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-<HR><H1><A NAME="HDRSERVER" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_46">AFS Server Release Notes</A></H1>
-<HR><H2><A NAME="Header_47" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_47">Introduction</A></H2>
-<P>This section contains important information about the AFS Server
-component of AFS for Windows, version 3.6. The AFS Server runs
-AFS server processes on a Windows NT machine. An AFS Server on a
-Windows NT machine can be configured as one or more of the following: an
-AFS File Server, an AFS Database Server, an AFS Backup Server, and an AFS
-System Control Server.
-<HR><H2><A NAME="Header_48" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_48">AFS Server Installation Requirements</A></H2>
-<P>Your system must meet the following hardware, software, and
-administrative privilege requirements to install the AFS Server component of
-AFS for Windows.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_49" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_49">Hardware</A></H3>
-<P>The hardware requirements for installing the AFS Server are:
-<UL>
-<P><LI>A PC using an 80486/66 MHz (or faster) microprocessor or Pentium-based
-microprocessor
-<P><I>Recommended: A PC using a Pentium or higher microprocessor</I>
-<P><LI>At least 16 MB of RAM
-<P><I>Recommended: 32 MB of RAM or more</I>
-<P><LI>A hard disk with at least 20 MB of available disk space
-<P><LI>At least one NTFS disk volume to hold the AFS file system data. The
-NTFS volume must not contain any data or files other than that of a Windows NT
-Recycle Bin to be eligible for configuration as an AFS partition.
-</UL>
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_50" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_50">Software</A></H3>
-<P>The software requirements for installing the AFS Server are:
-<UL>
-<P><LI>Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or Service Pack 5
-</UL>
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_51" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_51">Administrative Privilege Requirement</A></H3>
-<P>You must be a member of the local <B>Administrators</B> group on
-your Windows system in order to install, configure, and start the AFS
-Server.
-<HR><H2><A NAME="Header_52" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_52">Product Notes</A></H2>
-<P>This section highlights important general information about the AFS
-Server component of AFS for Windows, version 3.6. Included in
-this section are descriptions of new features and enhancements made available
-in this release of the AFS Server.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_53" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_53">Support for Volumes That Are Greater Than 2 GB</A></H3>
-<P>An AFS volume is a collection of related files that are organized into
-a single, easily managed unit and that can be easily moved between File Server
-machines to facilitate load balancing across the network. Each AFS
-volume has a specific quota associated with it. A volume's quota
-specifies the maximum amount of disk space the information in the volume can
-occupy. Quota is set on a per volume basis, so it can be increased for
-volumes that contain more data and decreased for volumes that do not need the
-additional space. AFS for Windows, version 3.6 now supports
-volumes with quotas greater than 2 GB.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_54" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_54">Encryption Routines Used by the System Control Server Are Included with All Versions of AFS for Windows</A></H3>
-<P>Encryption routines used by the Update Service on the System Control
-Server machine are now being included with <I>all</I> versions of AFS for
-Windows due to the relaxation of United States government export
-regulations. Previously, government regulations prohibited the export
-of these encryption routines. Thus, sites that were not running the
-United States distribution of AFS were not able to use a System Control Server
-to distribute configuration files, because doing so permitted sensitive system
-information to be transmitted unencrypted. Now, all sites can use a
-System Control Server machine to distribute new versions of AFS Server
-configuration information to all AFS File Server machines.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_55" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_55">AFS Server Computer Name Must Correspond to the Name Service Host Name</A></H3>
-<P>The computer name of an AFS Server machine (as displayed in the
-<B>Computer Name</B> field on the <B>Identification</B> tab of the
-Network dialog box) must correspond to the host name assigned to the computer
-by the name service (normally the Domain Name Service, or DNS) used to map
-names to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. For example, if the machine
-on which the AFS Server is installed has the computer name
-<B>afsserver1</B> and is in the <B>yourcompany.com</B> domain,
-the corresponding DNS entry for the machine must be
-<B>afsserver1.yourcompany.com</B>.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_56" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_56">Time Clock Synchronization</A></H3>
-<P>To support security and database replication protocols, the time clocks
-on all machines running AFS servers must be synchronized. Time
-synchronization software can be obtained from numerous sources; for
-example, Microsoft distributes the <B>timeserv</B> time synchronization
-service with the Windows NT Server Resource Kit.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_57" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_57">Securing AFS Server Machines</A></H3>
-<P>If the machine on which the AFS Server software is installed is not
-secure (that is, if nonadministrative personnel are able to log into the
-machine), then it is strongly recommended that the AFS Server software
-directories and all AFS partitions on the machine be secured as appropriate
-for the environment and file system type. However, when securing AFS
-Server machines, ensure that the Windows NT local <B>SYSTEM</B> principal
-has full access to the AFS software and all AFS partitions; otherwise AFS
-processes will not be able to run.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_58" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_58">Shutting Down AFS File Server Machines</A></H3>
-<P>Before shutting down a Windows NT machine that is running as an AFS
-File Server, always stop the AFS File Server on the machine.
-<P>When the AFS File Server is started on a machine, the process creates a
-salvage file. When the File Server is stopped manually, this salvage
-file is removed. However, if a Windows NT machine is shut down while
-the AFS File Server is still running, this salvage file is not removed.
