IT Pro Tips for Novell Novell Client 4

Novell Novell Client

Version: 4

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Deployment Tips (2)

Most Common Setup Type

Legacy Setup with command line support

Average Package Difficulty Rating

Rated 3 / 5 (Average) based on 2 ratings

Most Commonly Reported Deployment Method

Repackaged (to a proprietary Format)

Note

Novell Client 2 SP2 (IR3) or 2 SP3 (IR1a) for Windows 7

New installation:

First do manual install of the client to a standard pc. Set all the required properties to suite your org need.
Reboot.
go to installer folder's \admin folder run nciman.exe (for 32 bit pcs or nciman64.exe)
Click Import Registry button.
Click Save and name is Properties.txt
Now edit the Install.ini file from the root of setup.exe
Set:

DisplayLanguageSelection=No
DefaultLanguageSelection=ENGLISH
DisplayLicenseAgreement=No
DisplayInitialDialog=No
DisplayBackground=No
CreateSystemRestorePoint=Yes (or No up to u)
ForceReboot=No
DisplayRebootDialog=Yes (To give user choice to Reboot)
DisplayUpgradeDialog=No (if you are upgrading)
DisplayUpdateDialog=No.... 
or Any thing that you think will suppress any kind of user interaction.

Save
Now installer is ready to run setup /NCPF:Properties.txt /L:"ENGLISH"
Also do following before running the install to suppress:

“Would you like to install this device software” Prompt

http://www.migee.com/2010/09/24/solution-for-unattendedsilent-installs-and-would-you-like-to-install-this-device-software/
Actually I did run this after following the above steps to export the NovellClient.cer:

certutil -addstore -f "TrustedPublisher" NovellClient.cer

Setup Information:

Setup Type: Legacy Setup with command line support

Deployment Method Used: Vendor Provided Command Line (answer file driven)

Deployment Difficulty: Average

Platform(s): Windows

haseebiqbal
05/28/2013
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Command Line

Novell Client software is installed by setupnw.exe

The setupnw.exe installation process can be modified by two different command line switches:

/U: Applies client settings and modifies install behavior based on settings in a specified configuration (unattend) file created by Novell Client Install Manager (nciman.exe). For more information, see Creating the Configuration File (Unattend File).

/ACU: Directs setupnw.exe to perform an upgrade of the currently installed client software only if the version to be installed is a later one.

/ACU and /U can be specified together at the command line.

K1000 deployment example-
1. Create an unattend file using nciman.exe (Located on a machine that has the client installed, at the client install location. Usually C:\novell or %Programfiles%\Novell\Client)
2. ZIP the unattend file and all installer contents together.
3. Upload ZIP to K1000 and create a Managed install. Choose configure manually. Command line will be
setupnw.exe /U:Unattend.txt

Setup Information:

Setup Type: unspecified

Deployment Method Used: unspecified

Deployment Difficulty: unspecified

Platform(s): Windows