Network Preparation

Before you can install, upgrade, or migrate NetWare 6 and eDirectory 8.6 to any servers in an existing network, you must update the eDirectory schema. A convenient way to do so is to use NetWare Deployment Manager, which is located in the root of the NetWare 6 Operating System CD. This utility helps you to ensure that the latest version of eDirectory is running on all your servers.

The following is a summary of the steps required to prepare your network to use NetWare Deployment Manager to install, upgrade, or migrate NetWare 6. This process only needs to be performed once per network:

  1. Install the Novell Client for Windows 95/98.

  2. Install the NICI Client.

  3. Update eDirectory with Deployment Manager.

  4. Prepare the Network for eDirectory 8.6.

Ready, set, deploy!

Step 1: Install the Novell Client for Windows 95/98

To use NetWare Deployment Manager, you must have the latest Novell Client and NICI client on both your primary and secondary administrative workstations. Following are the steps for installing the Novell Client for Windows 95/98:

  1. Exit any applications that you are running to clear off your workstation. Then, download the appropriate Novell Client from the Novell web site at

    http://download.novell.com

  2. Next, select the appropriate Novell Client file from the Novell web site. Make sure to create a Novell eLogin account for future downloads. Refer to Figure 2.1 for more information. When you are done saving the file, expand it and continue with the next step.

    Figure 2.1. Downloading Novell Client software using eLogin.

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  3. To install the Novell Client, locate and execute SETUP.EXE. (For example, if you downloaded the Novell Client for Windows 98, it may be located in the \WIN95\ENU folder under the temporary folder you created.) When the Novell Client for Windows 95/98 License Agreement appears, review the agreement, and then select Yes to agree to its terms and conditions. Then, select Custom at the Welcome to Novell Client for Windows 95/98 Install screen (as shown in Figure 2.2) and click Next.

    Figure 2.2. Selecting an installation option during Novell Client installation.

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  4. When the Protocol Preference window appears (as seen in Figure 2.3), verify that IP and IPX is selected, and then select Next.

    Figure 2.3. Selecting a network protocol option during Novell Client installation.

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  5. When the Login Authenticator window appears, verify that NDS (NetWare 4.x or Later) is selected, and then select Next. At the Novell Client for Windows 95/98 Optional Components window (see Figure 2.4), verify that no products are selected, and then select Install. Wait while the installation program builds a driver information database.

    Figure 2.4. Selecting optional components during Novell Client installation.

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  6. At this point, the installation program will ask you to insert the Windows Operating System CD into your workstation. Then, a series of Copying Files dialog boxes will appear. Each time you are prompted for the location of a file, indicate the appropriate location, and then select OK.

  7. Finally, wait while the installation program removes the existing Novell Client (if one exists), builds the driver information database, and installs the new Novell Client. Then, when the Control Panel Network dialog box appears (as shown in Figure 2.5), verify that the Novell Client has been installed, and then select OK to close the Network dialog box.

    Figure 2.5. Configuring the Novell Client in Windows 95/98.

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If you encounter any errors during the Novell Client installation process, you can install the client manually on the Configuration tab of the Network icon in the Windows Control Panel.


Step 2: Install the NICI Client

In addition to the Novell Client, you will be required to activate NICI strong encryption on your workstation in order to use NetWare Deployment Manager. This is required to ensure that your data files are secure as they traverse the network from source to target server.

Follow these short and simple steps to install the appropriate NICI client on both of your administrative workstations:

  1. Exit any applications that you are running to clear off your workstation. Then, download the appropriate NICI Client from the Novell web site at

    http://download.novell.com

  2. Next, select the appropriate NICI Client file (Version 2.0.2 or later) from the Novell web site. Make sure to use your new eLogin account (as shown in Figure 2.1). When you are done saving the file, expand it and continue with the next step.

  3. To install the NICI Client, follow the prompts on the screen.

Step 3: Update eDirectory with Deployment Manager

Now it's time for NetWare Deployment Manager a fabulous tool! Before you can upgrade a server to NetWare 6 in an existing network, you must update eDirectory and prepare the network. All this magic is accomplished using NetWare Deployment Manager.

Follow these steps to update eDirectory using Deployment Manager:

  1. Insert the NetWare 6 Operating System CD into the workstation's CD-ROM drive, and log into your network from a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000 workstation as a User with Supervisor rights.

  2. Execute NetWare Deployment Manager (NWDEPLOY.EXE) from the root of the CD-ROM and select the Network Preparation folder to expand it. Choose Step 2: View and Update NDS Versions (as shown in Figure 2.6).

    Figure 2.6. Updating NDS versions in Deployment Manager.

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  3. Select Browse when the Update NDS window appears. Then, navigate to your tree and select the top-most container under your tree (such as ACME shown in Figure 2.7). Select OK to continue.

    Figure 2.7. Selecting the top-most container in Deployment Manager.

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  4. If a Login Dialog window appears, authenticate as a user with Supervisor rights. Then, when the Update NDS window appears, select Include Subordinate Containers (as shown in Figure 2.8). At this point, you'll notice that eDirectory detects which servers need to be updated and lists them in the Server column. Select the servers you want to update, and then select Next. Wait while the files are copied. Then, when you are prompted to reload eDirectory for the changes to take effect, select Next. Finally, click Exit to complete the update process.

    Figure 2.8. Searching the tree for servers to be updated in Deployment Manager.

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Step 4: Prepare the Network for eDirectory 8.6

During the NetWare 6 upgrade process, you'll need to install a new version of eDirectory. However, before you can do that, you'll need to modify the existing network Schema. This way, when a new NetWare 6 server is installed, the same version of eDirectory will be used throughout the network.

To update the Schema to eDirectory 8.6, you must have Administrative rights to the eDirectory tree. Follow these steps to prepare the network for eDirectory 8.6:

  1. Insert the NetWare 6 Operating System CD into the workstation's CD-ROM drive, and log into your network from a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000 workstation as a User with Supervisor rights.

  2. Execute NetWare Deployment Manager (NWDEPLOY.EXE) from the root of the CD-ROM and select the Network Preparation folder to expand it. Choose Step 3: Prepare for NDS eDirectory (as shown in Figure 2.9).

    Figure 2.9. Preparing the network for NDS eDirectory 8.6 in Deployment Manager.

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  3. Select Browse when the Update NDS window appears. Then, navigate to your tree, select it, and click Next. When the Available Servers field appears, select a server that contains a Master or Read/Write replica of the Root partition (as shown in Figure 2.10). Then, select Next. Finally, click Exit to complete your eDirectory preparation.

    Figure 2.10. Selecting a replica server in Deployment Manager.

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That's it! All finished. You have successfully prepared the network for NetWare 6 installation, upgrade, and/or migration. In this section, we learned how to update the eDirectory schema using NetWare Deployment Manager. Now let's check the Certificate Authority (CA) object before we start upgrading.



Novell's CNE Update to NetWare 6. Study Guide
CNE Update to NetWare 6 Study Guide
ISBN: 0789729792
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 128

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