NETWORK.TXT Corel InfoCentral 7 Network Release Notes Rev. June 28, 1996 ================================================================= These release notes are written for the network administrator or applications manager who is responsible for installing and maintaining Corel(R) InfoCentral(TM) 7 on the network. CONTENTS ======== 1 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION DOCUMENTATION AND WEB PAGE 2 RELEASE NOTES ON THE CD-ROM 3 UNDERSTANDING THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 4 INSTALLING COREL INFOCENTRAL ON A NETWORK 4.1 Concepts 4.2 Getting Ready to Install 4.3 Installing on a Network Server 4.4 Installing on a Workstation 5 COMMAND LINE SWITCHES 6 COREL INFOCENTRAL DIRECTORY STRUCTURE 6.1 Network Directory Structure 6.2 Workstation Directory Structure 7 NOTE FOR USERS OF VLMs 1 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION DOCUMENTATION AND WEB PAGE =================================================== Corel has chosen to use the World Wide Web and other electronic services to distribute information and utilities for network administration and applications management. For the latest version of the Network Administrator's Guide and for periodic updates of the Corel Office Settings Editor, see the Service and Support section of our Web site at www.wordperfect.com. 2 RELEASE NOTES ON THE CD-ROM ============================= The following release notes (or Readme files) are included on the Corel Care CD. You can access them from the directory indicated below on the CD or (after installation) on your system. ICWIN7.TXT and NETWORK.TXT are also available within the Setup program. We recommend that you read both before installing the software on your network. Directory in Filename Corel\Office7 Contents ------------- ------------- ----------------------------------- ICWIN7.TXT AppMan\Setup Product information for Corel InfoCentral 7 NETWORK.TXT AppMan\Setup Important information for network administrators about installing on a network server 3 UNDERSTANDING THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ============================================== Whether you install Corel InfoCentral on a network server, on individual workstations, or use a combination of these methods, refer to the Software License Agreement contained in the Setup program for information on using multiple copies of the application. 4 INSTALLING COREL INFOCENTRAL ON A NETWORK ============================================= The Setup program has been completely revised since the release of InfoCentral 1.1. A major objective of this revision has been to make Corel applications easier to install and manage on a network. There are two versions of the Setup program on your Corel Care CD-ROM: NETSETUP.EXE Network Setup--installs Corel InfoCentral on a network server. Use Network Setup to create a shared installation of this application. SETUP.EXE Workstation Setup--installs Corel InfoCentral on a workstation (network client computer) or on a stand-alone computer. Only the network administrator or applications manager should run NETSETUP.EXE. 4.1 Concepts ------------ The concepts explained below apply to both the Network Setup program (NETSETUP.EXE) and the Workstation Setup program (SETUP.EXE). To simplify the discussion, "Setup" refers to both NETSETUP.EXE and SETUP.EXE unless noted otherwise. 4.1.1 How Setup Works SETUP.EXE and NETSETUP.EXE start the appropriate version of the Setup program and then access a setup file (.SET file) to determine which product-specific setup program to decompress and run. ICI7.EXE is the product-specific setup program for Corel InfoCentral 7. ICI7.EXE displays the Setup dialog boxes, gathers data about the type of installation you want, copies files to the network server or workstation, and (for SETUP.EXE) configures the workstation. ICI7.EX_ is the name of the compressed version of the product-specific setup program. An .IP file is created on the server or workstation when you run Setup. The .IP file, or installation profile, is a database that contains definitions of the products installed by Setup. A .LOG file of the installation process is created. The APPMAN directory is created. This directory stores files related to application management and installation. 4.1.2 Setup File Each Windows(R) 95 office applications suite (Corel WordPerfect Suite and Corel Office Professional) or stand-alone application (Corel Presentations, Corel Quattro Pro(R), etc.) has its own setup (.SET) file. For the US English version of Corel InfoCentral, the .SET file is named ICI7US.SET. The .SET file determines which product-specific setup program to run, and it contains language-specific text strings used by Setup. After you have run Setup, the .SET file is located in the COREL\OFFICE7\APPMAN\SETUP directory. You need not be concerned about .SET files unless you install more than one Corel suite or stand-alone application on your system. Then you will need to use the /SETFILE switch when you run Setup to specify which .SET file to use (and thereby which suite or application to install). Command line switches are explained later in these release notes. IMPORTANT: You should not edit or modify a .SET file in any way. 4.1.3 Installation Profile Setup creates an installation profile (.IP file) on the server or workstation where you install the applications. The installation profile is a database that contains definitions of the applications and components installed on that system. Only one installation profile exists on each system. Subsequent installations merge new data into the existing profile. If you install applications on multiple servers, each server will have its own installation profile. The installation profile is stored in the COREL\OFFICE7\APPMAN\PROFILE directory. For a shared (network server) installation, the administration profile on the server is NAMADMIN.IP. For