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Solstice NFS Client 3.2 User's Guide for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT

Chapter 1 Installing Solstice NFS Client

This chapter describes how to install and configure the Solstice NFS Client software on Windows 95 and Windows NT systems, how to create a silent installation, how to create custom installation scripts for batch installations, and how to uninstall the product.

The installation instructions assume you are installing Solstice NFS Client from a Web site. If you are installing over a network connection or from a CD-ROM, follow the instructions in Solstice Network Client QuickStart or Solstice Network Client Installation and Licensing Guide.

You can read the background information, or consult the references below to go directly to the specific topic.

System Requirements

Be sure your computer meets these requirements before installing Solstice NFS Client.

Questions Asked During Installation

During installation, you are asked to provide the following information. Some installation screens only appear if you choose to install using Custom setup.

Serial Number

Enter a valid serial number from your license certificate or click the Evaluation button. An evaluation license allows you to use the software for a period of 30 days. This license must be replaced by a permanent license before the expiration date if you want to continue using the software.

Installation Directory

The default is to install the Solstice NFS Client software into the directory C:\Program Files\Solstice. If this directory does not exist, you can choose to create it during installation. You can also choose to install NFS Client into an alternate directory.

Setup Type

Choose the setup type to determine which components are installed on your computer.

Authentication Server

If you choose Custom as the setup type, you can specify an authentication server or select Broadcast (the default). The authentication server is the server running the rpc.pcnfsd daemon.

If you specify an authentication server, your client will use only the specified server to check user permissions.

If you select Broadcast, the client will broadcast for an authentication server. Solstice Network Client uses the first server that responds to the broadcast.

Enable or Disable File Locking/Sharing

If you choose Custom as the setup type, you can enable or disable file locking/sharing. Some applications (MS Office, for example) use file locking to request exclusive access to data files. If you are working in a network environment that allows other users to access files you are working on, enabling the file locking/sharing option will safeguard the data in your files.

Some servers do not support file locking (Solstice NFS Server, for example). If you enable file locking/sharing and then attempt to mount drives from an NFS server that does not support file locking, you will not be able to map drives, browse exports, or read and write files on that server.

The default is to disable file locking/sharing.

Enable User Work Environments

If you choose Custom as the setup type, you can select whether or not to mount the /opt/MSPolicy directory from the PCNFSD server. Support for user views, site policies, and script interpreter requires the administrator to create a directory named /opt/MSpolicy on the PCNFSD server. By default, this directory is mounted by the client during login.

If you disable this option, the client will not mount the /opt/MSPolicy directory. However, with this option disabled, you will not be able to run the script interpreter or download user profiles directly from the selected PCNFSD server.

If you enable this option (the default), the client will attempt to mount the /opt/MSPolicy directory. This will increase login time slightly.

For more information about managing Windows 95 and NT clients see the Solstice Network Client Administration and Maintenance Guide.

PC-CacheFS Preferences

PC-CacheFS uses a location on your hard drive to cache or store data. When you open a file on a network drive, the file is written to the cache. This may improve network performance, especially over a serial connection. If you select Typical setup during installation, PC-CacheFS uses default settings. If you select Custom setup, you can customize the following settings:

License Server

If you choose Custom as the setup type, you are asked to designate a license server. Click Next if you are not using a license server.

The license server manages concurrent licenses. Fill in the host name or IP address of the license server and the port number that this server will use to receive license requests. See the Solstice Network Client Installation and Licensing Guide for more information on how to choose a license server and install licenses.

The port number identifies the port used by this server to monitor license requests. To get the port number of your license server, log in to the license server and type 

more /etc/opt/licenses/licenses_combined |grep SERVER

The port number is the last number in this line. In the following example, the port number is 1726.

SERVER bigserver 7220b150 1726

Name Service

Solstice NFS Client uses a name service, such as NIS or NIS+, to locate other machines on the network. Some applications also use either DNS or a local HOSTS file to resolve names and IP addresses.

If your site uses either NIS or NIS+ as a name service, you can configure the service during installation. Enter the domain name and the IP address of the NIS or NIS+ name server. The domain name is case-sensitive; be sure to enter it correctly. The client cannot broadcast for a NIS or NIS+ server.

After installation, you can use the Solstice NIS/NIS+ Services Configuration page to add or change your name service and set up a search order. Access the NIS/NIS+ page from the Services tab in the Network dialog box.

NIS

NIS is Sun's network information service. It is a name service that provides access to a set of network databases that contain information such as server names, IP addresses, and host IDs (Ethernet addresses).

NIS+

NIS+ is a successor to NIS. It is a hierarchical name service that provides read/write access to a set of distributed network databases. NIS+ provides scalability, which makes it suitable for very large networks. It also provides authentication services, which provide security and improved updating capability.

Windows Default

The Microsoft network uses the domain name service (DNS) or a local file named HOSTS as a name service. If you enable DNS, it will be used as the default name service. If DNS is not enabled, the HOSTS file becomes the default.

