Netfinity Web Server Accelerator                  
                          Version 1.0
                    Installation README file

This README file contains the latest information about installing 
Netfinity Web Server Accelerator.  Refer to the "Netfinity Web Server 
Accelerator User's Guide" (NWSA.TXT) for complete installation and
setup instructions.

CONTENTS
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1.0  Product Overview
2.0  Minimum System Requirements
3.0  Quick Install/Setup
4.0  Obtaining Support
5.0  Trademarks and Notices


1.0  Product Overview
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Netfinity Web Server Accelerator is a standard caching reverse proxy
web server accelerator that may increase the performance of 
Netfinity servers by servicing static web page requests.  Netfinity 
Web Server Accelerator was designed not only for maximum performance,
but for administration and installation ease by providing an interface
that is fully integrated with Microsoft Management Console.  Netfinity
Web Server Accelerator will work with any existing web server 
software, and it is scaleable for 1, 2, or 4 processors.


2.0 Minimum System Requirements
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  A.  A Netfinity Server model 1000, 3000, 3500, 5000, 5500, 
      5500 Pro, 7000, 7000 M10 or PC 325.
  B.  Windows NT 4.0 SP3 (service pack 3)
  C.  Internet Explorer 4.0 (Netfinity Web Server accelerator uses the
      Microsoft Management Console (MMC) as part of the user
      interface.  MMC requires IE 4.0)
  D.  64MB of memory
  E.  10MB of hard disk space
  F.  A working web server software package.  Netfinity Web Server
      Accelerator is only supported when used in conjunction with
      Internet Information Server, Apache, and Netscape Fastrac.


3.0  Quick Install/Setup
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  A.  Download the file, NWSA.exe, from 
      http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/solutions/netfinity/
      server_accelerator.html.
  B.  Execute this file by choosing RUN from the Window's Startup 
      menu.  Enter in the path and file name of the downloaded file
      (e.g. c:\download\NWSA.exe), and then click on OK.  This will
      cause Netfinity Web Server Accelerator to self-extract about ten
      files into that directory.
  C.  Setup.exe will automatically launch when extraction is complete.
  D.  Launch "Netfinity Web Server Accelerator" from the Windows Start
      menu.
  E.  After MMC loads, click on the Action menu button, and select 
      CONNECT.  This should add "Web Accelerator" under your machine 
      name in the scope panel.
  F.  Right mouse clicking on "Web Accelerator" in the scope pane 
      will open a popup menu.  Select properties from here.  Customize
      your web accelerator (port numbers, directories to cache, 
      and logging) using the options provided.
  G.  After closing the properties dialog, right click on "Web
      Accelerator" again, and choose start.  Netfinity Web Server
      Accelerator is now running.
      


4.0  Obtaining Support
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Before contacting IBM for technical support, please review the file 
NWSA.txt (this should have extracted with the program itself).
In particular, the Troubleshooting and the Frequently Asked 
Questions sections of that document have technical information
regarding the use of Netfinity Web Server Accelerator and may have the
answer to your question. 

If you encounter a problem that is not referenced in the 
NWSAManual.txt, please post your problem to our support forum at 
http://www6b.pc.ibm.com:8080/~ums.  IBM makes its best effort to respond
to all forum entries within twenty-four hours. 

When posting a entry on the technical support forum, please include 
the following information:

   A.  the version of Netfinity Web Server Accelerator you are running
   B.  your server model (Netfinity 7000, etc.)
   C.  your web server software
   D.  your port numbers
   E.  a detailed description of the problem
   F.  any other pertinent setup information


5.0  Trademarks and Notices
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The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the 
United States or other countries or both:

IBM
Netfinity
Netfinity Web Server Accelerator

Microsoft, Microsoft Management Console, Internet Information Server, 
Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of 
Microsoft Corporation.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.


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