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Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5 14 Item Processor RAM Required size of SYS Volume Dos Partition NetWare 5 online documentation Recommended Requirements 100-MHz Pentium processor 128 MB of RAM (if Java is used) 1 GB 50 MB plus any additional space required for creating a core dump Additional 409 MB of disk space Here are some partitioning tips. Have you ever needed to add a Compaq System Partition to a drive that had already been partitioned? It isn't pretty. Before Power Quest Corporation's ServerMagic you had to completely wipe out the disk and then start over; however, with ServerMagic you can breeze through the procedure. Let's walk through the process--first on NetWare then on Microsoft Windows NT. Let's say you have already partitioned your disk drive, but don't have a system partition in place. Because the system partition is required to be the first partition, you would normally delete at least the first partition and then start over. With ServerMagic, however, you can resize the NetWare partition from the left edge. (Left edge refers to the beginning of the partition.) Actually this is very helpful because you don't need to move all the data on the partition. If you have used ServerPartition on the desktop, you are familiar with the fact that it just resizes the right edge (the end of the partition). So, without ServerMagic, if you had wanted to free up even just a small amount, say 20 to 30 megabytes, you would have had to (1) resize the partition, then (2) move all the data over by that amount, then (3) create a Compaq System Partition on the drive. If you had a volume that contained 50 gigabytes, this took a lot of precious time. However, with ServerMagic you can quickly create just enough space for a Compaq System Partition by simply resizing the left edge and vacating only the data needed. Here's the ServerMagic procedure for NetWare: 1. Start ServerMagic. 2. Dismount all volumes. 3. Select the drive. 4. Select the NetWare partition that starts at the front or beginning of the drive. 5. Select Partition Options. 6. Select Resize Left. 7. Specify the size. 8. Watch in wonder at how quickly everything happens. Once space has been freed at the beginning of the disk drive, insert the Compaq SmartStart CDROM and proceed with the System Configuration Utility to add the Compaq System Partition. Here's the ServerMagic procedure for Microsoft Windows NT: 118R-1099A-WWEN

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Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5
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118R-1099A-WWEN
Item
Recommended Requirements
Processor
100-MHz Pentium processor
RAM
128 MB of RAM (if Java is used)
Required size of SYS Volume
1 GB
Dos Partition
50 MB plus any additional space required for creating a
core dump
NetWare 5 online documentation
Additional 409 MB of disk space
Here are some partitioning tips.
Have you ever needed to add a Compaq System Partition to a drive that had already been
partitioned?
It isn’t pretty. Before Power Quest Corporation’s ServerMagic you had to
completely wipe out the disk and then start over; however, with ServerMagic you can breeze
through the procedure. Let’s walk through the process––first on NetWare then on Microsoft
Windows NT.
Let’s say you have already partitioned your disk drive, but don’t have a system partition in place.
Because the system partition is required to be the first partition, you would normally delete at
least the first partition and then start over. With ServerMagic, however, you can resize the
NetWare partition from the
left edge
. (Left edge refers to the beginning of the partition.)
Actually this is very helpful because you don't need to move all the data on the partition. If you
have used ServerPartition on the desktop, you are familiar with the fact that it just resizes the
right edge (the end of the partition). So, without ServerMagic, if you had wanted to free up even
just a small amount, say 20 to 30 megabytes, you would have had to (1) resize the partition, then
(2) move all the data over by that amount, then (3) create a Compaq System Partition on the
drive. If you had a volume that contained 50 gigabytes, this took a lot of precious time.
However, with ServerMagic you can quickly create just enough space for a Compaq System
Partition by simply resizing the left edge and vacating only the data needed.
Here’s the ServerMagic procedure for NetWare:
1.
Start ServerMagic.
2.
Dismount all volumes.
3.
Select the drive.
4.
Select the NetWare partition that starts at the front or beginning of the drive.
5.
Select Partition Options.
6.
Select Resize Left.
7.
Specify the size.
8.
Watch in wonder at how quickly everything happens.
Once space has been freed at the beginning of the disk drive, insert the Compaq SmartStart CD-
ROM and proceed with the System Configuration Utility to add the Compaq System Partition.
Here’s the ServerMagic procedure for Microsoft Windows NT: