Expanding Choice: Moving to Linux and Open Source with Novell Open Enterprise Server

✍ Scribed by Williams, Jason; Dulaney, Emmett; Clegg, Peter

• Publisher: Novell Press
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 262
• Edition: 1st edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Expanding Choice: Moving to Linux and Open Source with Novell Open Enterprise Serveris a concise, authoritative guide for IT professionals to help evaluate and implement Novell's open source technologies. You will be able to understand and assess the advantages of open source technologies through the discussion of specific, customer-tested implementation strategies for both open source and traditional software. You will also review the benefits and costs of both open source and closed source software systems. Find out how Novell's new Open Enterprise Server combines the choice and flexibility of SUSE Linux with the reliability of Novell's proven networking software inExpanding Choice: Moving to Linux and Open Source with Novell Open Enterprise Server.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 5
Golden Gate University......Page 16
Hewitt Associates......Page 17
Why This Book?......Page 18
How This Book Is Organized......Page 20
Ancient History......Page 22
GPL......Page 24
The History of Linux......Page 26
Open Source Is More Than Linux......Page 27
Mozilla......Page 28
MySQL......Page 29
How Open Source Development Occurs......Page 30
Open Source Versus Proprietary......Page 33
Open Source AND Proprietary......Page 36
Distribution......Page 40
Consulting......Page 41
Training and Education......Page 42
Summary......Page 44
Open Source Advantages......Page 46
Open Source Solutions......Page 48
Operating System—Linux......Page 50
Server Services......Page 54
Desktop Services......Page 55
Development Tools......Page 57
Databases......Page 60
Documentation......Page 61
Open Source Project Sites......Page 62
Software Costs......Page 63
Simplified License Management......Page 65
Open Source License Templates......Page 66
Simplified License Management......Page 68
Lower Hardware Costs......Page 69
Scalability......Page 70
Reliability......Page 73
Security......Page 74
Support......Page 75
Deny Vendor Lock-in......Page 79
Quality Software and Plentiful Resources......Page 83
Who Are Open Source Developers?......Page 84
How Does the Open Source Process Work?......Page 85
Summary......Page 89
Integration Factors to Consider......Page 90
Assessment......Page 92
Design......Page 93
Training......Page 94
Support......Page 95
SUSE Linux Product Line......Page 96
How It Works......Page 99
Implementation Overview......Page 101
What You Can Do......Page 102
Print Services......Page 108
How Internet Printing Works......Page 109
How Internet Printing Is Implemented......Page 110
Edge Services......Page 112
Build Your Own......Page 113
DNS/DHCP Servers and Routing, Oh My!......Page 117
DHCP......Page 118
Web Servers......Page 119
Workgroup Databases......Page 123
Database for Workgroup......Page 124
Database Implementation......Page 125
Light Application Servers......Page 126
Novell Enables Web Services Creation......Page 129
Open Source Web Services Tools......Page 133
Proprietary Application Servers......Page 134
High-Availability Clusters......Page 135
High-Performance Cluster......Page 137
Symmetric Multiprocessing......Page 139
Hyperthreading......Page 140
Grid Computing......Page 141
Terminal Services/Thin Clients......Page 142
Platform Support......Page 143
Oracle......Page 145
IBM......Page 146
PeopleSoft......Page 147
Messaging and Collaboration......Page 148
Background......Page 149
Integration......Page 151
Internal Development......Page 152
Mono......Page 153
Novell exteNd......Page 154
Lower Development Cost......Page 155
Power......Page 156
Cost......Page 157
Summary......Page 158
The History of NetWare......Page 160
Management Tools......Page 162
Why Novell and Open Source......Page 163
Summary......Page 165
What OES Offers......Page 166
Services and Utilities in Both Operating Systems......Page 167
A Transition Strategy for the Data Center......Page 168
Initiate the Project......Page 169
Planning and Design......Page 170
Deployment......Page 171
Office Productivity Applications......Page 174
Thin-Client Applications......Page 175
The Linux Desktop......Page 176
Transition Considerations......Page 177
Approaches for the Desktop Knowledge Worker......Page 178
Proprietary OS Desktops......Page 179
Novell Linux Desktop......Page 181
Single-Purpose Configurations......Page 183
Client Management......Page 184
Thin-Client Hardware......Page 185
Remote and Branch Offices......Page 186
How It Works......Page 187
Summary......Page 189
Installation Considerations......Page 190
Choosing a Path: Linux or NetWare......Page 191
eDirectory Design Considerations......Page 192
Walking Through a New Installation......Page 193
Installing the Startup Files and Creating a SYS Volume......Page 194
Running the NetWare Installation Wizard......Page 195
Upgrading a NetWare Server......Page 196
Migrating from a Windows Server......Page 205
Summary......Page 206
CHAPTER 7: Administering Open Source......Page 208
Working with YaST......Page 209
Inheritance......Page 211
Distributed Systems......Page 212
RPM Package Manager......Page 213
Novell ZENworks......Page 215
Administering with ZENworks......Page 217
Applying Policies......Page 218
Remote Management......Page 219
Data Center Transition Case Study—Golden Gate University......Page 220
The Way Things Were......Page 221
How They Did It......Page 222
How Novell Helped......Page 224
Novell Open Source Transition Case Study......Page 225
The Desktop......Page 226
The Data Center......Page 229
Overstock.com......Page 231
A......Page 234
C......Page 236
D......Page 238
E......Page 240
F......Page 241
G......Page 242
I......Page 243
J - K......Page 244
L......Page 245
M......Page 248
N......Page 249
O......Page 251
P......Page 254
S......Page 255
T......Page 258
W......Page 260
X - Y - Z......Page 261