Transcript Identifying network operating system features

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Identifying network
operating system features
Unit objectives
 Discuss the features of Microsoft
Windows NT, 2000, and Server 2003
 Discuss the features of Novell
NetWare
 Discuss the features of UNIX, Linux,
and Mac OS X Server
 Discuss the features of AppleShare IP
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Topic A
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Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Server
AppleShare IP
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Windows NT
 Is no longer available for sale
 Comes in four distinct editions:
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Windows NT Workstation
Windows NT Server
Windows NT Server – Enterprise Edition
Windows NT Server – Terminal Server
Edition
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Features of Windows NT
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32-bit operating system
Hardware platform support
Preemptive multitasking
Application support
Network support
Internet/intranet support
Microsoft Exchange Client
Features of Windows NT (cont)
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 Security
– The book says NT “…meets C2 security
specs.” I’ve found that this is nonsense.
Network World reports on trying to meet C2
specs with an “out of the box” NT installation:
– Should Windows NT detect that you are connected
to a network during the C2 test, you will get the
following error message:
 "C2 compliance requires that no networking software
be installed on your system. One or more network
services have been detected on your system. Select
OK to use the Network Control Panel Applet to remove
these services.“
– In other words, your copy of NT better not be located
on a network!!
Other Features & Components
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 Other Components:
– A proxy server
– IIS (Internet Information Server)
– A Site Server and a Management Server
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NetWare support
RAID
DNS server
MS Front Page
The “super user” is “Administrator”
On the fly compession
Supports NTFS and FAT
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Features of Windows NT Server products
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Microsoft networking
NetWare support
Advanced fault tolerance
Internet and TCP/IP support
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Facts about Windows NT:
 Windows NT servers frequently fulfill
the role of domain controllers
 The Administrator account has
complete control over the NOS
 Windows NT supports the New
Technology File System
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Activity A-1
Discussing Windows NT
- page 14-4
Windows 2000
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 Several editions are available
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Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Improvements over Windows NT
 Supports more RAM (4, 8 or 32 GB for Server,
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Advanced and Datacenter)
 Supports many processors (4, 8 or 32 CPUs for
Server, Advanced and Datacenter)
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Supports clustering
Includes Active Directory
Updated and added protocols and security
Centralized administration tools (like MMC
and “Computer Management”)
 Updated user interface
 Integrated Internet services
 Increased hardware and peripheral support
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Activity A-2
Discussing Windows 2000
page 14-5
Windows Server 2003
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 Four editions are available
– Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
– Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (8
CPUs and 32GB RAM)
– Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
– Windows Server 2003 Web Edition (32 or
64-bit)
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Improvements over Windows 2000
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Incorporates .NET software technologies
Improved clustering and load balancing
Improved security features
Increased performance and scalability of
Active Directory
 New services to automate management
– like SUS (Software Update Services) and the
Group Policy Management Console
(GPMC)
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Activity A-3
Discussing Windows Server 2003 - Page 14-6
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Topic B
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Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Server
AppleShare IP
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Introducing NetWare
 Provides straightforward installation
 Provides multiprotocol support
 Connectivity to several other platforms
readily available
 The Admin account has complete
control over the NOS (Admin is the Novell
“super user”, formerly the “Supervisor” – versions 3.x
and earlier)
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Features of NetWare
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Application sharing
Data file storage and retrieval
Network printing
Security
Communications
Data backup and archiving
Multiprotocol routing
Novell Directory Services NDS (old system)
eDirectory (new system)
 Failure recovery
continued
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Features of NetWare
– Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) support
– File Server Installation and Server Migration
Utilities
– File services and storage management
services
– Connectivity services
– Print services
 NDPS – “Netware Distributed Print Services”
– Security services (C2 again, but not like NT)
– Improved connectivity to the Internet and
other TCP/IP-based networks
 NetWare used IPX/SPX until version 5.x; now it
uses TCP/IP
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Additional features of NetWare
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Included Web server
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
IPX/IP gateway (for conversion)
Dynamic Host Config Protocol (DHCP) server
Domain Name System (DNS) server and client
UNIX-to-NetWare and NetWare-to-UNIX printing
services
– iFolder: Clustering, using Novell Clustering
Services (NCS), and file Synchronization
– iPrint – Printing, of course
– iManager – network and resource management
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Activity B-1
Discussing the features of NetWare: page 14-9
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Topic C
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Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Server
AppleShare IP
UNIX
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 The operating system with the most
staying power on a LAN or WAN
– That just means it’s the oldest NOS
 The first standard operating system
– as in industry standard?