workstation and stand-alone installations, the installation profile on the local machine is NAM.IP. When a user performs a workstation installation, Setup uses the server's NAMADMIN.IP file to determine which applications and components are available to be installed. IMPORTANT: You should not edit or modify an installation profile in any way. 4.1.4 Installation Log File Setup creates a log file of the installation process. You can use the log file to troubleshoot problems that may occur during installation. The log file records different levels of errors or activities in Setup, depending on the value specified by the /LOGLEVEL switch when you run Setup. Command line switches are explained later in these release notes. The log file for Corel InfoCentral 7 is COREL\OFFICE7\APPMAN\SETUP\ICI7.LOG. 4.1.5 APPMAN Directory Setup creates the APPMAN directory for files related to application management and installation. APPMAN is created in the COREL\OFFICE7 directory, or the directory you specify as the Corel Office Applications Main Path when you run Setup. Under APPMAN, the PROFILE directory contains the installation profile. The SETUP directory contains the installation log file and files required to run the Setup and Remove programs. The WKSFILES directory contains files that are copied to a workstation's WINDOWS and WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory during a workstation installation. 4.1.6 Pointer to APPMAN Directory For a shared (network server) installation, Setup creates a "pointer" to the server's APPMAN directory. The pointer is a file or Registry entry that contains the location of the server's APPMAN directory. 4.1.6.1 NetWare and Windows NT Servers On a NetWare or Windows NT(TM) server, the pointer is a file named NAMADMIN.DIR. It is created in the SYS\PUBLIC directory or NETLOGON share of the server on which you install the applications. You specify this server on the Choose Server dialog in Setup. The NAMADMIN.DIR file is in .INI file format. It looks something like this: [Server Installations] Default=\\appserver\apps\corel\office7\appman In this example, \\APPSERVER\APPS\COREL\OFFICE7\APPMAN is the server's APPMAN directory. IMPORTANT: When you install the applications for the first time on a NetWare or Windows NT server (or when you remove the applications from the server), you must have READ and WRITE access to the SYS\PUBLIC directory or NETLOGON share. Otherwise you cannot create (or remove) the NAMADMIN.DIR file, and you will be unable to complete the installation (or removal). IMPORTANT: The pointer and the APPMAN directory must match. Make sure you choose the same server or drive on the Choose Server dialog and the Choose Destination dialog in Setup. 4.1.6.2 Other Servers For non-NetWare and non-Windows NT server installations, the pointer to the APPMAN directory is created as the following Registry entry on the computer from which you run Setup: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\COREL\APPMAN\NAMADMIN.DIR\ The value of this Registry entry is the name of the APPMAN directory: for example, \\APPSERVER\APPS\COREL\OFFICE7\APPMAN. 4.2 Getting Ready to Install ---------------------------- Before you run Network Setup (NETSETUP.EXE) to create a shared installation of the applications, note the following: - You need to run the Network Setup program under Windows 95. This is best accomplished by running NETSETUP.EXE from a workstation. - Check the system requirements (see ICWIN7.TXT), and make sure you have sufficient space on the network drive to which you want to install. By default, Network Setup installs all components. - You must have sufficient rights or privileges to copy, rename, write, delete, read, and create files and directories on the network drive. - Users need rights or privileges to read files and directories on this drive. - You should determine how you want to organize the application files. We recommend installing in the directories provided by Network Setup because it helps you organize files and lets you secure individual files or groups of related files. The default directory structure is illustrated later in these release notes. - Setup supports local installations from a network installation. You should determine whether you want users to run only local installations, to run the applications only from the shared network installation, or to make the choice themselves. - If you are installing the applications on a peer-to-peer network, you must install to the destination resource (or drive) from the user's point of reference. For example, if the destination resource is \\MY_PC1\F\COREL\OFFICE7, you must specify \\MY_PC1 on the Choose Server dialog, and \\MY_PC1\F\COREL\OFFICE7 as the Corel Office Applications Main Path on the Choose Destination dialog. This is best accomplished by installing from a workstation to the server. IMPORTANT: You must have only one Corel Office Applications Main Path per server. You can run Setup more than once, for example, to install the suite and then to install the bonus applications. However, for each server, you must specify the same Server or Drive Name (on the Choose Server dialog) and the same Corel Office Applications Main Path (on the Choose Destination dialog) each time you install to that server. 4.3 Installing on a Network Server ---------------------------------- Although the program files are not compressed on the CD-ROM, you must use the Network Setup program (NETSETUP.EXE) to install the applications on a network server. Otherwise, the product will not be configured properly. NOTE: You do not have to remove earlier program versions, such as InfoCentral 1.1, before installing Corel InfoCentral 7. The Setup program does not overwrite or remove pre-Windows 95 versions of the application. IMPORTANT: You must run the Setup program under Windows 95. Corel InfoCentral 7 runs only on Windows 95. It does not run on Windows NT. To install the applications on a network server, 1 Make sure the network drive on which you want to install is available. 