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Installing Lotus Products on a Network Server
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This file contains information for network administrators who 
are installing Lotus products on a network server.

Contents of this file:
   Supported Networks
   Steps to Complete Network Installation
   Designing a Directory Structure for Lotus Applications
   How to Install on a Network Server
   How to Install on a Network Node
   Creating Personal Directories
   Creating Shared Data Directories
   Information to Give Users

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Supported Networks
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Lotus supports the following networks.
   
   Artisoft LANtastic version 4.1
   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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Steps to Complete Network Installation
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You must complete the following steps to install a Lotus application 
on the server.

   *  When upgrading from a previous release of a Lotus 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 Lotus Install program to install the Lotus 
      application on the server.

   *  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 Lotus Applications
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There are several required and optional directories that you and Lotus 
Install create. Before you install Lotus products, you should 
decide where you want to put the directories.

   Program directory - Filler             (\FILLER)
   Lotus Common directory                 (\LOTUSAPP)

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How to Install on a Network Server
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To run Install:

   1.  Insert the install diskette in the drive.
   2.  From the Program Manager, choose File Run.
   3.  Enter X:\INSTALL in the Command line text box, where X: is
       your disk 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:
  
   *  After you install a Lotus application on the network server, 
      you must run Node Install before you can run the application.

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How to Install on a Network Node
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Once you have installed a Lotus application on a network server, 
Lotus Install resides on that server. To install the application 
on a node, you must run Node Install.

NOTE: If you want to run a Lotus 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 Lotus application 
       program directory on your server.
   4.  Choose OK.
       
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Creating Personal Directories
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Everyone who runs a Lotus 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 Lotus 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.

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Creating Shared Data Directories
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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 Lotus application(s) on the server,
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
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You should provide users with the following information:
   *  instructions on how to connect to
      - the network
      - server directories, such as the Lotus application program,
        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 Lotus 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 Lotus Install program
   *  information on starting Lotus applications
   *  information on other applications as required
