FOR NOVELL NETWORKS

Installation requirements of CharterHouse ( all versions 2.0 or greater) with Novell Netware (versions 3.X and higher):

• Before CharterHouse can be operated on a Novell network, it must be installed by the responsible network supervisor who will first prepare the network as described below.  Please read all instructions before beginning the installation.
• In order for CharterHouse to run in multi-user mode, it requires an absolute minimum of DOS 3.3 or above and 570K of available RAM in each workstation.  In addition, CharterHouse will function on clients running Windows 3.X, Windows for Workgroups 3.X, Windows 95, and Windows 98.  For Windows 95/98 users, use either the Microsoft Client for NetWare or Novell Client32 version 2.2 or greater.  Novell Client32 versions prior to 2.2 have known problems that affect data integrity.

  For Windows users, it is recommended that you purchase the optional Windows Integration Kit.  This kit allows multiple instances (sessions) of CharterHouse to be run concurrently on the same workstation.

• Machines running CharterHouse must have the environment variable MACHINE NAME set in order to manage file and record locks.   There are a number of ways in which this is done.  If you have purchased the Windows Integration Kit, it includes a version of CH.EXE that sets this parameter automatically.  If you are using a Windows client and NOT using the Windows Integration Kit, you must contact our technical support department for instructions on how to identify your user name.   For those running DOS clients, you must set the machine name in the Novell Login Script.  Use the syntax below to accomplish that:

  MACHINE = LOGIN_NAME

  Note that no two machines with the same login name should attempt to use CharterHouse at the same time.  A warning message will appear in this case and the user should abort.

• The user must have full read/write privileges to the \CHARTER directory where the programs will be installed.  This is normally done by creating a group which has full trustee rights to the directory and then assigning users security equivalence to the group as appropriate.  The current drive must be mapped to the \CHARTER directory before starting CharterHouse.
• Similarly, the user must have access to data available on the network.  Although it is recommended that each user refer to the CharterHouse data and program drives with the same drive letter (e.g. drive F), it may be configured otherwise.  For example, workstation 1 might refer to the CharterHouse files on drive H while workstation 2 sees the same data as drive J.  Please contact our technical support department if you need assistance in setting this up.
• Any time a new user is encountered by CharterHouse, the name is added to its list of known users and a default Computer Definition record is added for the user.  Thus, each CharterHouse user has his own Computer Definition (to define colors, default printers, drive assignments, Etc.).  This should be set up for each user to ensure proper operation.
• Printing to a network shared printer requires use of the CAPTURE utility. CAPTURING must take place some time prior to the execution of CharterHouse.  It is often placed in the login script, but can be executed at any time.  Some users even insert the CAPTURE commands in the batch files that invoke CharterHouse.
• CharterHouse will allow output to LPT1, 2 or 3, so any of these can be redirected to any network printer, and the program will work correctly with timeout disabled.  CharterHouse recommends the following commands to redirect LPT2 to network queue queuename:

  CAPTURE LPT2 Q=queuename NB NFF TI=1

• For DOS and Windows 3.x users, each user’s boot drive or diskette must contain a CONFIG.SYS file which contains a FILES statement with at least 30 files reserved.  In a Windows 95/98 environment, it is not recommended to specify the number of files.
• DOS utilities are not copied to the CHARTER program directory.

  Rather, it is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that appropriate versions of DOS programs that CharterHouse uses (FORMAT, BACKUP, RESTORE, DISKCOPY) are in each users PATH (Search Mapping).   Furthermore, BACKUP and RESTORE become harder to use in later versions of the operating systems.  Beginning with DOS 6.X, Microsoft introduced a new backup feature that is cumbersome to use and not backward compatible.  The backup utilities changed again with Windows 95/98.  For this reason, CharterHouse has licensed PKZIP/PKUNZIP to make life simpler for our users.  It is recommended that all users who rely on floppy backup/restore purchase this option.  It is not only faster, but it makes backups more reliable and uses fewer disks to backup the same amount of data.

• Proceed in your Guide To Operations manual with the section called "Restarting Your Computer and Displaying the CharterHouse Logo".

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