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Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, NetWare Edition (Novell Press)

Jeffrey Harris

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NetWare + linux 4 out of 5 stars.
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There is a culture clash epitomised in the book. Harris directs his writings towards a dyed in the wool NetWare sysadmin, who is now confronted with Novell's new fangled Open Enterprise Server. The Open refers to an amalgam of the closed shop NetWare with the open source world of linux and its various network utilities. More to the point, the Netware sysadmin faces a qualitatively different approach.

So if trepidation is in order, Harris combats it with plenty of details as to how to transition. Not that NetWare is being abandoned, he emphasises. But the positive approach you should take is that your NetWare skillset and marketability can be enhanced by learning about OES and its linux leanings. For example, the book shows how the Apache web server and the Tomcat engine can interact with NetWare. If you do not already know those packages, now you have a context to do so. And outside NetWare, knowing Apache and Tomcat is no bad thing, career-wise.

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Novell® Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, NetWare® Edition covers the major components and features of Open Enterprise Server (OES) on the NetWare platform. This book helps you understand how to integrate the benefits of OES in an existing environment. After a brief introduction to the concepts necessary to introduce features, the book focuses on the implementation of OES on the NetWare platform. While this book is not a reference for network theory, protocols or architectures, the administrator will learn about adding open source options, features and technologies that extend the applicability and value of NetWare and how to use the major components and features of OES on NetWare.

Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition (Novell Press)

Jeffrey Harris, Mike Latimer

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As an administrator of a Novell® Open Enterprise Server (OES) on a SUSE® LINUX system, you are looking for ways to leverage it as a platform for delivering Novell's robust network services. Look no further. Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition provides you with the information that you need to take advantage of Novell rich array of nework management tools on a SUSE-powered system. By focusing on the implementation of OES on the SUSE LINUX platform, administrators learn how to integrate the benefits of OES in an existing environment. While this is not a reference work for network theory, protocols or architectures, it will provide the reader with a brief introduction to the concepts necessary to understand features of the product. Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition provides you with quick access to the information about the technologies, concepts and techniques that you need to get the job done.

Novell NetWare 6.5 Administrator's Handbook (Novell Press)

Jeffrey Harris

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Another perspective 5 out of 5 stars.
33 of 35 people found this review helpful.

ok.. so now you know what Mr. Gates thinks of this. He's obviously quaking. That is who wrote the other review wasn't it? As someone who grew up on Macs and Win16 boxes (after 8080's), I didn't run into Netware until my professional life. I didn't get it at first either. But over the years I have come to understand and appreciate what Netware can and does do - & do incredibly well. There is a good reason that the vast majority of the Fortune 500 use it - as do other mission critical environments like gov't & military & financial that care about things like security, stability and TCO. That said, (ahem), 6.5 is the best thing Provo has ever put out IMHO, and this book is one of the best ways to get clued into what it's about. I have 6.5 in production and have used Netware since 4.11 SFT3 so I know a little bit about it. Try native file access for Unix, Mac & Win32 hosts, unmatched file system security, great management tools, support for open source projects like PHP, Perl, Apache, mySQL, *real* java and directory services that frankly shame AD.. did I mention snapshot volumes or the remote office appliance? Free server licenses? Drives that don't need defragmenting? Clusters up to 32 nodes? But like any great product there is a lot to it & it's useless if you don't know how to work it - or don't know it's there! So buy the book, ok? :) Change is good.
Meanwhile, pay no attention to the raving MCSE. They get like that after a while.

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Novell NetWare 6.5 Administrators Handbook is the Novell-authorized quick reference for NetWare administration covering all of the new features of NetWare 6.5. The release of NetWare 6.5 continues to redefine NetWare as a powerful Web-oriented platform for delivering a consistent, location independent view of users data and systems. The new features in NetWare 6.5 were designed around 3 main value propositions; The Virtual Office, Maintaining Business Continuity, and Delivering powerful new Web Services.Novell NetWare 6.5 Administrators Handbook helps the IT Professional integrate the benefits of NetWare 6.5 into an existing environment.

Pro Novell Open Enterprise Server (Pro)

Sander van Vugt

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From installation to configuration to managing day-to-day activity, this book has it all.

— Joe Topjian, Adminspotting.net

Novell's best-selling server software has been reinvented in Linux! And the Novell Open Enterprise Server features the best of both worlds, including top features from NetWare Components, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Components, and Novell Services.

Author Sander van Vugt comprehensively covers this new server product, and takes you through all of the necessary setup stages to get your server running. He discusses the core features like eDirectory, Novell Storage Services, iPrint, and iManager. van Vugt also examines vital administration topics like software management and security, and services like Virtual Directory, Clustering, and Apache Web Server. He also provides an overview of CLE certification, and strategies to prepare for it.

Note that this book covers both the Netware and Linux versions of Open enterprise Server.

Novell Netware 6.5 CNA Exam Cram 2

Warren Wyrostek

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Exam Cram Helps (But you also need experience); CD Bites 4 out of 5 stars.
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Passed with 700 on first try.

I thought I was pretty advanced already - I have installed and upgraded many 6.5 servers, clients, managed a huge e-dir tree, file system, NSS volumes, rights, NDPS. I thought I was totally ready for the test.

Just to make sure I wasn't wasting my $125 on the test, I figured $20 for this book was good insurance. And it SO was!

