PATHWORKS LAN Manager Remote Boot Guide

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Introduction

  How Remote Boot Works

  Benefits of the Remote Boot Service

  Requirements and Limitations with the Remote Boot Service

  Setting Up the Remote Boot Service
    Server tasks
    Workstation tasks
    Optional tasks

  About the PATHWORKS Remote Boot Manager Utility
    Required privileges
    How to access the Remote Boot Manager
    Remote Boot Manager and the LANMAN.INI file
    Remote Boot Manager and the NETAPI.DLL file

  2      Setting Up a Remote Boot Server

  Starting and Stopping the Remote Boot Service
    How to start the Remote Boot service
    How to stop the Remote Boot service

  Updating the Server
    What the Update Server command does
    When to run the Update Server command
    How to run the Update Server command

  Copying DOS Files to a Server
    When to copy DOS files
    What files to copy
    How to copy the files
    Changing the default boot version of DOS

  Setting Workstation Domains

  3      Setting Up a Remote Boot Client

  Enabling Workstations to Use the Remote Boot Service
    What remote boot protocols do
    Setting up workstations with RPL ROM adapters
    Setting up workstations that use the MOP protocol

  About Remote Boot Profiles
    What profiles do
    Types of profiles
    About shared profiles
    About personal profiles
    About default profiles
    Managing profiles
    When to create profiles

  About Workstation Records
    What workstation records do
    Managing workstation records
    Adding transport support
    Setting up for TCP/IP

  4      Optional Administrative Tasks

  Making Microsoft Windows Available
    How to copy Microsoft Windows files to a server
    How to set up Windows for similar workstations
    How to set up Windows for dissimilar workstations
    Disable SMARTDrive

  Using a Memory Manager

  Adding Network Adapters
    When to add a new adapter
    How to add a new adapter

  Configuring Retail LAN Manager OS/2 Servers
    What to change in the PROTOCOL.INI files
    What to change in the DOSBB.CNF files
    What to change in the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
    How to add EtherWORKS adapter support on OS/2 servers

  Managing Shared and Private Files
    How to set up common files
    How to set up workstation- specific files
    How to set up profile-specific files

  A   The RPL Directory Tree

  Tree Structure

  Tree Location

  Files Included with PATHWORKS Server Software

  Files Maintained by the Update Server Command

  B   The Initialization Files: LANMAN.INI and RPLMGR.INI

  The LANMAN.INI File
    RPL * keyword
    RPLDIR keyword
    MAXTHREADS keyword
    FORCEDEFAULT- BOOT keyword
    RPLFILES keyword
    BINFILES keyword
    TMPFILES keyword
    LOGBOOT- REQUESTS keyword

  The RPLMGR.INI File

  C   The Remote Boot Process

  Remote Booting Workstations with RPL ROMs

  Remote Booting Workstations with MOP ROMs or Floppy Remote Boot Diskettes

  D   Remote Boot Service Files

  The RPL.MAP File
    Boot block records
    Profile records
    Workstation records

  The File Index Tables (FIT) File

  The Boot Block Configuration (DOSBB.CNF) File

  Glossary

  EXAMPLES

  D-1        Shared and Personal Profile FIT Mappings

  FIGURES

  1-1        Remote Boot Manager Main Window

  A-1        RPL Tree

  C-1        RPL Remote Boot Process

  C-2        MOP/RPL Remote Boot Process

  TABLES

  1-1        Setting Up the Remote Boot Service on a Server

  1-2        Setting Up the Remote Boot Service on a Workstation

  4-1        Remote Boot File Sharing

  B-1        RPLMGR.INI Parameters

  D-1        Boot Block Record Fields

  D-2        Profile Record Fields

  D-3        Workstation Record Fields

  D-4        FIT File Macros

  D-5        Boot Block Configuration File Tags