User Guide

38 NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
100-004725-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Specifying Server Settings
You can change the following default server settings for your networking
environment.
 Server ID Number—A unique server identification number (up to eight
hexadecimal digits) identifies the server on the network. The server ID
number functions like an internal IPX number. Although a server ID
number is created automatically, you might need to enter a specific server
ID number if you are installing in either of the following conditions:
 Filtered environment—Routers between network segments can be
configured to forward data only from specific computer addresses.
Data being sent from other computer addresses is not forwarded to
other segments.
NOTE: If you are accessing the installation files from a server on a different
network segment, you might not be able to reconnect to the server to
complete the installation unless you specify an unfiltered server ID number.
 Numbering scheme—Some network administrators set up a
predetermined numbering scheme to identify servers in particular
locations or organizations. For example, all servers in building A
might begin with 0101, and all servers in building B might begin with
0102.
If you choose to install IP and not IPX, the SERVERID reference is not
used and is removed from the AUTOEXEC.NCF file. You can add IPX
after the server installation by adding the SERVERID
8_digit_number command after the SERVERNAME command in the
AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
 Load Server at Reboot—Select No if you do not want the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files to contain the commands to
automatically load the server operating system when the computer
reboots. If you select Yes (default), the old AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files are renamed and saved with a .00x extension.
 Server SET Parameters—You might need to modify the SET
parameters for some device drivers, such as for network boards and
storage devices, in order to complete installation. SET parameters are
saved to the STARTUP.NCF file.
 Startup Directory—The directory on the DOS partition that contains the
files to launch the NetWare server. (This field will display only during an
upgrade.)