What s New in NetWare 6.5?

What's New in NetWare 6.5?

NetWare 6 was a significant step down a new path for Novell NetWare. NetWare 6.5 will take you several steps further down that road. If you have been working with NetWare 6, you will likely be comfortable with where NetWare 6.5 is going. If you are coming from a world of NetWare 5.1, or prior, you are going to be exposed to a whole new paradigm of network management. NetWare 6.5 continues to redefine NetWare as a powerful Web-oriented platform for delivering a consistent, location-independent view of a user 's data and systemsOne Net. The new features in NetWare 6.5 were designed around three main value propositions :

The virtual office
Maintaining business continuity
Delivering powerful new Web services

Your virtual office lets you have consistent access and views of the data and systems your users need to do their jobs, regardless of location, time, or access method. Virtual office capabilities of NetWare 6.5 include

iFolder
iPrint
Instant messaging
Virtual teams
Search

Business continuity is the ability to keep your business flowing in the face of constant change and an uncertain world. NetWare 6.5 helps you prepare for most any eventuality, physical or electronic. Business continuity features in NetWare 6.5 include

Server consolidation
Branch office management
iSCSI storage networks
Snapshot backup
Patterned deployment
Secure remote administration and upgrade
Environment integration

Web services is probably one of the most overused phrases in the high-tech industry, but the fact remains that there is tremendous value in being able to harness the Web to your business strategies. NetWare 6.5 has several capabilities that will help you do just that:

Apache Web server 2.0
MySQL database
Perl language
PHP
Remote, Web-based support and management tools

What Is Covered in This Book

The major components and features of NetWare 6.5 are explained in the chapters and appendices of this book. To help organize the chapters for a logical flow, easier for you to navigate, they have been organized into four parts .

Part I: Getting Started

Chapter 1 explains the various installation options available with NetWare 6.5, including new server installation, server upgrade, and the new patterned deployment.

Chapter 2 explains the install and upgrade procedures for the various NetWare clients that ship with NetWare 6.5. As you will see, there is ever-less focus on the traditional Novell client in favor of new Web-friendly ways to access the network.

Chapter 3 introduces the suite of management tools used in Novell Networks. This includes the legacy ConsoleOne management tool along with a greatly improved set of Web-based management tools, including iManager, iMonitor, Novell Remote Manager (NoRM), and Web Manager.

Part II: Enabling One Net

Chapter 4 introduces console-based utilities and commands available with NetWare 6.5. It also presents valuable information for optimizing and maintaining your NetWare servers.

Chapter 5 introduces basic eDirectory administrative tasks and the regular maintenance operations that will keep the directory running smoothly. It also discusses LDAP and DNS/DHCP.

Chapter 6 explains how eDirectory is used to effectively manage network users and groups. It also presents the fundamentals of network security and presents the options available to you for making your network safe from attackboth intentional and accidental.

Chapter 7 introduces Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) and iPrint services that leverage the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to deliver true print from anywhere to anywhere capability.