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3Com Corporation
Installing Server Support for AutoLink
3Com's auto installation software, AutoLink, copies the NetWare DOS Requester
client software from the EtherDisk diskette to the system you are
configuring for NetWare. You may have newer versions of this software from
another source. A 3Install account on the server allows the Autolink
program to download the NetWare DOS Requester software from the server instead
of the EtherDisk diskette. This feature can be used to install newer versions
of the software or to customize your installation.
The 3Install account can be customized to deliver installations specific to
your environment. For example, you may have multiple protocols, unique
configurations, special application software, or non-NetWare clients in your
network environment. Your system administrator may edit the LOGIN SCRIPT
for the 3Install account to copy specific software required during your
client installation process.
The files required on the server to support Autolink are listed at the end
of this file. Your system administrator needs to copy the latest versions
of the listed files and the NetWare client software to the server by
following the steps below:
1. Create a user account with the name "3Install" and no password. The
3Install home directory should be SYS:\3INSTALL.
2. Edit the 3Install account's login script to be:
map *1:=sys:\3Install
drive *1:
map display off
exit "update"
These commands map the 3Install account's home directory to a drive,
change the default drive to that drive, turn off unneeded messages, and
start the update script. The update script will automatically log out
at the end.
3. Set the directory and file rights of the 3Install home directory so that
3Install has read and list permission only. 3Com recommends that the
account maintaining the files have full access, that 3Install have
read/list access, and that all others have no access. This will prevent
users from modifying the files.
4. Use the batch file INSTALL.BAT on A:\QINSTALL\SERVER to copy the
required files from the diskette. This batch file uses a utility that
only copies newer files, so existing files will be replaced only if
they are older. Invoke INSTALL.BAT from A:\QINSTALL\SERVER with the
3Install home directory as the command line parameter. For example,
type:
a:
cd qinstall\server
install f:\3install
5. Copy your latest versions of the NetWare client software, LSL.COM,
IPXODI.COM, VLM.EXE, and *.VLM to the 3INSTALL\VLM directory on the server.
The auto installation software will use these files if they are newer
than the files on the diskette.
Custom Client Installations
---------------------------
Autolink can provide for custom installation of your own specific client
configuration. To add your custom installation follow these steps:
1. Create yur custom configuration in a subdirectory within the 3Install
subdirectory.
2. Create a batch file that copies the contents of your custom directory
to C:\.
3. Edit the 3Install NetWare login script and execute the batch file from
within the login script.
Server File List for the 3C59X Adapter
--------------------------------------
FILCPY.EXE A utility program that copies a file only if the
target file is missing or older than the source file.
FILEDT.EXE A utility program that edits text files under control
of a script.
FILFND.EXE A utility program that locates files.
UPDATE.EXE A program started by the 3Install account's login script
to locate and run each of the update procedures contained
in the 3Install account.
3C59X\UPDATE.EXE A program used to update the 3C59X.COM driver on the
client system.
3C59X\3C59X.COM The latest version of the 3C59X.COM driver.
NOTE: Other types of 3Com adapters may require their own files and will be
documented on the diskette that accompanies that adapter.
(%VER README.TXT - Server Support for Auto Installation V1.0)