– or does this refer to an interface and user
experience that is the same over different
hardware and application environments?
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Features of UNIX
 Available on a wide range of hardware
platforms
 Presents nearly the same interface to users and
programmers
 Relatively straightforward to migrate an
application from one UNIX system to another,
even if the underlying hardware is radically
different
 Applications can be written to run on a variety
of hardware, freeing users from being tied to
specific systems due to application availability.
continued
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Features of UNIX
 The standard utility commands are flexible
 Provides the ability to combine utilities into
highly sophisticated, custom-built utilities.
– Yes, and you could more easily learn to speak an
Aboriginal dialect than to build a UNIX command.
 Designed to support software development
 There are several specialized software
development utilities
 Several facilities are available for communicating
with other systems, .oth UNIX and non-UNIX
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Downfalls of UNIX
 It is a complex operating system to
learn
 Its commands are case-sensitive and
cryptic
Facts about UNIX
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 The root account has complete control
over the OS
– This is another example of the “super user”.
 Major vendors of UNIX server systems
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Pyramid (DC/OSx)
SNI (Synix, SCO)
HP (HP/UX)
IBM (AIX)
Sequent (Dynix/PTX)
ICL (NTX)
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Facts about UNIX
 Major vendors of UNIX workstation
systems include:
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Sun (SunOS, Solaris)
HP (HP/UX) – also supports the server
IBM (AIX) – also supports the server
Silicon Graphics (IRIX)
 Major types of PC UNIX include:
– SCO UNIX
– Solaris
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Activity C-1
Discussing UNIX
page 14-11
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Linux
 Attempts to provide the PC with a free or
low-cost operating system comparable to
high-priced UNIX system software
 Conforms to the POSIX standard user
and programming interfaces
 The power point should mention that it
was developed by Linus Torvalds, a grad
student from Finland in 1991.
 The system's utilities and libraries usually
come from the GNU operating system,
announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman.
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Linux
 Linux is an open-source OS; this means
that the source code is freely available.
 The different versions of Linux, such as
Red Hat, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, etc.,
are called Distributions.
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OS Time Line
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Activity C-2
Discussing Linux - page 14-12
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Mac OS X Server
 Is Apple Corporation’s UNIX-based
network operating system offering
 Geared at small to medium-sized
business
 Includes “Open Directory 2”
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Features of Mac OS X Server
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File and Print services
Open Directory 2
Mail services
Web hosting
Networking and VPN
Media streaming
Workstation cloning
Remote Desktop
page 14-13
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Activity C-3
Discussing Mac OS X Server
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Topic D
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Microsoft Windows
Novell NetWare
UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X Server
AppleShare IP
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AppleShare IP
 Apple Corporation’s network operating
system that can run over either
TCP/IP or AppleTalk
 Supports Macintosh (Mac OS),
AppleTalk, and Windows clients
 Directory services are provided by
Open Directory 2, the same as with
Mac OS X
– Notice that the move to IP is so
pronounced now that Apple put the “IP”
right into the name of their OS!
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Features of AppleShare IP
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Multiple Client support
File transfer capabilities
User support
Indexing capabilities
FTP support
Web hosting
Distributed printing
Mail services
Centralized user management
Security features
i.e., the usual suspects
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Activity D-1
Discussing AppleShare IP
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Unit summary
 Learned about the features of
Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, and
Server 2003
 Learned about the features of Novell
NetWare
 Learned about the features of UNIX,
Linux, and Mac OS X Server
 Learned about the features of
AppleShare IP