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Installing SmartSuite Applications on a Network Server
--------------------------------------------------------
This file contains information for network administrators who
are installing SmartSuite applications on a network server.
Contents of this file:
Supported Networks
Why Use a SmartSuite Application on a Network?
Steps to Complete Network Installation
Designing a Directory Structure for SmartSuite Applications
How to Install on a Network Server
How to Install on a Network Node
The Lotus Licenser Utility
Notes about Using the Licenser Utility
Creating Personal Directories
Creating Shared Data Directories
Information to Give Users
If You Have a Problem
Network-Specific Information for SmartSuite Applications
------------------
Supported Networks
------------------
Lotus supports the following networks.
Artisoft LANtastic version 5.x
Banyan VINES version 5.5
DEC PATHWORKS version 4.1
IBM LAN Server version 3.0
Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1a or 2.2
NCR StarGroup 3.5 version 2.1A
Novell NetWare 386 version 3.11
Novell SFT NetWare 286 version 2.15c
Novell Advanced NetWare 286 version 2.15c
Novell NetWare 286 version 2.2
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Why Use a SmartSuite Application on a Network?
----------------------------------------------
The benefits of using SmartSuite applications on a network
include the following:
* Conserve hard disk space by having only one copy
of a SmartSuite application on the 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.
* Easily support workgroup applications such as customer
tracking.
* Back up files centrally.
* Save time when upgrading to a new release of a SmartSuite
application because you upgrade the software on the
server instead of on individual computers.
* Allow use of diskless workstations.
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Steps to Complete Network Installation
--------------------------------------
You must complete the following steps to install a SmartSuite
application on the server.
* When upgrading from a previous release of a SmartSuite
application, copy files that you want to save to another
directory before erasing the application files from your server.
* Create a directory OLDLOTUS and copy all of the files in your
LOTUSAPP directory to OLDLOTUS.
* Determine the location and names of the server directories.
* Use the SmartSuite Install program to install the SmartSuite
application on the server.
* Determine and set the number of network licenses for each
SmartSuite application.
The Licenser utility allows you to set the number of licenses
and monitor use to ensure that you have purchased an adequate
number of licenses. See "The Licenser Utility" below.
* (Optional) Create a custom help message.
* Create any personal or shared data directories on the server.
* Make printers and network directories available to users.
* (Optional) Create a batch file, or update the system or user
login script, to connect users to network directories.
* Give users the information listed below in "Information to Give
Users."
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Designing a Directory Structure for SmartSuite Applications
-----------------------------------------------------------
There are several required and optional directories that you and
SmartSuite Install create. Before you install Lotus products,
you should decide where you want to put the directories.
Program directory for 1-2-3 for Windows (\LOTUS\123R5W)
Lotus Common directory (\LOTUS\LOTUSAPP)
Licenser Utility Directory (\LOTUS\LICENSE)
LOTSHARE (\LOTSHARE)
License directory for 1-2-3 (\LOTSHARE\123W.V50)
Program directory for Ami Pro (\LOTUS\AMIPRO)
Lotus Common directory (\LOTUS\LOTUSAPP)
Licenser Utility Directory (\LOTUS\LICENSE)
LOTSHARE (\LOTSHARE)
License directory for Ami Pro (\LOTSHARE\AMIPRO.V30)
Program directory for Approach (\LOTUS\APPROACH)
Lotus Common directory (\LOTUS\LOTUSAPP)
Licenser Utility Directory (\LOTUS\LICENSE)
LOTSHARE (\LOTSHARE)
License directory for Approach (\LOTSHARE\APR.V30)
Program directory for Freelance Graphics (\LOTUS\FLW)
Lotus Common directory (\LOTUS\LOTUSAPP)
Licenser Utility Directory (\LOTUS\LICENSE)
LOTSHARE (\LOTSHARE)
License directory for FLW (\LOTSHARE\FLW)
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How to Install on a Network Server
----------------------------------
To run Install:
1. Insert Disk 1 in drive A.
2. From the Program Manager, choose File Run.
3. Enter A:\INSTALL in the Command line text box, where A: is
your floppy 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.
