NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT DOCUMENT PROCESSING INFO: TITLE: DR DOS 6 & NOVELL NETWARE DOCUMENT ID: TID800063 DOCUMENT REVISION: A DATE: 18AUG94 AUTHOR: SNICOSIA;CEREKSON ALERT STATUS: Yellow DISTRIBUTION: Public INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution README FOR: NA NOVELL PRODUCT CLASS: Desktop Products NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: DR DOS 6.0 CATEGORY: Client ABSTRACT: N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOM SYMPTOM: INFORMATION ON USING DR DOS 6 WITH NETWARE CAUSE ISSUE/PROBLEM: DR DOS 6.0 is internally compatible with DOS 3.31 data structures. As a result, when the Novell NetWare shell programs check DR DOS 6 for a version number, it reports 3.31. This requires special consideration when installing DR DOS with NetWare. SOLUTION SOLUTION: Here are some guidelines for the installation of DR DOS with NetWare. Server Installation Non-dedicated NetWare requires the use of extended memory for the system. It is not possible to use any of the MemoryMAX utilities on such a system. This will be true of any memory manager. Please consult the NetWare installation manuals for information on non-dedicated NetWare server installation. When configuring a network so that all the system utilities are loaded on the server, the NetWare server should contain copies of all the required DOS files used at each workstation. When a DR DOS 6.0 workstation is logged onto the network, at least one of the workstation's network drives will be mapped to the directory on the server holding the DR DOS 6.0 system files. Refer to the DR DOS 6.0 User Guide, Appendix F, for information on configuring a NetWare server to properly load the DR DOS 6.0 operating system on remote diskless workstations. Workstation Installation When installing DR DOS on a network workstation that is part of an existing network, you will usually not have to make any changes to the workstation. Simply install DR DOS once the NetWare server has been updated with the DR DOS 6.0 operating system. If you are upgrading from DOS 3.x to DR DOS 6.0, it should not be necessary to upgrade your existing NetWare shells. However, if you are upgrading from DOS 4.x or MS-DOS 5, you will have to use NetWare shells intended for use with DOS 3.x. You can use the proper set of NetWare shell programs obtained from your network administrator or Novell, or you can use the set provided in the NETWARE directory on the DR DOS 6.0 ViewMAX installation diskette. If you have to change shell programs, you might need to generate a new IPX.COM program to accompany the new shell version. Consult the Novell NetWare reference manuals or your network administrator for information on how to accomplish this. Using TaskMAX with NetWare Before using TaskMAX on a NetWare workstation, you must update your NetWare shell programs must be updated. The necessary files are provided in the NETWARE directory on the last DR DOS floppy diskette (labelled ViewMAX). This update should be done by the Network System Administrator. Under most circumstances, no further adjustments will be necessary to run TaskMAX on a NetWare workstation. Load the NetWare shell programs and have all drives and printers mapped before loading TaskMAX. If NetWare utilities like MAP, LOGIN, and SESSION are run from more than one task, the resulting drive and printer mappings might not work as expected. If one or more applications run under TaskMAX makes direct calls to the Novell IPX or SPX TSR program (sometimes called a peer-to-peer application), there may be a need to load the IPX data buffering program called TBMI2.COM before loading TaskMAX. This program will handle the buffering of information from IPX or SPX so that data is not lost after switching away from one of these peer-to-peer applications. Further information on TBMI2.COM can be found in a file called TBMI2.DOC on the DR DOS 6.0 ViewMAX diskette. Using MemoryMAX with NetWare When using the DR DOS 6.0 operating system on a NetWare workstation that supports upper memory, you can relocate the required NetWare programs can be relocated outside conventional memory and into upper memory. These programs can be loaded into upper memory using the HILOAD command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or from the DR DOS command line. Using HILOAD When upper memory is available and when FREE areas exist large enough to contain the NetWare programs, the HILOAD command can be used to move the NetWare programs into upper memory. Upper memory is made available by loading the appropriate MemoryMAX driver at boot time and executing the MEMMAX +U command to open upper memory so that it will accept programs loaded by HILOAD. The following four lines describe one way to load the NetWare programs using HILOAD: MEMMAX +U HILOAD IPX.COM HILOAD NETX.COM MEMMAX -U These lines can be appended to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or they can be executed from the DR DOS command line. The DR DOS INSTALL program will automatically insert the command, MEMMAX -U >NUL, into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, so MEMMAX +U must be added to override it. The >NUL portion of the command instructs the DR DOS 6.0 operating system not to display the output of the MEMMAX command on the screen. Note: *HILOAD will work only with the DR DOS MemoryMAX drivers, and not with third party memory managers such as QEMM386.SYS and 386MAX.SYS. *HILOAD will not run after the NET?.COM shell has been loaded. This is because Novell replaces the DOS routines (INT 21 functions) that handle HILOADs under the DR DOS 6.0 operating system with their own routines, which cannot place programs into upper memory. KEY WORDS: DR6 NETWARE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. -----------------------------------------------------------------