The following prompt appears if there is no previously installed NetWare
server, or the server you are installing cannot see the previously
installed NetWare server(s):
Is this the first NetWare 4 server?
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Choose ``Yes, This Is the First NetWare 4 Server''.
A screen appears, ready for you to name your new Directory tree.
For help on rules for naming a Directory tree, press <F1>.
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Specify the Directory tree name.
Each Directory tree must have a name that is unique across the internetwork.
(Most organizations have only one Directory tree.)
The tree name enables clients to
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Access data on multiple servers in a Directory tree without logging in to each
server.
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Log in to different Directory trees by specifying the tree name.
NOTE:
Each Directory tree has its own database of objects that is not visible from
another tree. Be aware of this limitation before creating multiple Directory
trees.
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Set up time synchronization.
Time synchronization is important to NDS, because it
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Monitors and adjusts a NetWare server's internal time to ensure consistency of
reported time across the network.
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Indicates when a server's time is synchronized with the rest of the network.
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Provides timestamps to establish the order of events in the Directory.
WARNING:
Setting up time synchronization incorrectly can cause network synchronization
problems within the Directory database.
For more information on time synchronization, see
``NDS time synchronization''
and
``Managing network time synchronization''.
To enable time synchronization, you need to specify what type of time server
category this server falls into.
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At the ``Time Configuration Parameters'' screen, verify or specify time
synchronization parameters. There are four time server types:
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Single Reference
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Reference
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Primary
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Secondary
The default sets the first NetWare Services server in a Directory tree as a
Single Reference server. All other servers default as Secondary servers.
NOTE:
Do not change the time server defaults without a clear understanding of time
server types. Press <F1> for help, or refer to
Administering NetWare Directory Services
for a description of the time server types.
A screen appears. The cursor will be in the ``Time server type'' field.
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(Conditional) If you want to choose a different time server type, highlight
the ``Time Server Type'' field.
A screen appears, prompting you to specify the server's NDS
context.
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Specify the server's context (name context).
The server context, or name context, specifies where the server is located in
the hierarchical Directory tree. The context is composed of
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A company or organization name (example: O=Your Company).
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Optional names of organizational units and subunits, such as divisions or
departments (example: OU=Sales).
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An optional country code (example: C=US).
NOTE:
For recommendations on how to lay out your Directory tree, see
``Planning an NDS implementation''.
For example, if your NetWare server were located in the ``Sales_LA'' group
of the Sales department of a company called Acme, the server's context
would be OU=Sales_LA.OU=Sales.OU=Acme.
NOTE:
The [Root] object is created automatically during NDS installation.
For information on context and naming conventions, see
``NetWare Directory Services''.
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In the ``Company or Organization'' field, enter your company or organization
name.
Only valid characters (letters A through Z or a through z, numbers 0
through 9, hyphen, underscore) can be used.
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(Optional) In the ``Level 1 (Sub)Organizational Unit'' field, enter an
Organizational Unit name (such as a division or a department).
Use this name to further specify your Directory tree. This could be a division
name, a locality name, a department name, or anything that reflects your
organization's structure.
Notice that the information in the ``Server Context'' field is updated every
time you enter a new name.
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(Optional) In the ``Level 2 (Sub)Organizational Unit'' field, enter an
additional Organizational Unit name.
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(Optional) In the ``Level 3 (Sub)Organizational Unit'' field, enter an
additional Organizational Unit name.
You can manually enter more than three levels of Organizational Units
into the ``Server Context'' field. Make sure you enter a period (.) as
a delimiter between the name entries.
NOTE:
For more information, see
``Directory objects''
and
``CX''.
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The default common name (CN) for the administrator of the first NetWare
Services server in a Directory tree is ADMIN. The installation program
creates this User object ADMIN directly under the Organization (O=) level.
The administrator can
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Manage this Server object.
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Manage User objects in this container.
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Manage the Directory tree (applies only to ADMIN created on the first NetWare
Services server).
You can change the name of user ADMIN using the NETADMIN (or
NetWare Administrator) utility after the server is installed and you have
set up a workstation.
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Type the administrator's password.
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At the prompt, reenter the password.
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(Optionally) Make a record of the password.
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To save Directory information, press <F10>.
A message appears indicating that NetWare Directory Services is being installed.
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Review
``How does the Directory tree appear now?''
and
``What trustee assignments were created during the installation?''.
with the proper LAN driver, frame type, and IPX external
network number, choose the ``Recheck for NetWare 4 Network'' option.