When running Install:
* When you specify a location for the Licenser utility,
choose a location to which users do not have access, such
as your local hard disk or a secure network directory.
If the directory you specify does not exist, Install creates
it for you.
* After you install a SmartSuite application on the network server,
you must run Node Install before you can run the application.
--------------------------------
How to Install on a Network Node
--------------------------------
Once you have installed SmartSuite on a network server, SmartSuite
Install resides on that server. To install the applications
on a node, you must run Node Install.
NOTE: If you want to run a SmartSuite application from the server
rather than from a node, you must complete Node Install at the server.
To run Node Install:
1. Open the Windows Program Manager.
2. Choose File Run.
3. Enter X:\PATH\INSTALL in the Command Line text box, where
X:\PATH is the drive letter and path for the SmartSuite
application program directory on your server.
4. Choose OK.
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The Lotus Licenser Utility
--------------------------
Before network users can start a SmartSuite application, you must set
the license count to the number of licenses your organization has
purchased. The license count determines the number of users (from 1
to 1000) who can run the SmartSuite application at the same time.
To set the license count:
1. If you are working at a node, connect to the server where the
license directory resides. If you are working at the server, go
to step 2.
2. Make sure that the license directory appears at either the
current directory or the root directory of any drive. For
example, connect or map directly to the license directory and
call it drive H so that the license directory looks like the
root directory of drive H.
3. Open the Windows Program Manager.
4. Make the window that contains the Licenser application icon
the active window.
5. Choose the application icon for Licenser.
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Notes About Using the Licenser Utility
--------------------------------------
* Although the license count limits how many users can use a
SmartSuite application simultaneously, it does not limit the
number of nodes you can set up to use the application.
* When the number of users exceeds the license count, the
Licenser utility creates a log file to track them. Check the
log file to ensure that users are not denied access to the
network. If users are denied access often, you may need to
purchase additional licenses. You can only increase the license
count when your organization purchases additional licenses.
* You can create a custom help message to give users additional
assistance after a SmartSuite application displays a message
indicating that no licenses are available. This message appears
after the application's message and should include helpful
information such as instructions for connecting to another server
or for contacting the network administrator. To create a custom
help message, type up to 400 characters in a text editor and save
it with the file name LOTUS.LOM in the application's program
directory.
* You can split the total number of purchased licenses between
two or more directories or servers (license pools). For example,
if you purchased 23 licenses, you can create a license directory
on one server and install 15 licenses in that license directory.
You can create another license directory on another server and
install the remaining 8 licenses in that directory. When a user
starts a SmartSuite application, that application searches all
visible license pools on accessible remote drives for an available
license.
* If you need more information when using Licenser, use Help.
-----------------------------
Creating Personal Directories
-----------------------------
Everyone who runs a SmartSuite application from a server must have a
personal directory, either on the server or on a node. A personal
directory contains the application configuration files. Users can
also store data or other files in their personal directories.
(Each SmartSuite application requires a separate personal directory.)
When deciding where to locate personal directories, you should
determine if the server or node has enough disk space for personal
directories. Also, the server may be the more convenient location
for personal directories if the system administrator is 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 server, you should
create the directories because you must assign network names and
access privileges to those directories.
--------------------------------
Creating Shared Data Directories
--------------------------------
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 server, and should be
available to node users.
After you install the SmartSuite application(s) on the server and set
the license count, 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 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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Information to Give Users
-------------------------
You should provide users with the following information:
* instructions on how to connect to
- the network
- server directories, such as the SmartSuite application program,
license, personal, and shared data directories
NOTE: Users must use the same drive letter and path when they
connect to the program and personal directories as they
used when they first installed the SmartSuite application.
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 directories.
- network printers, and how to print on a network
* information on using the SmartSuite Install program
* information on starting SmartSuite applications
* information on other applications as required
---------------------
If You Have a Problem
---------------------
PROBLEM: A user cannot run a SmartSuite application from the assigned node.
