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Portlock Storage Manager

Installing Portlock Storage Manager 4.01

Introduction | Install Methods | OES Quick Install
NetWare Install Methods | Loading Storage Manager

Upgrading Portlock Storage Manager from 3.36 to 4.01

  1. The DOS version of PSM is no longer supported.
  2. Image Manager is no longer supported.
  3. When upgrading Portlock Storage Manager from 3.36 to 4.01, do not install 4.01 in the same directory where 3.36 resides. Portlock Storage Manager 3.36 has files that are no longer used or distributed in Portlock Storage Manager 4.01. A server will be upended if parts of 3.36 (such as Image Manager) are run with 4.01. It is recommended to use separate directories for each version of Portlock Storage Manager (e.g., SYS:/STORMGR.336).

Introduction to Portlock Installation Methods

Portlock Storage Manager can be installed on NetWare several ways. All of the files necessary to support these methods are available from the web and from Portlock System Management and Recovery Tool (SMART) Suite.

Download Portlock Storage Manager 4.0 from:
http://www.portlock.com/products/storagemanager/evaluate/

SMART may be downloaded from:
http://www.portlock.com/products/storagemanager/boot_cd/

The files on Portlock SMART Suite are accessed using two methods:

  1. Boot SMART into local mode and recover the file(s) from the appropriate products subdirectory. This method is described fully in a separate document on our web site.
  2. Insert SMART into a running Windows-based machine and take advantage of the auto-starting menu that pops up containing access paths to all Portlock products.

Portlock Storage Manager Installation Methods

The required file(s) may be downloaded from:
http://www.portlock.com/products/storagemanager/evaluate/

  1. Remote installation of Portlock Storage Manager on NetWare using Portlock Install. File(s): Portlock Storage Manager Windows-based Installer.
  2. Installation of Portlock Storage Manager natively on NetWare servers from a floppy diskette. File(s): Minimum files to run Portlock Storage Manager from a floppy. Unzip to a formatted floppy diskette.
  3. Installation of Portlock Storage Manager natively on NetWare servers using NWConfig or Pinstall methods. File(s): Download the zipped NetWare-based Installer. Unzip and execute NWConfig or PInstall to run Portlock Storage Manager on a NetWare server. Create the directory SYS:/STORMGR. Unzip into this directory. No installation is required. Create a temporary directory on your NetWare server and unzip these files into this directory.

NetWare 3.x & 4.x - run PINSTALL.NLM to install.

NetWare 5.x & 6.x - run NWCONFIG.NLM to install.

Quick Installation of Portlock Storage Manager on Novell Open Enterprise Server

  1. Start a bash shell at the NetWare server console. Type “bash” at the server prompt.
  2. Create a directory to store the Portlock Storage Manager files. Type “mkdir sys:/stormgr” at the bash prompt.
  3. Switch directories to sys:/stormgr. Type “cd /stormgr” at the bash prompt.
  4. Download Portlock Storage Manager: Type “wget www.portlock.com/download/stormgr_40.zip” at the bash prompt.
  5. Unzip the files. Type “unzip stormgr_40.zip” at the bash prompt.
  6. Copy your purchased license (optional). Insert a floppy diskette with your license. Type “copy a:stormgr.lic stormgr.lic”.
  7. Exit the bash shell. Type “exit” at the bash prompt.
  8. Start Portlock Storage Manager. Type “sys:/stormgr/stormgr” at the server prompt.

Installing Portlock Storage Manager on NetWare

If you are installing from a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM into your drive. If you downloaded the software, the software is packaged as a ZIP file. Create a temporary directory on your system and unzip the files. There are three supported installation methods:

  1. Method One: Using INSTALL.NLM or NWCONFIG.NLM
  2. Method Two: Using PINSTALL.NLM
  3. Method Three: Using the directory SYS:/STORMGR

Method One: Using INSTALL.NLM or NWCONFIG.NLM

First, copy the files either to a floppy diskette or to a temporary directory on your server. Next, from the NetWare system console, type nwconfig and press [Enter]. From the Configuration Options menu, select Product Options and press [Enter].

From the Other Installation Actions menu, select Install a product not listed and press [Enter] to continue. The Previously Specified Paths menu will appear. Press [Enter] to continue. A confirmation box will appear. Press [F3] to specify a different path or [Enter] to continue.

Specify the directory path where the Storage Manager files were unzipped. Press [Enter] to continue. Specify a directory path (C:\STORMGR, for example). Press [Enter] to continue. Indicate which file groups you want installed by using the [Enter] key to toggle the [X] next to each item. Because there is only one group for the Portlock Storage Manager version to be installed and it is already marked, we will continue by pressing [F10] to Accept marked groups and continue.

After accepting the marked groups, the File Copy Status screen will appear. On top of this screen, the Available Options menu will appear. To continue, select Install Storage Manager by highlighting it and pressing [Enter].

The Portlock Software License Agreement will appear. Make sure you read the entire License Agreement by using the down arrow key to scroll through the document and when finished, press [ESC] to continue.

Select the option Accept License Agreement and press [Enter]. To reject the license agreement, select the option Reject License Agreement. If you choose to reject the license agreement, you will be unable to install Portlock Storage Manager and you will be returned to the Configuration Options menu.

The file copy procedure will begin after you accept the license agreement. Once all of the files have been copied and the status bar reaches 100%, a message box will appear indicating that the installation of Portlock Storage Manager is complete. Press [Enter] to continue and [ESC] to exit NWCONFIG.

Method Two: Using PINSTALL.NLM

From the server console, type: load a:pinstall.nlm if the files are on a floppy diskette, or type load <path>/pinstall.nlm if the files are on a directory on the server.

From the Install Portlock Storage Manager screen, choose YES to begin installing Portlock Storage Manager. Press [Enter] to continue.

The Portlock Software License Agreement will be displayed. After reviewing the license agreement, press [Enter] to continue and accept the license agreement or [ESC] to return to the previous screen.

From the Available Options menu, choose Accept License Agreement (if you accept the terms of the agreement) to continue with the installation and press [Enter].

The Software Installation Progress screen shows the installation of Portlock Storage Manager was successful.

Method Three: Using the directory SYS:/STORMGR

To install using the directory SYS:/STORMGR, copy the files to the SYS:/STORMGR directory on your server. The software can also be copied to any directory on your server.

Loading Portlock Storage Manager

The default installation directory for Portlock Storage Manager is SYS:/STORMGR. To load Portlock Storage Manager, type: load sys:/stormgr/stormgr. We recommend including the logfile command line option: load sys:/stormgr/stormgr –logfile=sys:/stormgr.log or if you are going to manipulate storage on the SYS: volume then save the logfile to the C: drive as shown in the Execute from DOS line. To execute Portlock Storage Manager from DOS, type: stormgr –logfile=c:/stormgr.log. As a shortcut, create a file in the SYS:/SYSTEM directory named stormgr.ncf. Place the following command line into this file: load sys:/stormgr/stormgr –logfile=sys:/stormgr.log. After attempting this procedure, you can type stormgr at the server console and load Portlock Storage Manager without specifying the path and options.