWare Installation with a Response File
for a description of the parameters
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