QL 4222
Chapter 5 - Configuration Changes

Reasons for Change

If the configuration parameters (designated server and QL network address) change, it is necessary to reconfigure the QL drivers with the new parameter information. The installation utility provided with the QL software writes this information into the driver file. Therefore, if the configuration changes, the installation utility must be run again so that the QL driver is updated.

Changing the Designated Server

It is necessary to update the designated server information stored in the QL driver under any of the following reasons:

• The QL processors need to boot from a different file server.
• The name of the file server specified as the designated server is changed.
• The internal IPX address of the designated server is changed.

Changing the QL Net Address

If the address specified when the QL driver is bound to the protocol on the server or router containing the QL boards, the QL Net Address must be reconfigured using the installation utility. For more information on QL network addressing, refer to Chapter 2 - Installation.

Configuration Steps

1. Login to the designated server as SUPERVISOR.
   Note: This refers to the server designated during the initial installation. Even if the intent is to change the designated server, log into the original server (where the QL files are located).

3. Run the installation utility. Change to the SYS:CUBIX/QL3000 or SYS:CUBIX/QL4000 directory (depending upon the type of QL product being configured). Type:

   INSTALL <ENTER>

   Note: For configuration changes it is important that INSTALL be run from the SYS:CUBIX/QLx000 directory of the current designated server. If INSTALL is run from a floppy drive (A: or B:), it will attempt to perform a full installation and overwrite existing QL driver files.

   A screen similar to Figure 5 - 1 is displayed.

   

3. Specify the Designated Server. Press <ENTER> and a list of currently connected file servers is displayed on a screen similar to Figure 5 - 2.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the designated server and press <ENTER>. To login to a server not listed, or to establish supervisory privileges on a server, press <INSERT> and select the desired server from the list displayed. If there are too many existing connections for this workstation to login to another server, an existing connection may be removed by highlighting the server no longer required and pressing the <DELETE> key.

Note: The connection to the default server may not be deleted, nor may a connection established by the Novell Directory Services.

4. Enter in hexadecimal the new unique network address and press <ENTER>.
5. Complete the installation utility. INSTALL will configure the QL files on the current file server with the parameters specified in steps 3 and 4. However, even if a new designated server was specified, INSTALL will not move these files to the new designated server. This must be done by the user as explained in step 6.

INSTALL will also create the object in the bindery of the new designated server required by the QLVision management utility.

As INSTALL progresses through the installation, it builds a log file documenting its activities and functions. This log file, INSTALL.LOG, is written to the CUBIX/QL3000 or CUBIX/QL4000 directory of the current file server. This file is useful for troubleshooting purposes if problems occur during the configuration.

When INSTALL completes configuring the QL files, it will optionally display or print a README file explaining the remaining steps which must be performed to complete the installation process. The instructions below are the same as the instructions in the file. The file is only provided as an added convenience.

6. On the file server originally specified as the designated server, copy all files from the SYS:/CUBIX/QLx000/LOGIN directory to SYS:/LOGIN on the new designated server.

Note: If the designated server is being changed, copy the files from the CUBIX/QLx000/LOGIN on the old designated server to the LOGIN directory on the new designated server. Otherwise, copy the file from the CUBIX/QLx000/LOGIN on the designated server to the LOGIN directory on that same server.

7. Install the drivers and supporting software on the device containing the QL boards. The appropriate files to install depend upon the version of NetWare running on the device as follows:

• If the boards are installed in a NetWare 4.x file server or MPR, copy all of the files in the SYS:/CUBIX/QLx000/DEVICE/NW4XX directory to the SYSTEM directory on the 4.x device.
• If the boards are installed in a NetWare 3.12 file server or MPR, copy all of the files in the SYS:/CUBIX/QLx000/DEVICE/NW312 directory to the SYSTEM directory on the 3.12 device.
• If the boards are installed in a NetWare 3.11 file server or MPR, copy all of the files in the SYS:/CUBIX/QLx000/DEVICE/NW311 directory to the SYSTEM directory on the 3.11 device.

Note: If the boards are installed in a MPR with no volume mounted, copy the files to the MPR boot diskette (wherever SERVER.EXE is located).

8. Verify that QLx_EXEC.NCF is invoked from the AUTOEXEC.NCF file on the device containing the QL boards.
9. Verify that QlxSTART.NCF is invoked from the STARTUP.NCF file on the device containing the QL boards.
10. Reboot the server or MPR containing the QL boards. This allows the changes made to the AUTOEXEC.NCF and STARTUP.NCF files to take effect.
11. Run the QLVision utility. Ensure that all of the QL Series workstations are functioning properly. QLVision is located on the designated server as SYS:CUBIX/QLx000/UTILITY/QLVISION.EXE. If problems arise, refer to Chapter 3 - Troubleshooting.

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