User Guide

102 Other Installation Options
Other Installation Options
103-000143-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Launching a Script File
1 At the server console, enter NWCONFIG.NLM.
2 Click Products Options on the Configuration Options screen.
3 Click Other Installation Actions menu > Install a product not listed.
4 Press F3, and then specify the directory path to the script file.
The directory path is first checked for an .IPS file. If only one .IPS file exists,
it is executed. If more than one exists, only the first one found is executed. If
there is no .IPS file, PINSTALL.NLM will be loaded and executed. The first
@Other...@EndOther descriptor found in the .IPS file is displayed so that you
can confirm the product being installed.
The NetWare install program also loads any file that contains the command
line parameter “B=”. For example, a script can be launched by entering LOAD
NWCONFIG b=A:\myscript.IPS (where myscript stands for the name
of your .IPS file).
Using a Script with NetWare 6
There are two points in the installation where scripts can be launched:
 At the end of the preliminary file copy just prior to the launching of the
graphical portion of the installation.
 At the end of the installation.
See Using a Response File with NetWare for more information.
The NetWare installation program uses one installation script
(NETWARE.ILS) during the text-based file copy. You can modify this script
file to copy additional files or launch additional processes, but we do not
recommend it.