SOLUTION: Ensure that the user has completed the SmartSuite Install
successfully, that the network connections to the SmartSuite
application program and license directories on the server are
valid, and that users have read-only access to the program directory,
but both read and write access to the license directory.
PROBLEM: When clicking the icon to start a SmartSuite application,
a user received an error message saying the path is invalid or
the file is not found.
SOLUTION: Before starting Windows, connect to the SmartSuite application
program directory. Use the same drive letter that exists in the
Command Line text box in the Windows Program Item Properties dialog box.
To check this, click the program icon and choose File Properties from
the Windows Program Manager. If you used a different letter to connect
to the program directory, reconnect using the correct letter or start
the program using File Run from the Program Manager instead of clicking
the program icon.
PROBLEM: No user can use a SmartSuite application from any node.
SOLUTION: Use the Licenser utility to verify that the license count
is set correctly. If it is, make the program and license directories
network shared with the correct access privileges.
PROBLEM: A user is denied access to a SmartSuite application on the
network and receives a message saying that a license cannot be obtained.
SOLUTION: Use the Licenser utility to generate a log file to see if the
user couldn't get a license because none were available. If you run
Licenser at the node and no license directories are found, the node is
not properly connected to the license directory. If users are denied
access frequently, there are probably more users trying to access the
SmartSuite application than the number of licenses available.
You may need to purchase additional licenses to allow more users
access to the program.
PROBLEM: The Licenser utility does not include a SmartSuite application
license directory in the list of license directories it displays.
SOLUTION: The Licenser utility looks in the following four locations,
in the order listed, for the license directory:
* the current directory
* LOTSHARE, a subdirectory of the current directory
* the root directory
* LOTSHARE, a subdirectory of the root directory
Licenser searches each logical drive from C through Z. If the license
directory does not appear in one of the locations listed above, run the
SmartSuite Install to make one of the pre-defined locations the
license directory.
PROBLEM: A user tries to gain access to a shared data file in the
shared data directory on the 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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NETWORK-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR SMARTSUITE APPLICATIONS
--------------------------------------------------------
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NETWORK-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR 1-2-3
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Artisoft LANtastic version 5.x
------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
recommended share name - 123R5W
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - LOTUSAPP
access - read (R)
NOTE: After installing 1-2-3, users will not be able to use 1-2-3
unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared Tools directory
a read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB command.
Licenser Utility directory
recommended share name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended share name - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write-Create-Delete (RWCD)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
-------------------------------------
Banyan VINES version 5.1 (0) or later
-------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - 123R5W@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - LOTUSAPP@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - read (R)
NOTE: After installing 1-2-3, users will not be able to use 1-2-3
unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared Tools directory
a read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB command.
Licenser Utility directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - LICENSER@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - none
License directory
recommended share name - LOTSHARE@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - Modify (M)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
----------------------------------
DEC PATHWORKS version 4.1 or later
----------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
recommended application file service name - 123R5W
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended application file service name - LOTUSAPP
access - read (R)
Licenser Utility directory
recommended application file service name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended application file service name - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write-Create-Delete (RWCD)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
--------------------------
IBM LAN Server version 3.0
--------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
recommended alias - 123R5W
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended alias - LOTUSAPP
access - read (R)
Licenser Utility directory
recommended alias - LICENSER
access - none
Path to License directory
recommended alias - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write-Create-Delete (RWCD)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
--------------------------------------------------
Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1a or 2.2 or later
--------------------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
recommended share name - 123R5W
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - LOTUSAPP
access - Read (R)
Licenser Utility directory
recommended share name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended directory path - x:\LOTSHARE
recommended share name - LICENSE
access - Create-Delete-Read-Change Attributes-Write (CDRAW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
------------------------------
NCR StarGroup 3.5 version 2.1A
------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
recommended share name - 123R5W
access - Read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - LOTUSAPP
access - Read (R)
NOTE: After installing 1-2-3, users will not be able to use 1-2-3
unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared Tools directory
a read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB command.
