Transcript Chapter 13 PPT

Guide to Novell NetWare
6.0 Network
Administration
Chapter 13
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Chapter 13 - Accessing and Managing
the Network with Novell’s OneNet
Utilities
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Implement and use iFolder to access files and
directories
Set up and use NetStorage to access network files
Use NetWare 6 remote management tools, including
Remote Manager, RConsoleJ, and iMonitor, to
access and manage the NetWare 6 server from your
workstation
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Chapter 13 - Accessing and Managing
the Network with Novell’s OneNet
Utilities
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Explain NetWare 6 licensing and be able to view
and install NetWare license information using
iManager
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Working with iFolder
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iFolder enables files to be kept on a local computer
and synchronized with the network
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Users can have automatic, secure, and transparent
synchronization of files between their hard drives and
the iFolder server
Benefits include: Encryption of sensitive files stored on
the server; ability to work on files offline and have them
automatically synchronized to the server the next time
the computer is logged in to the network; automatic
synchronization of locally stored data across multiple
workstations
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Working with iFolder
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iFolder software consists of:
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The server component, required to synchronize files
between workstations and allow access to files over
the Internet; it also supplies a server management
console and iFolder Web site
The client component, must be installed before using
iFolder from the Windows desktop; the iFolder service
automatically creates a user account on both the
iFolder server and client workstation
The Java applet enables users to perform file
operations between any Java-enabled browser
and their iFolder server account
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Working with iFolder
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After iFolder has been installed on the NetWare
server, users can begin accessing their files from
any computer
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An iFolder user account is automatically created the
first time a new user logs in to the iFolder server
An important option when creating a user account is
encrypting the iFolder data with a pass phrase
The pass phrase is like a password, but in iFolder you
use a password to log in to your iFolder account and a
pass phrase to encrypt your iFolder contents
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Working with iFolder
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In addition to installing iFolder on the NetWare 6
server and clients, it’s also important to:
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Customize the iFolder Web site to fit the organization’s
internal needs
Use the Server Management console to manage user
accounts and perform administrator tasks
Optimize the iFolder server by adding more RAM,
another server, increasing threads in order to make
more CPU processing available, set disk space
allocation quotas, change the synchronization
delay parameters
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Installing and Using NetStorage
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NetStorage gives users access to files on the
NetWare server from any Internet location
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This access is provided by using an existing Web
browser, with no additional client or applet to download
to the user’s workstation
Additional features include: support of Internet standards
such as HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, XML, and WebDAV; the
ability to process a user’s container, profile, or user login
script for drive mapping; a plug-in for NetWare
WebAccess
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Installing and Using NetStorage
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Installing NetStorage can be done during or after
NetWare 6 installation
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There must be at least one NetWare 6 server in the
eDirectory tree where NetStorage will go, and
workstations must have at least Netscape 4.7 or Internet
Explorer 5 installed
Gather the following information before install: The IP
address or DNS name of the primary NetWare 6 server;
the eDirectory context of NetStorage users; additional
contexts and trees supported; the IP address or DNS
name of the iFolder server
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Installing and Using NetStorage
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After installation, starting NetStorage happens
automatically when the server starts
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To use NetStorage, the server date and time must match
closely with that on the workstations
For users to access NetStorage services via a Web
browser, they enter the NetStorage URL; the NetStorage
service prompts them for login data; NetStorage reads
user login scripts, drive mappings, and User object
properties; then the NetStorage Web page displays the
network files and folders currently accessible to the user
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
Management Utilities
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An important part of Novell’s OneNet strategy
enables network administrators to manage the
network and server from any networked computer
To perform remote management tasks, Novell has
included the iManager, Remote Manager, iMonitor,
and RConsoleJ remote management utilities with
NetWare 6
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
Management Utilities
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Remote Manager Utility:
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Enables monitoring of the server’s health, changing of
configuration parameters, and performing diagnostic and
debugging tasks
To access Remote Manager, enter the URL of the
Remote Manager login page, or the URL of the NetWare
Web Manager window and select the server to work with
under the NetWare Remote Manager heading
The Remote Manager window is divided into several
sections, or frames
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
Management Utilities
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Remote Manager Utility (cont.):
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Monitoring server health and performance is initially
done by viewing the overall health indicator in the upperleft corner of the Remote Manager opening page; green
