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- Backup Exec for NetWare - Windows Client & Agent
- Version 7.01 Revision 4.103
- Copyright 1993, 1995 Arcada Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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- README.TXT updated 07/27/95
-
-
- WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS:
- =====================
-
- You must be running Windows 3.1 in Enhanced Mode or Windows for
- Workgroups. In addition, you need to have defined NetWare support
- for Windows' Network System Settings (configurable within Windows
- Setup).
-
-
-
- NETWARE REQUIREMENTS:
- =====================
-
- In order to run the Windows Client and the Windows Agent, you must
- run the Novell NetWare requestors.
-
- Note: You can determine the version level of the following programs
- by running them with the parameters specified in the following
- table.
-
- Program Information Example
- ------- Parameter -------
- -----------
- IPX -i IPX -i
- NETX /? NETX /?
- LSL /? LSL /?
- IPXODI /? IPXODI /?
- VLM /? VLM /?
-
-
- IPX/NETX
- --------
- If you are running the IPX/NETX requestors, you need to make sure
- that your are running the following versions:
-
- IPX.COM Version 3.10 or later
- NETX.COM Version 3.26 or later
-
-
- ODI
- ---
- If you are running the ODI drivers (replacement for IPX), you
- need to make sure that you are running the following versions:
-
- LSL Version 2.02 or later
- IPXODI Version 2.11 or later
-
-
- VLM
- ---
- If you are running the VLM driver (replacement of NETX) that came
- with NetWare 3.12 or 4.01, it should be at or later than the
- following versions:
-
- VLM Version 1.02
-
- When you install the VLM driver, you should use the Novell supplied
- installation program (DOSWIN Workstation installation for NetWare 4.01).
- If you merely copy over the VLM files and start using them, there
- will be several DLL files that will not be updated. This will result
- in mis-matched NetWare components that will cause run time errors.
- One symptom of a bad VLM installation is that the Backup Exec for
- NetWare - Windows Client will not load (you get an hour glass cursor
- followed by some disk activity and are returned to the program manager).
-
-
- MSIPX
- -----
- This is the IPX that comes with Windows for Workgroups. It is not
- compatible with the Backup Exec Agent software. See the WINDOWS
- FOR WORKGROUPS section later in this file for more information.
-
-
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING:
- ================
-
- 1 - Sometimes while the Windows Client application is scanning the
- network for agents, it may stop on a NetWare agent. If this
- occurs, wait for 2 to 3 minutes. If the Server that is
- running the agent is very busy, it may pause before moving on to
- the next agent. If the Windows Client does not proceed to the
- next agent within a few minutes, you may have some servers that
- have older software on them. If this occurs, you need to reboot
- your workstation. When your workstation is running again, create
- a file called SMDRINCL.DAT in the directory where you installed
- the Windows Client software (the default is C:\BKUPEXEC\WIN_WS).
- In this file, place the names of the servers that you want to
- be able to make selections from. If the SMDRINCL.DAT file
- exists, only the servers listed plus your default server
- will be scanned and displayed in your Backup Sources window.
- Note that if the Backup Server that you are attaching to has a
- SMDRINCL.DAT file, it will be used instead of the local
- SMDRINCL.DAT file.
-
- Sample SMDRINCL.DAT file
-
- ACCOUNT_SERVER
- CUSTOMER_SERVER
- ENGINEERING
-
-
- 2 - If you encounter an error in the Windows Client that causes a
- General Protection Fault (GPF), you will have to reboot your
- workstation before you can restart the Windows Client.
-
- 3 - If, during the install of the Windows Client, you got a message
- indicating that one or more of your Novell files was found
- in both the Windows and the Windows System directory, you may
- have mismatched network access files. There is a group of
- DLL files that provide network access under Windows. If you
- are using some DLLs from one version, and some DLLs from another
- version, you may encounter various error situations. If you
- are sure that you did not accidentally install only a portion
- of the network files, ignore this error. Otherwise, you may
- want to install Novell's most recent workstation updates.
- The most recent Novell's DOS and Windows client software can
- be found in Novell's NetWire Compuserve forum. The updates are
- split up into the following four files:
-
- WINDRx.EXE Novell Windows Driver Update File
- NWDLLx.EXE Novell Windows DLLs Update File
- VLMUPx.EXE DOS Client Files Update
- NET33X.EXE NETX,EMSNETX,XMSNETX, & NETWARE.DRV Update File
-
- A lower case x indicates the version number of the update. For
- example, the second version of the WINDRx.EXE update is
- WINDR2.EXE.
-
-
-
- WINDOWS 95:
- ===========
-
- Currently, running the Windows client under Windows 95 is not fully
- supported at this time. We have the following issues with running the
- Windows client in the Windows 95 environment.
-
- Occasionally while scanning the network for NetWare Target Service
- Agents (TSAs), the following blue screen error is displayed:
-
- A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C001560D in
- VXD NWLINK(01)+0000484D. The current application will
- be terminated.
-
- The probability of encountering this error can be reduced by using
- the SMDRINCL.DAT (see TROUBLESHOOTING above) file to reduce the
- number of NetWare agents that are scanned for.
-
- If this error occurrs, you will have to restart Windows 95 before
- the client can successfully run again.
-
- In order to perform backup and restore operations on your Windows 95
- system, you will need to install the Backup Exec Windows 95 agent.
- Please see the Client and Agent Installation chapter of the Backup
- Exec Administrator's Manual for more information about installing and
- updating the Windows 95 agent.
-
- If you are using a 3C503 Network Interface card in a system which also
- contains an Adaptec SCSI controller, you may have problems attaching
- to the local Backup Exec agent. There are two workarounds for this
- problem. You can change the driver type for the 3C503 card (under
- "Network" in your control panel settings) and have it use the
- "Real mode [16 bit] NDIS driver". Alternately, you can use the DOS
- client in a DOS box to submit jobs for your local Backup Exec agent.
-
-
- WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS:
- =======================
-
- Running the Windows Client is supported with the Windows for
- Workgroups (WFW) Novell network drivers. However, the Backup
- Exec DOS Agent (the same as the Windows Agent) requires the use
- of Novell's ODINSUP network drivers in order to operate
- reliably.
-
- Setting up the Novell ODINSUP driver is highly sensitive to your
- local networking environment and should be performed by someone
- who is experienced with Windows network drivers. Consult your
- system administrator or the files WFWAGENT.WRI and WFW3_11.WRI in
- the Windows Client directory on your server for instructions on
- setting up the ODINSUP drivers for WFW 3.1 and WFW 3.11. These
- files can be viewed using Windows Write (included with Windows).
- If you already have the ODI drivers running with WFW 3.11, you
- will still want to view WFW3_11.WRI for instruction on properly
- configuring it for use with the Windows Client.
-
- Note: The default location for the Windows Client directory on your
- server is SYS:\BKUPEXEC\WIN_WS\WIN31.
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