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Course Title:
Novell NetWare Systems Administration

Duration: 4 days

Course Overview
This intensive course introduces the participants to good practices in the systems management of a Novell network. On completion of the course participants will be able to: identify the major components that comprises a Novell network, confidently perform the role of Systems Administrator, be aware of the everyday problems encountered running a network and how to tackle them.

Target Audience


Intending, new or recent systems administrators, or anyone who needs to make a purchasing decision and wants to understand implications of running a Novell NetWare 4.x network.

Course Content


Introduction
What is a Local Area Network?
Local Area Network Structure
The Role of System Manager

Local Area Networks - Networking Cabling Systems
Shielded
Unshielded Twisted pair (UTP)
Coaxial Cable
Ethernet Cable Data
Fibre Optics

Network Topology - NetWare 4.1 Features
Arcnet
The Bus System
The IBM Token
Ring System
NetWare Directory Services Data Compression
Block Suballocation
Data Migration
Protected Memory
NDS Tree Merge Facility
Informs Database Lookup Facility
Unlimited Macintosh Support
MHS Messaging Services
Full Fault Tolerance Capability
Secure Login Procedure

Logging in & Navigating the NDS Tree
Changing Context
WHOAMI
NetWare Help - Workstation Installation
Setting up DynaText under Windows
Using DynaText, Interrupts
I/O Addressing
Direct Memory
Access
Adapter ROM

Network Adapter Cards

Workstation Memory Considerations

Virtual Loadable Module Client Support
VLM Insallation
VLM.EXE startup options
VLM Multiplexor & Child Modules
VLM Manager
VLM Module Descriptions
RAID

NET.CFG - NetWare Volumes

Volume Management - System Fault Tolerance

Novell Server File Directories - Drive Maps
Search Maps
Local maps

CD-ROM Support - NetWare Security
Login/Password Access Security - Authentication
Security Fundamentals
Object Rights
property Rights
File System
Directory Trustee Right

File System File Trustee Rights - NWADMIN
Setting up NWADMIN and its features

Start-up Files - NetWare Utility Programs
NLIST
Property Search and Display Parameters
NETUSER

Disk Space Management

Transmitting Messages to Network Users & Printing
Print Queues & Redirection
Basic Printing Overview
Installing NetWare Printing Services

PRINTCON - FILER
MANAGE FILES AND DIRECTIONS menu option
VIEW VOLUME INFORMATION menu option
SALVAGE DELETED FILES menu option
PURGE DELETED FILES menu option

Novell Menus - Login Scripts
Executing & Creating Menus
NMENU Commands
Converting a NetWare Version 3.11 Menu
Container
Profiler
User
Default & External Login Script
Functions
Using Logic in Logic Scripts
Creating a Container Login Script

Logout from the NDS - Console Commands
Overview
Console Utilities

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