represents good health, yellow provides a warning of
possible problems, red represents a server in bad health,
black indicates that communication has been lost
If the overall health indicator is not green, click the
Health Monitor link under the Diagnose Server heading
to view the status of different indicators
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
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Remote Manager Utility (cont.):
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Server management includes managing volumes and
user connections, viewing and setting parameters,
viewing system statistics, managing memory, and
accessing console screens
Being able to access the server console remotely is a
powerful management feature when troubleshooting or
repairing server problems
In addition, the ability exists to view volume information,
mount or dismount volumes, and perform many file
management tasks
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
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Remote Manager Utility (cont.):
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eDirectory management capabilities include being able
to browse the eDirectory tree and view or delete objects,
although most eDirectory maintenance and management
is done using iManager
Server Hardware Management is accomplished by being
able to view the server’s current hardware configuration
settings, which is useful when diagnosing problems or
planning for new equipment
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
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iMonitor Utility:
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Provides monitoring and diagnostic capabilities for all
servers in the eDirectory tree
Designed to be a major troubleshooting tool for
monitoring and repairing eDirectory tree problems
Allows the administrator to be able to look at partitions
and replicas on a server basis
Runs on any platform that supports eDirectory 8.6
Starts from a link in Remote Manager
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Using NetWare 6 Remote
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RConsoleJ Utility:
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Used to access the server console from ConsoleOne
Includes the following components: RConsoleJ Client,
RConsoleJ Agent, and RConsoleJ Proxy Agent
To use RConsoleJ, the RConsoleJ Agent must be loaded
at the server you want to access
To run RConsoleJ at the workstation, log in as the
administrator and run ConsleOne
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Managing NetWare Licensing
Services
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User Access Licensing (UAL) is the new licensing
system shipped with NetWare 6
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With the UAL system, users gain access to network
services by connecting to the network rather than an
individual server
In the UAL model, organizations purchase licenses for
the total number of User objects in the tree, instead of
purchasing licenses for servers
As well, non-user objects, such as printers and
ZENworks, do not need licenses
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Managing NetWare Licensing
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Planning and managing license certificates:
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Place license certificates as close as practical to actual
users but high enough in the eDirectory tree so that
everyone who needs to can access them
When NetWare 6 is first installed, NLS adds a License
Container object to the tree, License Certificate objects
are then added to this container
There are two types of NetWare 6 license certificates:
Server and User
Use iManager to install and view license certificates
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Managing NetWare Licensing
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Using Remote Manager to view license information:
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Network Administrators need to monitor license usage
so that they can prevent problems caused by a lack of
licenses
With the License Usage Information option in Remote
Manager, administrators can view or print license usage
reports
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Chapter Summary
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By storing files on the local computer and synchronizing
them with the network, the iFolder service enables users
to access their files from multiple workstations without
having to be logged in to the network
To use iFolder, you must first install the iFolder service on
a server and then install the iFolder client or a Java applet
on the user workstation
The iFolder Java applet enables users to access their files
from a Web browser without having to install the iFolder
client on the workstation
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Chapter Summary
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The NetStorage service provides access to user files and
folders from a Web browser without the need to install any
component on the user workstation
Remote Manager enables the administrator to perform a
number of administrative tasks on the server from
anywhere by using a Web browser
Remote Manager makes it possible to access server
volumes, configuration parameters, the eDirectory tree,
and hardware information from any computer
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iMonitor offers many of the capabilities of
Remote Manager, along with the flexibility to be
used from multiple platforms, including Win
NT/2000, Linux, and Sun Solaris
The RConsoleJ utility provides remote access to
server consoles from ConsoleOne and can be
used to access and manage your servers without
using the server console or starting a Web
browser
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Chapter Summary
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NetWare 6 uses a new license system called User Access
License (UAL). UAL differs from previous license systems
in that it assigns a license to a user account that can be
used to access all NetWare servers in the tree. Previous
versions of NetWare used the Service Connection License
(SCL) model, which required each server to have licenses
for as many users as could be attached to it. Although the
UAL system is an advantage for organizations with
multiple servers, it can create problems for organizations
that have many users that infrequently log in
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Chapter Summary
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Licenses can be added and managed with iManager.
License usage information can be viewed in Remote
Manager with the Usage Information option
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