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Installing Lotus Products on a Network Server
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This file contains information for network administrators who are
installing Lotus products on a network file server.
Contents of this file:
1. Supported Networks
2. Why Use a Lotus Application on a Network?
3. Steps to Complete a Network Installation
4. Designing a Directory Structure for Lotus Applications
5. How to Install on a File Server
6. How to Install on a Network Node
7. Creating Personal Directories
8. Creating Shared Data Directories
9. Automated Install
10. Automated Uninstall
11. Information to Give Users
12. Custom Distribution of End User Files
13. If You Have a Problem
14. Network-Specific Information for XXX
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1. Supported Networks
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Lotus supports the following networks.
Artisoft LANtastic versions 5.0 and 6.0
Banyan VINES version 5.5x and 6.0
DEC PATHWORKS version 4.1 and later
IBM LAN Server versions 3.0 and 4.0
Microsoft LAN Manager versions 2.1a, 2.2, and later
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server versions 3.51 and later
NCR StarGroup 3.5 version 2.1A
Novell NetWare versions 3.x, 4.0x, and 4.1
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2. Why Use a Lotus Application on a Network?
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The benefits of using Lotus applications on a network include:
* Conserve hard disk space by having only one copy of a Lotus
application on the file server instead of a copy on each personal
computer.
* Allow users to share files, computer equipment, printers,
backup devices, and other networked resources.
* Quickly distribute files, templates, and applications while
users access files immediately.
* Back up files centrally.
* Save time when upgrading to a new release of a Lotus
application, because you upgrade the software on the file server
instead of on individual computers.
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3. Steps to Complete a Network Installation
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You must complete the following steps to install a Lotus application
on a file server.
1. When upgrading from a previous release of a Lotus application,
copy files that you want to save to another directory before
erasing the program files from your server.
2. Determine the location and names of the server directories.
3. Use the Lotus Install program to install the Lotus application
on the server.
Please keep in mind that if you are not installing to a UNC path,
node users must use the same drive letter(s) during the node
install as you use during the file server install. Also, these
drive letters must refer to the same level in the directory
hierarchy as they do on the file server.
4. Create any personal or shared data directories on the file server.
5. Make printers and network directories available to users.
6. (Optional) Create a batch file, or update the system or user
login script, to connect users to network directories.
7. Give users the information listed in section 11, "Information to
Give Users," of this document.
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4. Designing a Directory Structure for Lotus Applications
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There are several required and optional directories that you and
Lotus Install create. Before you install Lotus products, you should
decide where you want to put the directories. We recommend that you
use the directory structure shown here:
Main Lotus directory (\LOTUS)
Program directory - XXX Release N (\LOTUS\XXX)
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5. How to Install on a File Server
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To run a File Server Install:
1. Insert Disk 1 or the CD-ROM into the appropriate drive.
2. (Windows 95) Choose Run from the Start menu.
(Windows NT 3.51) Choose File Run from the Program Manager.
3. Enter X:\INSTALL in the Run dialog box, where X: is your floppy
or CD-ROM drive.
Install consists of a series of dialog boxes that are generally
self-explanatory. If you need more information when using a dialog
box, choose Help by clicking the Help button or pressing ALT+H.
Note that if you do a Distribution Install to the file server, you
can run subsequent standard and file server installs from
the Distribution Install.
When running Install:
* Use the Node User Feature Access dialog to specify whether
node users can copy any product features to their personal
directory. (The features are available to node users
whether they can copy them or not.)
* After you install a Lotus application on the file server,
you must run a Node Install before you can run the application.
* If you are not installing to a UNC drive, node users must use
the same drive letter(s) during the node install as you use
during the file server install. Also, these drive letters
must refer to the same level in the directory hierarchy as
they do on the file server.
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6. How to Install on a Network Node
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Once you have installed a Lotus application on a network file server,
the Lotus Node Install program resides on that server. To install the
application on a node, you must run a Node Install.
NOTE: If you want to run a Lotus application from the file server
rather than from a node, you must complete the Node Install on the
file server.
To run Node Install:
1. (Windows 95) Choose Run from the Start menu.
(Windows NT 3.51) Choose File Run from the Program Manager.
2. Enter X:\PATH\INSTALL in the Run dialog box, where
X:\PATH is the drive letter and path for the main Lotus
directory of the Lotus application on your file server.
3. Choose OK.
NOTE: Node users must map to the same drive letter(s) used during the
File Server Install.
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7. Creating Personal Directories
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Users who run a Lotus application from a file server must have a
personal directory. This directory can reside on either the file
server or a node, and contains the application configuration files.
If you selected features during the file server install that
node users could copy, the personal directory contains these also.
Users can also store data or other files in their personal directories.
NOTE: Users must have a separate personal directory for each Lotus
application.
When deciding where to locate personal directories, determine if the
file server or node has enough disk space for personal directories.
Also, the file server may be the more convenient location for personal
directories if you are responsible for regularly backing up and
archiving data files.
