User Guide
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NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide
100-004725-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Contents
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Preface 9
Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
User Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1 Welcome to NetWare 6 11
Make End Users More Effective with NetWare 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Eliminate Client Software with Novell Native File Access Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Print from Anywhere with Novell iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Access and Manage Your Files From Anywhere with Novell iFolder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use Novell NetStorage to Access Files with an Internet Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Store and Retrieve Network Data With Novell NetDrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Access Internet Services from a Centralized Location with NetWare WebAccess . . . . . . . 14
Manage the Network with NetWare 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Manage Your Network with NetWare Remote Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Manage eDirectory Objects from an Internet Browser with iManage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manage the Network with ConsoleOne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Manage IP Addresses with the Novell DNS/DHCP Administration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Powering Net Services with Novell Web Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Publish Web Pages with NetWare Enterprise Web Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Run Applications on NetWare Using the Tomcat Servlet Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Provide Custom Search Services with NetWare Web Search Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Manage UNIX and NetWare Networks with Network Information Services . . . . . . . . . . 18
Track Network Usage with Novell Advanced Audit Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Track Application Licenses with Novell Licensing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Build on an Established Networking Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Increase Availability with Novell Cluster Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Manage Millions of Network Objects with Novell eDirectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Manage Disk Storage Devices with Novell Storage Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mint Digital Certificates with Novell Certificate Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Verify Identity with Novell Modular Authentication Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Back up Data with Storage Management Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Communicate with IP, the Protocol of the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Support IPX Applications with Compatibility Mode Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reduce Deployment Costs with NetWare 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Streamline the Server Installation with the NetWare 6 Express Installation . . . . . . . . . . 23
Customize the Server Configuration with NetWare 6 Custom Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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