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Lesson 17 – UNDERSTANDING OTHER NETWARE SERVICES. OVERVIEW. Network Directory Services (NDS) Novell BorderManager Improving server reliability Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). NETWORK DIRECTORY SERVICES (NDS).
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OVERVIEW • Network Directory Services (NDS) • Novell BorderManager • Improving server reliability • Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
NETWORK DIRECTORY SERVICES (NDS) • Manages large numbers of Novell servers from a single point. • Allows features such as single login for an entire Network’s servers.
Network Directory Services (NDS) Within an NDS tree, the administrator could manage: • Accounts on the Network. • Servers and their resources on the Network. • User account privileges for any server’s resources.
Network Directory Services (NDS) Provides support for: • Windows NT/2000 servers • Sun Solaris UNIX servers
NOVELL BORDERMANAGER Objectives: • Firewall services for the LAN. • Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections. • Proxy caching. • Logs, alerts, and reports on Internet traffic.
Novell BorderManager Individual BorderManager products: • Firewall services • VPN services • Authentication services.
IMPROVING SERVER RELIABILITY • Novell Standby Server (NSS) • Novell Cluster Services (NCS)
Novell Standby Server (NSS) • Provides automatic fail-over support for NetWare 5. • A running standby server can immediately take over for a failed server.
Novell Cluster Services (NCS) • It is closer to clustering systems, where two similar (but not necessarily identical) servers share a single set of disks.
DNS AND DHCP • Resolves domain names into their associated TCP/IP addresses. • Enables the administrator to establish dynamic host addressing to support TCP/IP. • Manages DNS and DHCP services using the DNS/DHCP Management Console.
SUMMARY Network Directory Services (NDS): • Manages large numbers of Novell servers from a single point. • Allows features such as single login for an entire Network’s servers.
Summary Novell BorderManager: • Manages firewall services and software for the LAN, and remote access software.
Summary Improving Server Reliability: • Novell Standby Server (NSS) • Novell Cluster Services (NCS) • Domain Name System (DNS) • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)