Licenser Utility directory
recommended share name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended share name - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write (RW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
-------------------------------
Novell NetWare 386 version 3.11
-------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - Create-Erase-File Scan-Modify-Read-Write (CEFMRW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
------------------------------------
Novell SFT NetWare 286 version 2.15c
------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - All (RWOCDPSM)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
-----------------------------------------
Novell Advanced NetWare 286 version 2.15c
-----------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - All (RWOCDPSM)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
------------------------------
Novell NetWare 286 version 2.2
------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
1-2-3 program directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - Create-Erase-File Scan-Modify-Read-Write (CEFMRW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
NETWORK-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR AMI PRO
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
When creating shared data directories, users will need
read-write-modify-erase-file scan access to the license
directory.
Users will need read-write-create-modify-erase-file scan access
to use documents on the network.
Users will need read-file scan access to the Ami Pro
executable files.
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
NETWORK-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR FREELANCE GRAPHICS FOR WINDOWS
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Artisoft LANtastic version 4.1
------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
recommended share name - FLW
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - LOTUSAPP
access - read (R)
NOTE: After installing Freelance Graphics for Windows, users will not
be able to use it unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared
Tools directory a read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB
command.
Licenser Utility directory
recommended share name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended share name - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write-Create-Delete (RWCD)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
-------------------------------------
Banyan VINES version 5.1 or later
-------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - FLW@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - LOTUSAPP@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - read (R)
NOTE: After installing Freelance Graphics for Windows, users will not
be able to use it unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared
Tools directory a read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB
command.
Licenser Utility directory
recommended StreetTalk item name - LICENSER@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - none
License directory
recommended share name - LOTSHARE@GROUP@ORGANIZATION
access - Modify (M)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
----------------------------------
DEC PATHWORKS version 4.1 or later
----------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
recommended application file service name - FLW
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended application file service name - LOTUSAPP
access - read (R)
Licenser Utility directory
recommended application file service name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended application file service name - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write-Create-Delete (RWCD)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
--------------------------
IBM LAN Server version 3.0
--------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
recommended alias - FLW
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended alias - LOTUSAPP
access - read (R)
Licenser Utility directory
recommended alias - LICENSER
access - none
Path to License directory
recommended alias - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write-Create-Delete (RWCD)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
--------------------------------------------------
Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.1a or 2.2 or later
--------------------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
recommended share name - FLW
access - read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - LOTUSAPP
access - Read (R)
Licenser Utility directory
recommended share name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended directory path - X:\LOTSHARE
recommended share name - LICENSE
access - Create-Delete-Read-Change Attributes-Write (CDRAW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
------------------------------
NCR StarGroup 3.5 version 2.1A
------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
recommended share name - FLW
access - Read (R)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
recommended share name - LOTUSAPP
access - Read (R)
NOTE: After installing Freelance Graphics for Windows, users will not
be able to use it unless you make each file in the Lotus Shared
Tools directory a read-only file. To do so, use the DOS ATTRIB
command.
Licenser Utility directory
recommended share name - LICENSER
access - none
License directory
recommended share name - LOTSHARE
access - Read-Write (RW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
-------------------------------
Novell NetWare 386 version 3.11
-------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - Create-Erase-File Scan-Modify-Read-Write (CEFMRW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
------------------------------------
Novell SFT NetWare 286 version 2.15c
------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - All (RWOCDPSM)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
-----------------------------------------
Novell Advanced NetWare 286 version 2.15c
-----------------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-Open-Search (ROS)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - All (RWOCDPSM)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.
------------------------------
Novell NetWare 286 version 2.2
------------------------------
Lotus recommends that you organize the server directories as follows:
X:\LOTUS\FLW program directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Lotus Shared Tools directory
access - Read-File Scan (RF)
Licenser Utility directory
access - none
License directory
access - Create-Erase-File Scan-Modify-Read-Write (CEFMRW)
NOTE: Share the directory that contains the license directory rather
than the license directory itself.