-When the machine is subsequently restarted, the File Server starts
-automatically and, upon noticing the presence of the salvage file, executes
-the Salvager. Because running the Salvager can be very time consuming,
-it is always preferable to stop the AFS File Server on a machine before
-shutting the machine down to avoid unnecessarily executing the Salvager
-process.
-<P>Use one of the following procedures to shut down the AFS File Server on a
-Windows NT machine.
-<P>
-<UL>
-<P><LI>From the Windows NT Control Panel:
-<OL TYPE=1>
-<P><LI>Double-click the <B>Services</B> icon. The Services dialog box
-opens.
-<P><LI>In the <B>Service</B> list, select the <B>IBM AFS Server</B>
-service.
-<P><LI>Choose the <B>Stop</B> button. A message box appears, prompting
-you to confirm that you want to stop the service. Choose the
-<B>Yes</B> button.
-<P>The AFS File Server on the machine is stopped.
-</OL>
-<P><LI>From the Windows NT Command Prompt:
-<OL TYPE=1>
-<P><LI>Enter the following command:
-<PRE>bos shutdown -server <VAR>machine_name</VAR> -wait
-</PRE>
-<P>where <I>machine_name</I> is the name of the Windows NT machine on
-which the AFS File Server is running.
-<P><LI>Press <<B>Enter</B>> to execute the command.
-</OL>
-</UL>
-<TABLE><TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><B>Note:</B></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">In general, machines that are running as AFS File Servers are shut down only
-to perform preventative maintenance.
-</TD></TR></TABLE>
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_59" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_59">Obtaining Crash Dump Files in the Event of Server Problems</A></H3>
-<P>It is recommended that you configure all AFS Server machines to create
-a crash dump file in the event of a server failure. This information is
-important for technical support personnel to use in order to diagnose a server
-problem. Consult your Microsoft Windows NT documentation for
-information on how to configure the Dr. Watson utility to generate a
-binary crash dump file automatically when an application error occurs.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_60" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_60">The AFS Server Must Be Installed in a Directory Whose Path Contains Only ANSI Characters</A></H3>
-<P>The AFS for Windows software can only be installed in a directory whose
-path contains only ANSI characters, for example the default directory
-<B>C:\Program Files</B>.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_61" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_61">Temporary Files</A></H3>
-<P>The AFS Server for Windows occasionally creates temporary files.
-To control where such files are created, set your environment variable (TMP or
-TEMP) to the fully qualified path of the preferred temporary directory.
-If you do not specify a temporary directory, then any temporary files are
-created in the current working directory of the process that creates the
-files.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_62" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_62">National Language Support for the AFS Server</A></H3>
-<P>AFS provides national language support for the AFS Server graphical
-user interface (GUI) tools and documentation, including support for
-bidirectional scripts (Hebrew, Arabic, etc.). The language
-strings installed are determined by your machine's system default locale,
-as specified in the Control Panel's Regional Settings Properties dialog
-box. If no language strings exist for the current locale, then English
-language strings are installed by default.
-<TABLE><TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><B>Note:</B></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">The <I>system default</I> locale for a machine can be different than the
-<I>user</I> locale (specified by a user) on the machine. However,
-the language strings installed with AFS for Windows are always determined by
-the system default locale.
-</TD></TR></TABLE>
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_63" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_63">The kpwvalid Password Strength Checker Is Not Used on Windows Systems</A></H3>
-<P>When an AFS user password is changed from a Windows system, the
-<B>kpwvalid</B> program is <I>not</I> used to check the quality of the
-new password. (On UNIX systems, if a <B>kpwvalid</B> program exists
-in the same directory as the <B>kpasswd</B> program, the
-<B>kpwvalid</B> program checks the quality of every new user
-password.)
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_64" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_64">Configuring a Server into a Cell with pre-3.5 Database Servers Requires the Principal Password</A></H3>
-<P>If you configure the AFS Server for Windows, version 3.6, into
-an AFS cell in which the Database Servers are running a version of AFS older
-than version 3.5, during the configuration process a dialog box prompts
-you to provide the AFS principal password.
-<P>
-<TABLE><TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><B>Note:</B></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">If for some reason the AFS principal password is unknown, you can instead
-enter the 24-character string of octal digits representing the AFS
-principal's key. To obtain the octal key, issue either the
-<B>kas examine</B> command or <B>boslistkeys</B> command on an AFS
-Database Server machine. Note, the server must be running in
-<B>noauth</B> mode in order to display the AFS principal's octal
-key.
-</TD></TR></TABLE>
-<HR><H2><A NAME="Header_65" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_65">Limitations and Restrictions</A></H2>
-<P>This section briefly describes the known limitations and restrictions
-in the AFS Server component of AFS for Windows, version 3.6.
-<P><H3><A NAME="Header_66" HREF="awrns002.htm#ToC_66">AFS bosserver Process Does Not Execute the Notifier Program When a Process Terminates</A></H3>
-<P>The AFS <B>bosserver</B> process does not currently execute the
-registered notifier command (if one is specified) when a process under its
-control terminates.
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