You can run ELSGEN using anyone of four methods:
Standard Floppy Disk, RAM Disk, Hard Disk, or Network Drive. The method you choose will depend on the available hardware and your purpose for running ELSGEN.
ELSGEN is provided to you on floppy diskettes, and each method requires the use of these diskettes, either for running ELSGEN or for uploading ELSGEN files onto a hard disk or network drive.
Standard Floppy Disk method
RAM Disk method
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This method can be used by anyone installing NetWare on any network, but it is best suited to those who are installing only one network.
To run ELSGEN using the Standard Floppy Disk method, you will need a personal computer that that is compatible with the main format (S.2S-inch or 3.5-inch) of your NetWare installation diskettes.
Although you can run ELSGEN on any computer that meets these requirements, it is more efficient to use the computer you plan to use as the file server.
This method can be used by anyone installing NetWare on any network, but it is best suited for those who are installing only one network. This method is simpler and faster than the Standard Floppy Disk method and is especially advantageous if the personal computer you are using has only one floppy disk drive.
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Before you run ELSGEN using this method, you must set aside part of the computer's extended memory (above the 1MB boundary) to function as a RAM (virtual) disk. For more information about virtual disks, see your DOS manual.
To run ELSGEN using the RAM Disk method, you will / "
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/• Has 640KB of base memory, plus enough extended memory (above the 1MB boundary) to hold one diskette's worth of data-360KB for S.25-inch diskettes, 720KB for 3.5-inch diskettes;
• Runs DOS 3.0 or above;
• Has at least one floppy disk drive that is compatible with the main format (S.25-inch or 3.5-inch) of your NetWare installation diskettes; following command in the CONFIG.SYS rue:
device=a:vdisk.sys 360 512 16
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In this command, "360" specifies the size of the RAM disk (use 720 for 3.5-inch diskettes), "S12" is the sector size, "16" is the number of directory entries, and "jE"
indicates that the RAM disk will be created in extended memory. The VDISK.SYS me must be on your DOS boot diskette.
Although you can run ELSGEN on any computer that meets these requirements, it is more efficient to use the computer you plan to use as the rue server.
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Hard Disk method
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The Hard Disk method is best suited to Novell Authorized Resellers who configure and generate operating systems for their customers, or to others who run the operating system configuration and generation portion of ELSGEN several times for different file servers.
ELSGEN transfers the files it needs from the installation diskettes to a local hard disk for permanent storage. The hard disk can be any hard disk, whether in a network workstation or in a standalone personal computer. This method is much simpler and quicker than the Standard Floppy Disk method for running the portions of ELSGEN that link and configure the operating system.
ELSGEN cannot install the operating system from the hard disk. You must use floppy diskettes to install the operating system on the computer that will be used as the file server.
To run ELSGEN using the Hard Disk method, you will need a personal computer that operating systems, you must keep serialization in mind.
Each copy of the ELS NetWare operating system is serialized to match its own GENDATA diskette. All of the other diskettes can be used for more than one operating system generation, but you must never generate two operating systems with the same GENDATA diskette.
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Network Drive method
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You can use the Network Drive method only if you have an existing network running any version of NetWare. This method is suited to Novell Authorized Resellers who configure and generate operating systems for their customers.
The Network Drive method eliminates the need to swap floppy disks. ELSGEN transfers the files it needs from the installation diskettes to a network drive for permanent storage.
To run ELSGEN using the Network Drive method, you should use the computer that you plan to use as the file server.
• The file server must be connected to an internetwork (or multiple file server network) as a workstation.
• The file server on the internetwork that will contain the ELSGEN files must have at least 7MB of free storage space.
If you use the Network Drive method to generate several operating systems, you must keep serialization in mind.
Each copy of the ELS NetWare operating system is serialized to match its own GENDATA diskette. All of the other diskettes can be used for more than one operating system generation, but you must never generate two operating systems with the same GENDATA diskette.
On the File Server Configuration Worksheet, record the method you will use to generate your operating system.
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