If you decide to put personal directories on nodes, let users create
them because they are familiar with the directory structure of their
hard disks. During installation on a node, Install prompts users for
the name and location of their personal directory, and creates the
directory if it does not already exist.
If you decide to put personal directories on the file server, create
the directories yourself, because you must assign network names and
access privileges to those directories.
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8. Creating Shared Data Directories
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Shared data directories contain data files users create. One copy of
a shared data file may serve many users. Shared data directories can
have any name, can be in any location on the file server, and must be
available to node users.
After you install the Lotus application(s) on the file server, make
the server directories available to network users. The procedure
differs for each network. However, you generally need to give users
read-only access to directories in which you don't want them to write
over, delete, or create files; and give each user full access to a
personal directory. Additionally, if applicable for your network,
make directories shareable by giving the directory location on the
server a network name (share name).
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9. Automated Install
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Automated install is a feature that allows users to run the Lotus
Install program without the user interface. This feature is
particularly useful for network administrators who must manage
installs and upgrades for large groups of users.
You use this feature by filling in the fields in the response file
(instxxx.rsp), and then making that file available to users.
The information you supply in this file provides input to the Install
program so it can run without user intervention.
NOTE: Only network administrators should edit the response file.
Individual users should use the response file provided to them by
their network administrator.
To use the automated install feature, first prepare the response file:
1. Back up the response file by copying it to a new name
(instxxx.sav, for example).
2. In the original response file, provide the information for each
field. Examine each default value to make sure it is the value
you want. Read the comments for each field for information
about legal values and possible interactions with other fields.
3. Validate your response file by running an Install that uses
the response file as input. (See the command line information
below). The Install program displays any errors that occur.
Remember that if you are testing Node Installs, you must run a
File Server Install first.
When your response file has no errors and performs the install as you
intend, make it available to your users with instructions about how
to run the Install program. You might want to tell them what command
line to type, or you might choose a different method. The best
distribution strategy depends on the tools available at your site.
To run an automated install:
1. (Windows 95) Choose Run from the Start menu.
(Windows NT 3.51) Choose File Run from the Program Manager.
2. Type the install command:
<path>\install /A <ResponseFilePath> [/U ["UserName"]]
[/O [<LogFilePath>]] [/?]
where:
* path is the location of the install program executable.
* /A turns on the automated install feature.
* ResponseFilePath is the location of the response file.
Always specify the full path to this file.
* /U allows you to specify the name of the user.
* "UserName" is the name of the user to which this copy of
the program is registered. See the comments for the UserName
field below for information about defaults.
* /O turns on status logging.
* LogFilePath is the full path and name of the status log file.
If you do not specify a path, this defaults to lotinst.log
in the directory where Windows was installed.
* /? brings up the command line usage message
Hints and Tips:
* Do not change the field names to the left of the equal signs (=)
in the response file. Changing the field names will cause errors.
* Do not remove fields from the response file. Removing fields will
cause errors.
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10. Uninstall
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The Uninstall feature of the Lotus Install program is new in this
release. You can run Uninstall from the Start menu (Windows 95) or
the Program Manager (Windows NT 3.51). To run Uninstall from Windows
95:
1. Choose Settings - Control Panel from the Start menu.
2. Select Add/Remove Programs.
3. Choose the program to be removed.
4. Click Remove.
In this release, you can uninstall Word Pro, Approach, and Freelance
Graphics. You cannot uninstall 1-2-3 for Windows or Organizer.
Network administrators can run an automated Uninstall by using the
Uninstall command line.
LUNIN10 /T <ProductName> /V <ProductVersion> /I <INF_file_path>
/C <CINSTALL.INI_file_path> [/A] [/O [<LogFilePath>]]
[/L <LanguageCode>] [/U <UserName>]
where:
* /T <ProductName> is the product name, exactly as found in the
Registry.
* /V <ProductVersion> is the product version, exactly as found
in the Registry.
* /I <INF_file_path> is the the complete path and name of the
file that lists the product files. This file always has an
.INF extension.
* /C <CINSTALL.INI_file_path> is the complete path and name of
the install configuration file, CINSTALL.INI.
* [/A] causes an automated Uninstall.
* [/O [<LogFilePath>]]] specifies the name and location of the
message log file Uninstall creates. This file will include a
record of each item removed and any error messages
encountered. If you omit this parameter, it defaults
to LOTUNIN.LOG in the Windows directory.
* [/L <LanguageCode>] specifies the language in which Uninstall
will run. If you omit this parameter, Uninstall defaults to
English. Valid codes are the 2-character ISO standard
language codes. You can enter any language code here, as long
as you have installed the product in that language on this
system.
* [/U <UserName>] specifies the user name to place in the
Uninstall log file. This parameter is for informational
purposes only. If you omit this parameter, Uninstall defaults
to the current user.
For example, the following Uninstall command line would invoke the
English version of Uninstall to remove ABC release 2.1. In this
example, the main Lotus directory is called LOTUS, the main product
directory is ABC, and the log file will be written to the root of C
instead of the Windows directory.