The test includes a lot of little esoteric facts about NetWare that even someone with lots of experience might never see. This book does a good job of bringing all of those little esoteric facts to light.

The sample questions at the end of each chapter and sample tests at the end of the book are also very good simulations of the type of questions you'll see. However, I wouldn't say that any of the questions are word-for-word from the real test.

Also, there were some questions on the test that I didn't feel received adequate coverage in this book. Experience got me through those questions.

The sample test questions on the included CD are clearly written by someone else. Some of them made no sense grammatically. It only includes multiple choice and fill-in questions. (The test has several other types of questions).

The fill-in style questions on the CD also have a little quirk: unlike the real test, it is case sensitive. If the answer is "2" on a fill-in question, the real test will accept 2, two, Two, TWO, to, and too (so even bad spellers can get it right). But on the sample test CD, the answer might be programmed as "TWO" and "two", "2" and anything else is wrong.

I didn't actually learn anything useful from this book, except how to use what I already know about NW 6.5 to pass Novell's exam. I would emphasize that you should already know a lot about Netware and have some recent and fairly advanced experience before reading this book and certainly before attempting the test.

On second thought, I did find one very useful bit of information: Appendix A has a very informative table of IP ports used by all Novell products. It is the first time I have seen this information collected in one place.

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The Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) certification is the frist step to becoming Novell certified. To pass this important exam, you need to surround yourself with the most comprehensive, exam-focused materials on the market. That's where Novell Netware 6.5 CNA Exam Cram 2 comes in. You will be able to focus your knowledge with this guide, which emphasizes the learning topics of the CNA exam and closely follows the exam objectives. Step-by-step lessons offer the no-nonsense, straight-forward information needed to pass the exam. It is accompanied by a CD-ROM that features a fully customizable PrepLogic practice test engine with a detailed score report. Prepare for the CNA with the smartest, most efficient way to study — the Novell Netware 6.5 CNA Exam Cram 2.

Hands-On Novell NetWare 6.0/6.5, Enhanced Edition

Ted Simpson

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Prepares students for the real-world challenges of setting up, managing, and securing a Netware 6.0/6.5 network and for the Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) exam.

Hands-On Novell Open Enterprise Server for Netware and Linux

Ted Simpson

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Ted L. Simpson is a Certified Novell instructor and the author of many books. He has been developing curriculum for microcomputer related courses since the 1980s, and holds the following certifications: Network+, NetWare 6 CNE, and MCSE.

Novell's CNA Study Guide for NetWare 5

IV David James Clarke

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90% crap, 10% useful 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Simply the worst exam preparation book I've ever come across. What little useful info Mr. Clark presents could be condensed into 1/10 as many pages. This is a huge, irritating tome which will leave you wondering how Novell corporation could give their blessing to such a waste of paper. How many of your precious innocent trees were sacrificed for this monstrosity Mr. Clark? Seriously, don't waste your money, more importantly your time, on this book. Humour can indeed aid the learning process but there is such a thing as brevity (besides, none of Clark's drivel is at all funny or clever). This is one of those cases where less is more. Save yourself the shame you will inevitably feel after buying this book and realizing you've been had. How many budding Novell professionals have been stymied by this giant slap-in-the-face book? Seriously folks, it is your duty to our IT profession not to support such garbage.

You don't need to indulge in this kind of self-flaggelation to get your CNA. Do what I did, get a good concise reference book and purchase the Big Red Self Test, and take it over and over again until you've got it all down. You'll learn what you need to know in a fraction of the time it would take to actually read all of Clark's giant farse of a book (which, by the way, wouldn't adequately prepare you for actual exam by a long shot).

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This is a revision of the best-selling Novell's CNA "SM" Study Guide: IntranetWare/NetWare 4.11. Along with thorough coverage of CNA course 520, David James Clarke, IV, offers real-life examples that illustrate what being a CNA is all about. With full coverage of Novell's new NetWare 5, this entertaining and informative guide will help put the reader on the path to a successful career. The book includes extensive guidance on how to take full advantage of the current and future career opportunities available to CNAs.

Networking With NetWare for Dummies

Ed Tittel, Earl Follis, James E. Gaskin

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Here's an immutable fact of life: Networks are essential tools in today's office environment. Whether your network is large or small, you'll discover the benefits of Novell's powerful client-server networking operating system, known to one and all as NetWare, as you master the procedures and protocols to set up and manage just about any type of network.

Networking With NetWare For Dummies, 4th Edition, takes the stress and strain out of using NetWare as you move from the basics of setting up and managing a network to advanced topics on client-server operations, network security, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Written in clear, easy-to-understand, jargon-free language, Networking With NetWare For Dummies delivers the news on networks without driving you to distraction. Plus, this indispensable book includes a glossary of all the tech terms and technobabble you'll ever need to know, tips on getting effective tech support, and an online resource directory about networking with NetWare.

CramSession's Foundations of Novell Networking: NetWare 6 : Certification Study Guide

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This study guide will help you prepare for Novell exam 50-677, Foundations of Novell Networking: NetWare 6. Passing this exam leads to a NetWare 6 CNA certification and is a requirement for the NetWare 6 CNE. Exam topics include: Installing and Using NetWare 6, Managing Novell eDirectory, Managing Printing, Managing Storage Space, Managing Email and Instant Messaging Services, Implementing Internet Services, and Managing Security. These 7 learning areas break down into 56 official objectives.