User Guide

Automating the NetWare Installation with a Response File 27
Other Installation Options
103-000143-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
3
Copy RESPONSE.NI from the SYS:NI\DATA directory to either a
diskette or to the new server.
4 Modify the file by adjusting the parameters and removing unwanted
sections.
See “Syntax” on page 28 for a description of the parameters
Using a Response File
A response file can be used during a server installation in one of two ways:
 Identified during the server installation
 Entered at the command line
Using a Response File during a Server Installation
1 Copy the response file to a diskette, hard disk, or network directory
accessible by the PC that you are installing NetWare on.
2 Enter INSTALL to start the server installation.
3 On the Install Options screen (the first screen after the language section),
press F3 for the response file window.
4 Enter the path for the response file, and then press Enter.
5 Continue with the rest of the server installation.
Entering a Response File at the Command Line
1 Copy the response file to a diskette, hard disk, or network directory
accessible by the server that you are installing NetWare on.
2 Start the server installation from CD, hard disk, or network directory by
entering
INSTALL /RF=response_file_DOS_path\filename
Replace response file DOS path with the path for the response file, and
filename with the name of the response file. For example, if you are
installing NetWare from a CD and the response file is on a diskette, enter
D:\INSTALL /RF=A:\RESPONSE.TXT