Chapter 10: Netware-Based Networking

Network+ Guide to Networks

Third Edition

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Objectives:

Identify the advantages of using the NetWare network operating system

Describe NetWare’s server hardware requirements

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Objectives: (continued)

Understand NetWare’s file system and directory structures

Plan for and perform a simple NetWare server installation

Explain how NetWare supports multiple clients and integrates with other network operating systems

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Introduction to Netware

• First NetWare network operating system in 1983

• Several different versions of NetWare

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Introduction to Netware (continued)

• Prior to 4.11 require the IPX/SPX protocol suite

• 4.11, sometimes referred to as intraNetWare• Began supporting TCP/IP

• First version of NetWare to supply Internet-related services

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Introduction to Netware (continued)

• 1998, Novell released version 5.0• Released versions 5.1 and 5.11

• Collectively, they are known as NetWare 5.x

• Novell’s first NOS wholly based on the IP protocol

• NetWare 6.x• NetWare 6.5’s key features are discussed in the

following sections

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Why Choose Netware?

• Features NetWare of NOS:• Multiple processors, multitasking, and symmetric

multiprocessing

• Flexible virtual and physical memory

• eDirectory (formerly called NDS)

• Simple, centralized management

• Multiple, integrated Web development and delivery services

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Why Choose Netware? (continued)

• Features NetWare of NOS (continued):• Support for multiple modern protocols

• Excellent integration with other NOSs and support for many different clients

• Remote client service

• Built-in clustering services

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Why Choose Netware? (continued)

• Features NetWare of NOS (continued):

• Provisions for monitoring server performance, automatic backups, and resource utilization

• File system specially designed to support high-performance, large-scale storage devices that are accessible from multiple operating systems

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Why Choose Netware? (continued)

• NetWare version 6.5 enhancements• iManager

• DirXML

• Capability for continuously backing up

• Server Consolidation Utility

• Popular open-source Web development tools

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Why Choose Netware? (continued)

• NetWare version 6.5 enhancements (continued)

• Virtual Office

• Branch Office

• Nterprise Linux Services

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Netware Server Hardware

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Netware Server Hardware (continued)

• Determine the optimal hardware• How many clients will connect to the server?

• What kinds of applications will run on the server?

• Which and how many optional services will the server provide?

• How much storage space will each user need?

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Netware Server Hardware (continued)

• Determine the optimal hardware (continued)

• How much downtime is acceptable?

• What can your organization afford?

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System

• NetWare Integrated Kernel• Responsible for overseeing all critical server

processes

• It manages multiprocessing,multitasking, and access to the server’s interrupts, memory, and I/O functions

• NetWare 6.5 takes advantage of symmetric multiprocessing

• NLMs (NetWare loadable modules)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• NetWare Integrated Kernel (continued)

• Console

• Monitor

• ConsoleOne

• X Server

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• NetWare Integrated Kernel (continued)

• Remote Manager

• Access console commands through a Web browser on another computer on the network

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• NetWare File System• NSS (Novell Storage Services)

• A 64-bit interface, which results in fast data access

• Files or directories as large as 8 Terabytes (TB)

• Up to a trillion files in a single directory

• File compression (enabled by default)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• NetWare File System• NSS (Novell Storage Services)

• The ability to set user and directory space restrictions

• Advanced fault-tolerance techniques

• Efficient use of memory

• Browser-based volume management

• The ability to split volumes over multiple storage devices

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• eDirectory

• NetWare 6.5’s directory database

• System for organizing and managing multiple servers and their resources

• Similar to Active Directory in Windows Server 2003

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• eDirectory• Schema

• Base schema

• Extended schema

• Trees and Organizational Units

• Tree object

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

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A Closer Look at the Netware 6.5 Operating System (continued)

• eDirectory• Naming Conventions

• Context

• Typeful

• Typeless

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Planning for Installation

• Critical pre-installation decisions• Where does the server fit in the eDirectory tree?

• What name will the server have?

• How many and what kinds of network adapter cards will the server use?

• What protocols and network services should the server use?

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Planning for Installation (continued)

• Critical pre-installation decisions (continued)• What will the Administrator password be?

