CHAPTER 2: Introduction

Thin Ethernet, 10BASE-T, Token Ring Adapters

One power cord

2.4 System Requirements

2.4.1BASIC REQUIREMENTS

The following basic network environment is the minimum required for proper operation of CD Network Tower and DiscView:

Workstation (386 or greater recommended)—at least 2 MB of RAM is recommended, 4 MB for Windows users

File server—at least 8MB of RAM is recommended

DOS 3.3 or higher

NetWare 3.11, 3.12 (requires CLIB.NLM version 3.12f or higher) or NetWare 4.x (requires CLIB.NLM version 4.01d or higher—see the next section)

Windows 3.1

2.4.2CLIB.NLM REQUIREMENTS

The latest CLIB.NLM for 3.1X and 4.X is included on the disk labeled “NetWare NLM Library Update Disk.” The appropriate CLIB.NLM must be loaded on the file server before performing the DiscView NLM installation. This disk contains the latest NetWare NLM Library

Update file, which is also available in the NOVLIB forum on CompuServe®. (This file is provided as a service to our customers; no warranty is expressed or implied.)

Instructions for installing the Novell update are provided on the disk. Please contact Novell if you require assistance with the update.

2.4.3CD NETWORK TOWER LIMITS

A maximum of 9 CD Network Towers or 63 CD-ROM volumes can be mounted per file server (there can be no more than 64 mounted volumes on a file server).

2.5 Cautions

To make sure the CD Network Tower works well, keep these cautions in mind:

2.5.1INSTALLATION

Avoid placing the CD Network Tower in a location subject to:

high humidity

excessive dust

mechanical vibration

direct sunlight.

Do not move the CD Network Tower during operation. Movement might cause it to malfunction during reading.

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Black Box CDTT300A-7-R5, CDTE300A-7-R5 manual Introduction, System Requirements

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