TITLE: Installing or Upgrading NetWare Lite v1.1 DOCUMENT ID: TID1200412 DOCUMENT REVISION: 2 DATE: 11Apr95 ALERT STATUS: Yellow README FOR: NA NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NETWARE LITE V1.1 ABSTRACT: NA --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEAN 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUE: Installing or Upgrading NetWare Lite v1.1 INSTALL NetWare LITE v1.1 Use these procedures when the workstation does not have a copy of NetWare Lite v1.0. If you install the same copy of NetWare Lite v1.1 on more than one computer on your network, the system displays a license violation error. For Server-only, Client-only, or Server-client Workstations Loading from a Hard Drive 1. Place the NetWare Lite v1.1 PROGRAM diskette into a disk drive. With the DOS prompt set to the disk drive, type INSTALL, and press . 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. For Client-only Workstations Loading from a Client Diskette (Except those Loading from a Bootable 5.25-inch, Low-density Client Diskette) 1. Format a diskette (either bootable or nonbootable). 2. Place the NetWare Lite v1.1 PROGRAM diskette into a disk drive. With the DOS prompt set to the disk drive, type INSTALL, and press . 3. Select "Make this machine a client." 4. When the "Install Client" form appears, change the "Target directory for CLIENT software" field to a disk drive letter, press , and follow the instructions on the screen. Files are copied to memory and a prompt appears. 5. When prompted for the target diskette, insert the formatted diskette into the specified disk drive, press , and follow the instructions on the screen. For Client-only Workstations Loading from a Bootable 5.25-inch, Low-density Client Diskette 1. Format a blank, nonbootable diskette. 2. Format a blank bootable diskette. 3. Place the NetWare Lite v1.1 PROGRAM diskette into a disk drive. With the DOS prompt set to the disk drive, type INSTALL and press . 4. Select "Make this machine a client." 5. When the "Install Client" form appears, change the "Target directory for CLIENT software" field to the same disk drive that the PROGRAM diskette is in, press , and follow the instructions on the screen. Files are copied to memory and a prompt appears. 6. When prompted for the target diskette, remove the PROGRAM diskette from the disk drive, insert the nonbootable diskette into the same disk drive, press , and follow the instructions on the screen. 7. Delete NET.HLP from the nonbootable diskette. This removes the online help function but makes enough space to copy the files to a bootable diskette. 8. Copy the files from the nonbootable diskette to the bootable diskette. See your DOS documentation for copy instructions. 9. Boot the computer using the NetWare Lite v1.1 bootable client diskette. UPGRADE FROM NetWare LITE v1.0 to v1.1 Use the upgrade option to change a workstation's NetWare Lite v1.0 to v1.1. You can upgrade all computers on the network running NetWare Lite v1.0 to v1.1 with only one copy of NetWare Lite v1.1. Note: It is imperative that all machines with NetWare Lite v1.0 be upgraded to v1.1 at the same time. Under no circumstances should both versions be on the same Network simultaneously. For Server-only, Client-only, or Server-client Workstations Loading from a Hard Drive 1. Place the NetWare Lite v1.1 PROGRAM diskette into a disk drive. With the DOS prompt set to the disk drive, type INSTALL and press . 2. Select "Upgrade this machine to v1.1." 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. For Client-only Workstations Loading from a Client Diskette (Except those Loading from a Bootable 5.25-inch, Low-density, Client Diskette) 1. Place the NetWare Lite v1.1 PROGRAM diskette into a disk drive. With the DOS prompt set to the disk drive, type INSTALL and press . 2. Select "Upgrade this machine to v1.1." 3. When the "Type the directory path of NWLITE 1.0" prompt appears, type the disk drive letter and press . Files are copied to memory and a prompt appears. 4. When prompted for the target diskette, insert the workstation's client diskette into the specified disk drive and press . 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. For Client-only Workstations Loading from a Bootable 5.25-inch, Low-density, Client Diskette NetWare Lite v1.1 client software fits on a nonbootable 5.25-inch, low-density diskette, but it does not fit on a bootable diskette. 1. Format a blank, nonbootable diskette. 2. Copy the NetWare Lite v1.0 CLIENT.EXE from the original NetWare Lite v1.0 PROGRAM diskette or your NetWare Lite v1.0 client diskette to the nonbootable diskette. See your DOS documentation for copy instructions. 3. Place the NetWare Lite v1.1 PROGRAM diskette into a disk drive. With the DOS prompt set to the disk drive, type INSTALL and press . 4. Select "Upgrade this machine to v1.1." 5. When the "Type the directory path of NWLITE 1.0" prompt appears, if your PROGRAM diskette is in drive A:, type A: and press . If your PROGRAM diskette is in drive B:, type B: and press . Files are copied to memory and a prompt appears. 6. When prompted for the target diskette, remove the PROGRAM diskette from the disk drive, insert the diskette with the copy of NetWare Lite v1.0 CLIENT.EXE on it into the same drive and press . 7. After CLIENT.EXE is upgraded and the other files are copied to the diskette, delete NET.HLP. This removes the online help function, but makes enough space to copy the files to a bootable diskette. 8. Copy the files from the nonbootable diskette to your NetWare Lite v1.0 bootable client diskette. See your DOS documentation for copy instructions. 9. Reboot the computer using the NetWare Lite v1.0 bootable client diskette. NOTE: Before starting NetWare Lite, ensure only one cache is active. And if a cache other than NLCACHE is being used, ensure that deferred writes are disabled. KEYWORDS: lite nwlite upgrade --------------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------