On Windows 95, a sample HOSTS file is in the C:\WINDOWS directory, called HOSTS.SAM.

On Windows NT, a sample HOSTS file has the path name C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS. If you edit this file using a text editor, save it without a .TXT or .DOC extension.

Installing Solstice NFS Client

Solstice NFS Client relies on the Microsoft TCP/IP network protocol stack to provide the network connection. The Microsoft TCP/IP stack must be set up before you can install the Solstice software. When you start the Solstice NFS Client installation, the installation detects your current network configuration. If the required TCP/IP network is not configured, the installation stops and an online Help program guides you to set up and configure the Microsoft TCP/IP stack.

To Install Solstice NFS Client

  1. Start the installation by double clicking on the self-extracting executable file sunwlite.exe.

    The installation program expands the program files and starts the setup program.

  2. Click Next to step through the installation screens, answering the questions.

  3. Restart your computer.

    When you finish installing the software, restart your system to include the new configuration information. Restarting Windows is not enough.

Creating a Silent Installation

A silent installation uses a setup file to provide installation and configuration information, eliminating the need for a user to enter information during the installation process.

Running the installation program in administration mode creates a setup file containing information recorded during the installation. The setup file must end with a .SIS extension.

A silent installation proceeds as specified by the .SIS file and can be completed without user interaction. (The user will see any screen that contains a field with no value assigned to it in the .SIS file.)

To Create a Silent Installation

To create a silent installation, run the installation program in administration mode, on the installation platform. Because you must supply an argument to the setup command, you must start this program from the Run prompt.

  1. Click Start, click Run, and then start Setup in administration mode. Type the full path name of the setup command: <pathname>\setup /a.

    The installation program starts in administration mode.

  2. Enter the name of the silent install file.

    Enter the full path name of the file you are creating. The file name must end in .SIS. If you do not enter a full path name, the default is to place the file in the current directory.

    Note -

    If the setup file is named setup.sis and it resides in the same directory as the setup.exe, then this file is called automatically whenever you enter the setup command.

  3. Progress through the installation screens, entering information as requested.

    Fill in all fields that contain information common to the type of installation you are designing. If any fields are left blank on a screen, the screen that contains the blank field will appear to the user during installation.

    Caution - Caution -

    The .SIS file contains coded text. Do not edit this file.

To Run a Silent Installation

Because you supply the path name of the .SIS file as an argument to the setup command, you must execute the setup command from the Run prompt.

    Click Start, click Run, and then type the full path name of the installation setup command followed by the full path name of the .SIS file. For example, if you are installing from a CD-ROM in drive E, type:

E:pcpro3\setup C:\install\setupfile.sis

The installation proceeds according to the contents of the .SIS file.

Automating Installation

If you are supporting users with various system configurations, you may want to automate installations. You could, for example, copy the installation software to a network area that is available to the computers at your site, create a separate setup file for each type of installation, and place the .SIS files in the installation directory. You can then write a separate batch file (or installation script) for each type of installation.

To Create an Installation Script

You can create a batch file that will run the installation program and call the setup file for installation and configuration settings.

  1. Create a network installation area on your computer.

    Create an area that can be accessed by other computers at your site.

  2. Copy the installation software to the network installation directory on your computer.

  3. Run Setup in administration mode, creating one or more silent installation files. (See "To Create a Silent Installation".)

  4. Create a batch file that starts a silent installation from your network directory. For example, for a Windows 95 installation:

    1. Create a directory called C:\install on the computer admin.

    2. Run setup /a from this directory, creating a Windows 95 silent installation file called C:\install\sunw95.sis.

    3. Create a file called sunw95.bat containing the command: \\admin\install\pcpro3\setup.exe sunw95.sis

      Users can run the batch file from a mounted directory, using the Microsoft Run command.

Uninstalling Solstice NFS Client

You can use the Add/Remove capability in Windows 95 or Windows NT to uninstall the Solstice NFS Client components from your system.

Uninstalling is a four-step procedure.

To Uninstall Solstice NFS Client

  1. Remove NFS Printer and Drive Connections.

    1. Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Printers.

      The Printers dialog box opens.

    2. Select the NFS printer icons, click File, and then click Delete.

    3. Double-click the My Computer icon.

    4. Select any NFS-mounted drives, click File, and then click Disconnect.

  2. Shut down and restart your computer.

  3. Uninstall Solstice NFS Client.

    1. Click the Start button, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.

    2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

    3. From the Install/Uninstall tab, select Solstice, and then click Add/Remove.

      A confirmation box opens.

    4. Click Yes to confirm removal of the Solstice NFS Client software.

      The uninstall program removes all files and folders that are not being shared by another program. If a shared file is empty, the uninstall program notifies you and gives you the option to keep or remove it.

      If you are certain that the shared file is not used by another application, then you may remove it. If there is any doubt, the safest course is to retain it.

    5. Click OK in the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box.

  4. Delete the Installation Directory.

    The last step is to delete the directory in which Solstice NFS Client was installed. After the uninstall program has finished, you can remove the folders the Solstice NFS Client installation created.