Ref: 03050001
Title: Presetting Servers to Run the Locator
Date: 11/07/89

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1991.  All rights reserved.

In a network with more than one 3+Open server running XNS protocols (and
therefore using the Locator), it is wise to have one or more ADDITIONAL
servers prepared in advance to run the Locator.  Then if the principal
Locator server goes down, the Locator can quickly be brought up on one of
the remaining servers without having to reconfigure the server.

To preset a 3+Open server to run the Locator, follow these steps:

1.  While installing 3+Open using NETSETUP, reply "Yes" when prompted
whether or not to install the Locator.

2.  After 3+Open is completely installed on the server, but before
you boot it up, edit the server's LANMAN.INI file.  (If the server is
a dedicated 3Com server, you can do this from a 3C console connection.)
LANMAN.INI is in the C:\3OPEN\SERVER\LANMAN subdirectory.

a.  In the [workstation] section, copy the "wrkservices" line and put the
copy immediately below the original.  It should look like this:

                 wrkservices = messenger,locator
                 wrkservices = messenger,locator

b.  In the copy of the "wrkservices" line, delete the keyword "locator" and
the comma before it.

c.  In front of the original "wrkservices" line, put a semicolon to
deactivate the line.  It should look like this:

                ; wrkservices = messenger,locator
                  wrkservices = messenger

Having both lines in the LANMAN.INI file makes it easy to deactivate and
reactivate the Locator, by removing the semicolon from the line you want
to become active.

If you are using a 3C console connection, keep the connection for step 3.

3.  (Optional, but recommended)  In the server's STARTUP.CMD file, edit the
"locinit" line to put a "rem" at the beginning of the line.  "Locinit"
counts down for one minute while the Locator initializes itself during
bootup.

4.  Boot the server; it will start 3+Open WITHOUT running the Locator.


To bring up a server preset with the Locator, follow these steps:

1.  In the LANMAN.INI file, reverse the semicolons on the two "wrkservices"
lines to enable the Locator.

2.  If you previously commented out the "locinit" line in STARTUP.CMD,
edit STARTUP.CMD and remove the "rem" from the beginning of this line.

3.  Reboot the server; it will run the Locator as it starts up 3+Open.

The Locator can be disabled again as easily, by undoing steps 1 and 2.

