Before installing the NetWare Client, you must determine if you will be using the Open File Backup Option; this information is used in the install process. Additional information needed includes the following:

•Name of the NetWare server that will be configured as NetBackup's NetWare Client.

•IP address for the NetWare server.

•Names of the NetBackup master server and any additional NetBackup media servers.

•Port numbers that will be used for bpcd and bprd.

The Windows workstation being used for installing the NetWare Client must meet the following minimum requirements:

•Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 must be installed.

•Microsoft Client for NetWare, Microsoft Gateway Services, or Novell Client for Windows must be installed and enabled to see the NetWare servers.

Your NetWare server must meet the following requirements:

•NetWare must be installed along with the latest patches.

•TCP/IP must be enabled and bound to the NetWare server.

•Forward and Reverse name resolution must be available.

•Novell's Storage Management Services (SMS) must be installed; this includes SMDR and the TSAs.

For the NonTarget method, you must also have SPX/IPX enabled and bound to the NetWare server; SPX/IPX is not required for the Target method.

Also for the NonTarget method, the workstation where the NetBackup for NetWare NonTarget Browser will run must meet the following requirements:

•Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Servers 2003 must be installed.

•Novell Client for Windows must be installed and enabled to see the NetWare volumes in your selection list.

•SPX/IPX is required for connections to the NetWare server.

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