2 Insert the Corel Care CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the Auto-Run window starts up, click the Exit button. 3 Click Start > Run on the Windows Taskbar. 4 Type the name of the CD-ROM drive, followed by NETSETUP. Then click OK. For example, to install from drive D, type the following: D:\NETSETUP 5 Follow the on-screen prompts to finish installing the applications. 4.4 Installing on a Workstation ------------------------------- Once you have installed Corel InfoCentral on a network server, users can perform workstation installations from their own workstations. A workstation installation (also called Run from Network installation) configures the user's Windows desktop to run the applications from the network server. NOTE: The steps below are addressed to the workstation user. IMPORTANT: Corel InfoCentral 7 runs only on Windows 95. It does not run on Windows NT. From your workstation, 1 Connect to the network location specified by your network administrator. (Write down the network location. You will need it in step 4.) 2 Click Start > Settings > Control Panel on the Windows Taskbar. 3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs, then click Install > Next. 4 Click Browse, then look in the network location you connected to in step 1 (for example, M:\COREL\OFFICE7). 5 Click Corel InfoCentral 7 Setup (or IC7Setup on systems that do not support long filenames), then click Open. 6 Click Finish, then follow the on-screen prompts to finish installing the applications. 5 COMMAND LINE SWITCHES ======================= There are several command line switches you can use with NETSETUP.EXE and SETUP.EXE. /ILA=language-code Identifies the language to be used for the interface (dialog boxes) of the Setup program. /LOGLEVEL=level Specifies the level of logging to be done by the Setup program. Specify one of the following levels: Level Description ----- ----------- 0 Fatal errors 1 Critical errors 2 Warnings 3 Informational messages 4 Success messages Each level includes the messages or errors of the lower levels. The default logging level is 2, which logs warnings, critical errors, and fatal errors. /NOICONS For SETUP.EXE only. Suppresses the creation of icons during a workstation or stand-alone installation. For example, use this switch when installing under Novell Application Launcher (NAL) so that NAL can control the icons. /SETFILE=setup-file Identifies the .SET file to be used for this installation. Use this switch if you have more than one Corel application suite installed on the same drive. Specify the full path name of the .SET file, and enclose the path name in quotation marks. For example, if you have both Corel WordPerfect and Corel InfoCentral installed on network drive X:, you would specify /SETFILE="X:\COREL\OFFICE7\APPMAN\SETUP\ICI7US.SET" to run the Corel InfoCentral 7 Setup program. /RSPFile=response-file Identifies the response file used to control a /SILENT installation. Specify the full path name for the response file. Response files (.RSP) are text files that are created each time Setup is run. When used with the /SILENT switch, a response file automatically responds to the Setup dialogs without requiring user input. To create a response file, run Workstation Setup and select the options you want. At the Ready to Install dialog, click Exit > Yes > OK. A file named ICI7.RSP is created in your Windows\Temp (or %TMP) directory. Rename this file if you don't want it to be overwritten the next time you run Setup. /SILENT Suppresses the Setup dialogs. Requires the /RSPFile switch. Use this switch to run Setup with no user interaction. /WORKSTATION For SETUP.EXE only. Runs the Workstation Setup program to set up the applications on a workstation (network client computer). Normally the user would not use this switch directly. Instead, the user should follow the steps under Installing on a Workstation above, or double-click the Corel InfoCentral 7 Setup icon in the Office7 directory on the server. (If the server does not support long filenames, the icon will be labeled IC7Setup.) 6 COREL INFOCENTRAL DIRECTORY STRUCTURE ========================================= Installing applications in the default directory structure is recommended because it helps you organize files and lets you secure individual files or groups of related files. The following sections illustrate the default directory structure for Corel InfoCentral 7. 6.1 Network Directory Structure ------------------------------- The default directory structure for a network installation of Corel InfoCentral 7 includes the following subdirectories under Corel\Office7: AppMan---+-Admin +-Profile +-Setup +-Wksfiles ICWin7---+-Local----+-iBases---+-Template Shared---+-Address7-+-Database +-Help7 +-PFit7 6.2 Workstation Directory Structure ----------------------------------- The default directory structure for a workstation installation of Corel InfoCentral 7 (also called Run from Network installation) includes the following subdirectories under the Corel\Office7 directory: AppMan---+-Profile +-Setup Shared---+-Address7-+-Database +-PFit7 7 NOTE FOR USERS OF VLMs ======================== You may encounter problems running Corel InfoCentral 7 under NetWare(R) Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows (VLMs). According to Novell's "NTS Statement on System Support issues related to Windows 95," "Because NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows are considered interim solutions to NetWare Client 32(tm) for Windows 95, Novell will not be providing engineering support (ie: bug fixes) for these products." If you have problems running these applications under NetWare Client v1.2 for DOS and Windows, Novell recommends that you upgrade to NetWare Client 32 for Windows 95. END