Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, Suse Linux Edition

✍ Scribed by Latimer, Mike;Harris, Jeffrey L

• Publisher: Novell Press; Pearson Education
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 601
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As an administrator of a Novell(R) Open Enterprise Server (OES) on a SUSE(R) LINUX system, you are looking for ways to leverage it as a platform for delivering Novell's robust network services. Look no further.NovellOpenEnterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Editionprovides you with the information that you need to take advantage of Novell rich array of nework management tools on a SUSE-powered system. By focusing on the implementation of OES on the SUSE LINUX platform, administrators learn how to integrate the benefits of OES in an existing environment. While this is not a reference work for network theory, protocols or architectures, it will provide the reader with a brief introduction to the concepts necessary to understand features of the product.Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Editionprovides you with quick access to the information about the technologies, concepts and techniques that you need to get the job done.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
PART I: Open Enterprise Server Overview......Page 20
Why Open Enterprise Server?......Page 22
What Is Open Enterprise Server?......Page 23
Instant Access......Page 28
Getting Ready for OES Linux......Page 29
Installing OES Linux......Page 33
Upgrading SLES9 to OES Linux......Page 54
Common Post-Installation Tasks for OES Linux......Page 56
Instant Access......Page 60
Logging in to Linux......Page 61
The Shell and the GUI......Page 69
Finding Your Way......Page 85
Getting Help......Page 94
Editing Text Files......Page 100
Instant Access......Page 104
The Traditional Novell Client......Page 107
Installing the Client Software......Page 108
Removing the Client Software......Page 110
Installing from a Web Server......Page 111
Upgrading the Novell Client......Page 113
The Client Login......Page 120
Configuring the Client......Page 123
NetIdentity......Page 125
Other Novell Clients......Page 126
Accessing OES Through Native Linux Methods......Page 129
Instant Access......Page 134
Welcome Pages......Page 137
ConsoleOne......Page 138
iManager......Page 139
Novell Remote Manager......Page 145
iMonitor......Page 150
PART II: Open Enterprise Server Infrastructure......Page 156
Instant Access......Page 158
SLES Startup Procedures......Page 159
Interacting with Processes......Page 166
Introduction to Linux Kernel Management......Page 169
Managing SLES with YaST......Page 173
Updating OES Linux......Page 184
Monitoring SLES with Health Monitoring Services......Page 187
Troubleshooting......Page 191
Instant Access......Page 196
What Is eDirectory?......Page 197
eDirectory Architecture......Page 198
eDirectory Tree Design......Page 203
Managing eDirectory......Page 212
Using LDAP with eDirectory......Page 232
DNS and DHCP Services......Page 239
Instant Access......Page 248
Overview of Users in OES Linux......Page 249
eDirectory User-Related Objects......Page 251
eDirectory Authentication......Page 257
eDirectory Authorization......Page 270
Provisioning Linux Users......Page 281
Instant Access......Page 300
Clustering Benefits......Page 301
Clustering Fundamentals......Page 302
Clustering Terminology......Page 303
Installing Novell Cluster Services......Page 309
Configuring Novell Cluster Services......Page 313
Always-Available File Access......Page 317
Always-Available Network Services......Page 322
Understanding Resource States......Page 328
Instant Access......Page 332
How Identity Manager Works......Page 333
Installing the Identity Manager Engine......Page 336
Installing Remote Loaders and Drivers......Page 337
Installing Identity Manager on a Secondary eDirectory Tree......Page 340
Configuring an Identity Manager Driver......Page 342
Identity Manager Password Synchronization......Page 344
PART III: Open Enterprise Server User Access......Page 346
Instant Access......Page 348
Novell Storage Services......Page 349
NSS Data Security......Page 376
Backing Up and Restoring Files......Page 387
Instant Access......Page 398
NetStorage......Page 399
Novell NetDrive......Page 406
Novell iFolder......Page 409
FTP Server......Page 422
Instant Access......Page 430
Introduction to OES Printing......Page 431
Setting Up a Secure Printing Environment......Page 449
PART IV: Open Enterprise Server Web Services......Page 454
Instant Access......Page 456
Apache Web Server......Page 457
Tomcat Servlet Engine......Page 475
Instant Access......Page 478
Novell Virtual Office......Page 479
Novell QuickFinder......Page 490
Novell eGuide......Page 512
Additional OES Linux Web Services......Page 518
PART V: Appendixes......Page 520
APPENDIX A: The Most Essential Linux Commands......Page 522
Getting Help......Page 523
File Management......Page 524
Permissions and Identity......Page 525
Viewing Files......Page 526
Finding Files and Text......Page 527
Regular Expressions......Page 529
Working with Processes......Page 531
Troubleshooting Tools......Page 533
Compression Utilities......Page 534
Networking Utilities......Page 535
Working with Filesystems......Page 536
System Shutdown and Restart......Page 538
eDirectory Background Processes......Page 540
DSTrace with iMonitor......Page 545
Repairing eDirectory with DSRepair......Page 551
eDirectory Errors......Page 566
General Novell Product Information......Page 568
Novell Cool Solutions......Page 569
Novell Technical Support......Page 570
DeveloperNet: Novell’s Developer Support......Page 571
Novell Training Classes and Certification......Page 572
Novell Users International......Page 574
Network Professional Association......Page 575
A......Page 576
C......Page 577
D......Page 579
E......Page 581
F......Page 582
H......Page 583
I......Page 584
J - K......Page 586
L......Page 587
M......Page 588
N......Page 589
P......Page 592
R......Page 594
S......Page 595
U......Page 598
V......Page 599
Y - Z......Page 600