NetWare Clients

On NetWare clients, you must manually update and verify the following files accordingly:

• The SYS:ETC\HOSTS file must contain the internet address of the Backup client and the Backup server. The HOSTS file is a simple ASCII text file with one line for each IP address. The IP address is the first entry on the line followed by the hostname and all aliases for each machine. The HOSTS file should also contain an entry for localhost, for example:

  127.0.0.1 localhost loopback 137.69.8.1 server server.companyname.com 137.69.8.2 client client.companyname.com

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  The TCP/IP hostname and the NetWare server name must be identical for the Backup for NetWare client. In the previous example, the NetWare server name replaces the value represented by "client."

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• TCP/IP must be loaded and bound correctly in the AUTOEXEC.NCF, for example:

  Load and bind TCP/IP before Backup is installed, or some configuration files are not properly updated.

• Other files that affect Backup operation on a TCP/IP network and that are automatically configured during the Backup installation are SYS:ETC\RPCUSERS, SYS:ETC\SERVICES, SYS:ETC\RPC, SYS:ETC\GATEWAYS, SYS:ETC\NET\NETWARE\SERVICES, and RPCNET.CFG, typically found in SYS:NSR.

  Other RPC-based products can also use many of these files, so they might already exist on a client before you install Backup. If the files exist, Backup does not overwrite these files during installation. In most cases, files provided by other RPC-based software work with Backup.