Microsoft KB Archive/67626

PRB: Error 2102 Occurs While Installing SQL Server on Novell ID Number: Q67626

1.10 1.11 4.20 OS/2

Summary:

SYMPTOMS While installing SQL Server version 1.1, 1.11, or 4.2 onto a Novell NetWare local area network (LAN), an error of “error calling Netserverenum” “code 2102” was displayed.

CAUSE The NETAPI.DLL file and SQL Server were not installed correctly.

RESOLUTION The following steps can be used to resolve this problem.


 * 1) There is a NETAPI.DLL file on the Novell installation disks that is NOT automatically installed. It can be found on one of the NetWare disks in a subdirectory called “”. There is also a README file with instructions on how to install this file.
 * 2) SQL Server must be installed using the “standalone” menu selections when putting it on a Novell network.

More Information:

A future set of SQL release notes will contain language similar to the following regarding Novell networks:

Novell Compatibility
SQL Server 1.1 is supported on a Novell network with the Novell OS/2 requester. Follow the Novell installation instructions to install the OS/2 requester with named pipe support.

To install SQL Server 1.1, run the Setup program. Choose the standalone server option instead of the network-based server option.

With the current Novell implementation, there is a limit on the number of connections (open dbprocesses) that can be made to SQL Server running on an OS/2 requester. The maximum number of possible SQL Server connections is 32. When this maximum number of connections has been reached, the OS/2 requester machine that SQL Server is running on issues the following message:

NPDAEMON: Error out of run time resources.

Each database connection requires one SPX session. The value of the SPX sessions parameter can be increased if required.

Usually, no other reconfiguration of the OS/2 requester is necessary.

There are also some limitations that affect the System Administration Facility (SAF):


 * SQL Server cannot be started remotely from within SAF.
 * SAF uses LAN Manager login IDs as defaults for various operations, and these are not supported in a NetWare environment.
 * Servers cannot be hidden on the network.

Additional reference words: requestor 1.1 1.11 4.2