• What kind of disk controllers does the server have?

• How many, how large, and what kind of volumes will the server require?

• What server pattern, or type, will the server be?

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Planning for Installation (continued)

• Critical pre-installation decisions (continued)

• What kind of license do I have?

• How can I remember all of this information?

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server

• The Installation Process• Text-based

• Select your language.

• Select regional settings.

• Accept the Novell Software License Agreement

• Default or Manual installation

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• The Installation Process• Text-based (continued)

• Prepare the boot partition

• If you have chosen the Default installation, accept default selections of a 4 GB SYS volume, and auto discovery of LAN, disk, and video drivers.

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• The Installation Process• GUI-based

• Choose a pattern, or select the type of server you are installing.

• If you selected a Customized NetWare Server, select the components you want to install.

• Review the details of the server you’re about to install.

• Choose to copy files.

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• The Installation Process• Set up the server

• Name the server.

• Enable cryptography.

• Specify the network protocols for each network adapter, and in the case of TCP/IP, specify the server’s IP addressing information.

• Enter the server’s host and domain name.

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• The Installation Process• Set up the server (continued)

• Set the server time zone.

• Select whether to create a new eDirectory tree or add the server to an existing eDirectory tree.

• Enter eDirectory information (and if desired, create organizational units).

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• The Installation Process• Set up the server (continued)

• Choose an Administrator ID and password.

• License the NetWare server.

• Select the login method, or any additional means of authenticating with an eDirectory tree (other than the default method, which is called the NDS login method).

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• Establishing Users and Groups• How to create a new user object in iManager

1. Connect to the iManager URL on your server and log on to the iManager tool as a user with administrator privileges

2. Scroll down the list and click Create User under the Users heading. The Create User window appears, as shown in Figure 10-8

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• Establishing Users and Groups • How to create a new user object in iManager

(continued)3. Enter the user’s username, first name, last

name, and context in the text boxes provided

4. When you have entered all the user’s information, click OK

5. Click OK to return to the default iManager window

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• Creating a group in NetWare 6.5

1. Connect to the iManager URL on your server and log on to the iManager tool as a user with administrator privileges.

2. Scroll down the list of functions and click Create Group under the Groups heading. The Create Group window appears, as shown in Figure 10-9.

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• Creating a group in NetWare 6.5 (continued)

3. Enter a name and context for the group, then click OK. iManager responds with a message: “Complete: The Create Group request succeeded.”

4. Click Modify to change the default properties of this group. The Modify Object prompt appears, with a drop-down list and a number of text boxes.

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• Creating a group in NetWare 6.5 (continued)

5. Select Members (depending on your browser type, this option might appear as a hyperlink or an item in a drop-down list). A Members prompt appears.

6. To search for objects to be included in this group, click the ObjectSelector icon (which looks like a magnifying glass).The ObjectSelector window appears.

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Installing and Configuring a Netware 6.5 Server (continued)

• Creating a group in NetWare 6.5 (continued)

7. Click the Browse button or tab, depending on your browser, to browse through the eDirectory tree until you find the user objects you want to add to this group.

8. Click the user objects you want to add to the group you have created. When you are finished adding users, click OK to return to the default iManager window.

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Client Services

• Traditional Client Access

• Previous versions of NetWare

• Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX-based

• Connected via a Novell client

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Client Services (continued)

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Client Services (continued)

• Native File Access• Novell Storage Services (NSS)

• NFS

• CIFS (Common Internet File System)

• AFP (AppleTalk Filing Protocol)

• NetDrive

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Client Services (continued)

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Client Services (continued)

• Browser-based Access

• Access NetWare 6.5 files and directories is through a Web browser

• Novell’s NetStorage tool

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Internetworking with Other Operating Systems

• LDAP directory standards

• DirXML

• Nterprise Linux Services.

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Chapter Summary

• Identify the advantages of using the NetWare network operating system

• Describe NetWare’s server hardware requirements

• Understand NetWare’s file system and directory structures

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Chapter Summary (continued)

• Plan for and perform a simple NetWare server installation

• Explain how NetWare supports multiple clients and integrates with other network operating systems