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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
   Why Use a Lotus Application on a Network?
   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
   Personal Directories
   Information to Give Users
   If You Have a Problem

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Supported Networks
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Lotus supports the following networks.
   
   Artisoft LANtastic version 5.x
   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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Why Use a Lotus Application on a Network?
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The benefits of using Lotus applications on a network 
include the following:

   *  Conserve hard disk space by having only one copy
      of a Lotus application on the server instead of 
      a copy on each personal computer.
  
   *  Allow users to share files, computer equipment, 
      printers, backup devices, and other networked resources.

   *  Quickly distribute files, templates, and applications 
      while users access files immediately.
 
   *  Easily support workgroup applications such as customer 
      tracking.

   *  Back up files centrally.

   *  Save time when upgrading to a new release of a Lotus 
      application because you upgrade the software on the 
      server instead of on individual computers.

   *  Allow use of diskless workstations.

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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.

   *  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 -     (\LOTUS\DAT20)
   Lotus Common directory (\LOTUS\LOTUSAPP)

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How to Install on a Network Server
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To run Install:

   1.  Insert Disk 1 in drive A.
   2.  From the Program Manager, choose File Run.
   3.  Enter A:\INSTALL in the Command line text box, where A: is
       your floppy 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.

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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NOTE: If performing a node install, please make sure that any DataLens section in
the node's LOTUS.INI file is deleted before running the install application.

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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Personal Directories 
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Data Access Tools uses the Shared Lotus Application directory that resides on the
Node.  A Shared Lotus Application directory is created on the Node if it does not
exist.

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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
        NOTE: Users must use the same drive letter and path when they
              connect to the program 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

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If You Have a Problem
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PROBLEM: A user cannot run a Lotus application from the assigned node.
SOLUTION: Ensure that the user has completed the Install successfully, that the network
connections to the Lotus application program on the server are valid, and that users
have access to the program directory.

PROBLEM: When clicking the icon to start a Lotus application, a user 
received an error message saying the path is invalid or the file is not 
found.
SOLUTION: Before starting Windows, connect to the Lotus application 
program directory. Use the same drive letter that exists in the 
Command Line text box in the Windows Program Item Properties dialog box. 
To check this, click the program icon and choose File Properties from 
the Windows Program Manager. If you used a different letter to connect 
to the program directory, reconnect using the correct letter or start 
the program using File Run from the Program Manager instead of clicking 
the program icon.