LUNIN10 /T ABC /R 2.1 /I C:\LOTUS\ABC\ABC.INF /C
C:\LOTUS\ABC\CINSTALL.INI /A /O C:\LOTUNIN.LOG /L EN /U NETADMIN
NOTE TO CIT CLIENTS: Before you distribute this information, be sure to
review the parameter information carefully. Make the example specific
to your product, or at least provide your product name and version
exactly as they appear in the Registry, so the network administrator
doesn't have to search for this information. Also confirm that the
stated paths for the .INF and CINSTALL.INI files are correct for your
product. Do not change the information provided for the /A, /O, /L, or
/U parameters.
You can view and change the command line for your Add/Remove item or
Uninstall icon, if necessary. On systems using Windows 95, you can find
the Uninstall command line in the following Registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\<product
name & version>\UninstallString
On systems using Windows NT 3.51, complete the following steps to find
the Uninstall command line:
1. In the Program Manager, highlight the Uninstall icon for the
product to be removed.
2. Select File - Properties.
NOTE: Only network administrators should view or change the Uninstall
command line. Individual users should run Uninstall from the Start menu
(Windows 95) or Program Manager (Windows NT 3.51).
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11. Information to Give Users
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Provide users with the following information:
* Instructions on how to connect to:
- The network
- File server directories, such as the Lotus application
program, personal, and shared data directories
NOTE: Node users must use the same drive letter and path
when they connect to the program and shared tools
as you used when you performed the file server install.
It is a good idea to tell them which letter and path
to use when they install, and then provide them with a
batch file to connect to these drives and directories.
- Network printers, and how to print on a network
* Information on using the Lotus Install program
* Information on starting Lotus applications
* Information on other applications, as required
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12. Custom Distribution of End-User Files
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The Lotus Install program allows you to distribute your own files to
node users when they perform a Node Install. For example, you can
distribute your company's standard SmartMasters through the Node
Install. To distribute your files along with a Lotus product Install,
you must modify the Install program's .INF file.
You can get more information about this feature through CompuServ, the
World Wide Web, Lotus Automated Support, or from a Lotus Customer Support
representative. See your Lotus Customer Support Guide for information
about accessing Customer Support or Lotus online support information.
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13. If You Have a Problem
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PROBLEM: A user cannot run a Lotus application from the assigned node.
SOLUTION: Ensure that the user has completed the Install
successfully, that the network connections are valid, and that users
have read-only access to the program directory.
PROBLEM: (Windows 95) When selecting the folder to start a Lotus
application, a user receives an error message saying the path is
invalid or the file is not found.
SOLUTION: Check the drive letter specified for the Lotus application
folder. To do this:
1. Click Start on the Taskbar.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Choose Taskbar.
4. Select the Start Menu Programs tab.
5. Click Advanced.
This loads the Explorer.
6. Under Programs, select the Lotus Node Install.
7. Choose File - Properties.
8. Select the shortcut tab.
9. Select the appropriate Lotus Application folder.
10. Make sure that the drive letter in the user's network
connection to the Lotus program directory is the same as that
specified for the Lotus application folder, or change the
properties of the folder to use the drive letter specified in
the user's network connection.
PROBLEM: (Windows NT 3.51) When clicking the icon to start a Lotus
application, a user receives an error message saying the path is
invalid or the file is not found.
SOLUTION: Check the drive letter specified for the Lotus application
icon. To do this:
1. Click the program icon.
2. Choose File Properties from the Program Manager.
3. Make sure that the drive letter in the user's network
connection to the Lotus program directory is the same as that
specified for the Lotus application icon, or change the
properties of the icon to use the drive letter specified in the
user's network connection.
PROBLEM: A user tries to gain access to a shared data file in the
shared data directory on the file server and receives a message
indicating that no reservation is available.
SOLUTION: This problem could be caused by any of the following:
* Another user has the file reservation.
* The directory is a read-only directory and does not allow users
to write to files.
* The file is a read-only file.
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14. Network-Specific Information for XXX
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Artisoft LANtastic versions 5.0 and 6.0
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Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - COMPNENT
access - read (R)
NOTE: After installing XXX, users will not be able to use XXX
unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared Tools directory a
read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB command.
Banyan VINES versions 5.5x and 6.0
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Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - XXX@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - COMPNENT@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - read (R)
NOTE: After installing XXX, users will not be able to use XXX
unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared Tools directory a
read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB command.
DEC PATHWORKS version 4.1 and later
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Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
recommended application file service name - XXX
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - read (R)
IBM LAN Server versions 3.0 and 4.0
-----------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
recommended alias - XXX
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - read (R)
Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1a, 2.2, and later
--------------------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
recommended share name - XXX
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read (R)
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.51 or later
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Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
recommended share name - COMPNENT
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read (R)
NCR StarGroup 3.5 version 2.1A
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Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
recommended share name - XXX
access - Read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read (R)
NOTE: After installing XXX, users will not be able to use XXX
unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared Tools directory a
read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB command.
Novell NetWare versions 3.x, 4.0x, and 4.1
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Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
Lotus parent directory
XXX program directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)