George Mason University

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George Mason University

• LAN Infrastructure
• NetWare Workgroup

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Novells Offerings

• Authentication Novell eDirectory
• LDAP Protocol (Open Standard)
• Metadirectory Solution
• Data Storage Novell NetWare 6.0
• Native Access
• Web Access via Apache Tomcat (Open Source)
• High Availability Clustering
• iFolder
• Networking
• TCP/IP Protocol (Open Standard)
• Printing Novell iPrint
• IPP LPR Protocols are supported (Open
  Standards)
• Web based printing
• Desktop Management Novell ZEN Works

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Novell eDirectory

• The Mason environment consists of many Server
  Operating Systems
• eDirectory will run on any/all of these Operating
  Systems
• A directory holds user objects, printers,
  applications, workstation objects, etc and allows
  for granular access to resources
• eDirectory is an industry standard LDAP directory
• Directory enabled applications can all take
  advantage of a central directory
• Single Username Password for all resources

File Print
Application Hosting Web Serving
EMAIL, Oracle, Web Serving
Shell Accounts, Web Serving
Shell Accounts, Web Serving
Service
Novell eDirectory (LDAP v3)
Directory
NetWare
Windows
Solaris
Tru64
Linux
Operating System
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Centralized Authentication with Novell
eDirectory Novell DirXML
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Novell DirXML
Currently, every system is an island separate
from all others Novells DirXML can allow all of
these to work together A DirXML solution is a
solution not only for the current systems, but
for future systems and applications as well
NetWare
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iPlanet
Active Directory
Oracle
Future Systems
Novell DirXML
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Data Storage with NetWare 6 Clustering
Workstation Access from any Workstation OS
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Transparent Failover
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Fully Redundant Network Design
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Novell iPrint Open Standard based Printing

• Web based installation of printers
• Self service for the user
• Queue-less printing for public printers
• Uses open standards for printing LPR IPP

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Novell iPrint Legacy Printers Secure Printing

• Novell eliminates the need to replace older
  hardware that doesnt support IPP
• iPrint server is an IPP gateway
• IPP gateway allows for Private Public printers
• Securely print from anywhere in the world

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iPrint Locate Install a Printer
Pick a printer
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Novell ZEN Works Features

• Directory Based Workstation Management
• Application Distribution
• Workstation Imaging (ghosting of workstations)
• Workstation Inventory hardware software
• Remote Control
• Support Staff can remotely control a users
  workstation
• Directory based System Policies (Microsoft
  Novell extended policies)

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Novell ZEN Works Example
or

• A person decides they want an application which
  isnt on their workstation
• They call a support person, and request the
  application
• The support person grants rights to the
  application
• An icon shows up on the users desktop
• When the user clicks on the icon, the application
  installs and then runs

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Novell Summary - Weaknesses

• NetWare isnt a great platform for running
  applications (the server part of Client/Server)
• Novell turns this into a strength by integrating
  extremely well with so many other Server
  Operating Systems and thus allowing you to
  leverage the strengths of non-Novell platforms
• Use a mix of Windows, NetWare and UNIX servers
  whichever makes the most sense for what you are
  trying to do use eDirectory to tie it all
  together

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Novell Summary - Strengths

• NetWare is an Open Solution
• Accused of being just a file and print server,
  Novell made NetWare 6 the ultimate file and print
  system Any client anywhere on the Internet can
  print, and use storage services, from a NetWare 6
  server without loading a single byte of Novell's
  proprietary Client32 software. James Gaskin,
  NetworkWorldFusion
• eDirectory is the most mature directory around
  (since 1992) it runs on multiple platforms
• We already own NetWare 6, eDirectory, ZEN Works
  and the hardware to implement clustering