NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  Server Configuration Information Tool
TID #:  2954578
README FOR:  confg8b.exe

SUPERSEDES:
confg8a.exe

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 4.11
NetWare 3.2
NetWare 5
NetWare 4.2

ABSTRACT:

Server Configuration Information program displays Volume size in Megabytes,
Loader version on Nw v4.x, serial number, ABEND.LOG on NW v4.11, part of
IO$LOG.ERR and MSSTATUS.DMP, TIMESYNC.CFG and ATPS.CFG, and whether
COMPRESSION, SUBALLOCATION, and MIGRATION are enabled on each volume.
CONFIG.NLM works on all versions of NetWare.

NOTE: This utility was created to
help system administrators and is provided free of charge as a courtesy. It is
not a Novell supported product. Problems or questions regarding this product
can be reported via e-mail to NTSUTIL@NOVELL.COM.



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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Copy CONFIG.NLM to the SYS:SYSTEM directory of the server. 

At the server console prompt type LOAD CONFIG and press return. 



CONFIG.NLM Information:

- CONFIG.NLM creates a text file (CONFIG.TXT) in the SYS:SYSTEM directory. If
CONFIG.TXT exists CONFIG.NLM will overwrite the file. CONFIG.TXT contains a
list of all modules loaded on the server at the time of running CONFIG.NLM.
Also included are the contents of all server NCF files on the default local
drive and in the SYS:SYSTEM directory. 

- Watch the server console screen for the message "CONFIG IS DONE" or for other
messages. 

- By default CONFIG will not include the SYSTEM files or the SET parameters. 



CONFIG.NLM Useage:

- LOAD CONFIG /d to include the SYS:SYSTEM and local drive file listings. 

- LOAD CONFIG /s to include the SET parameters.

- LOAD CONFIG /a to append to CONFIG.TXT.

- LOAD CONFIG /ads to get set parameters, file listing, and append to
CONFIG.TXT. 

- On NW SFT III servers, load CONFIG in both IOENGINES and in the MSENGINE.
When loading CONFIG on SFT III it is loaded 3 times. On the 2nd and 3rd times
you load CONFIG be sure to use the /a to append to CONFIG.TXT. 



IMPORTANT NOTES:
- For continued backward compatibility with previous versions of NetWare,
CONFIG.NLM now requires, and will auto-load CLIBAUX.NLM under the following
circumstances:

- When the server OS version is 3.12, 3.2, or 4.10. If CLIBAUX is not present,
CONFIG.NLM will not load.

- For NetWare 4.11, 4.2, and NetWare 5, CONFIG.NLM will auto-load CLIBAUX.NLM
if it is present, but will still load and function properly without it. When
CLIBAUX.NLM loads for these versions of NetWare, it will display the following
message and then unload:
	CLIBAUX.NLM is a library that normally exports symbols needed to shim more
support 	atop CLIB.NLM. None of these symbols is needed at present. CLIBAUX.NLM
has been 	unloaded as unnecessary.
   For NetWare versions 3.12, 3.2, and 4.10, CLIBAUX is a part of the latest
CLIB update kit and can be downloaded at http://support.novell.com.

- When running CONFIG.NLm on NetWare versions 4.10, 4.11, and 4.2, the
following message will be displayed:

	CONFIG.NLM is using 3 outdated API calls.
	You should upgrade to a newer module when it becomes available.

The use of certain older API calls was necessary to maintain backwards
compatibility with older versions of NetWare. This message can be ignored.


ISSUE: 

Changes from the previous version:

1. CONFIG.TXT output now includes detailed NetWare 5 Media Manager storage
device information. The entire Media Manager storage device hierarchy is now
provided in the same way it displayed in MONITOR.NLM.

2. If the NetWare Java Virtual Machine is installed, the JAVA.CFG file will be
included in CONFIG.TXT.

3. Fixed abends that were occuring when running CONFIG.NLM on a NetWare 5
server with the '/s' parameter (to include SET parameters in the output).

4. Added the following new SET parameter categories specific to NetWare 5:
Multiprocessor, Service Location Protocol, & Licensing Services.

5. Fixed problem with garbage characters appearing in the loaded modules
information.

6. The NLM will now allow up to 2047 characters to be used in the bindery
context. 2047 is the max characters the OS will allow. This change corrects an
issue where bindery contexts over 128 characters would cause a server to CPU
HOG ABEND when Config.NLM was executed.

7. The NLM is Y2K ready. All tests showed the NLM to function correctly and
post the correct dates. Novell recommends that all available server patches be
installed.





Self-Extracting File Name: confg8b.exe

Files Included            Size          Date            Time
..\
     CONFG8B.TXT   (This file)  
      CONFIG.NLM         65351     11-1-1999      3:30:26 am



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