12.2.2 DHCP Differences Between NetWare and OES 2
As you plan to upgrade from NetWare to OES 2, consider the following differences between DHCP
on NetWare and OES 2:
Table 12-2
DHCP: NetWare 6.5 SP8 vs. OES 2
Feature or Command
Auditing
Filenames and paths:
Conf file
Leases
Log file
Startup log
Management
Migration
Schema changes
SNMP Support
Subnet naming
12.3 Time Services
The information in this section can help you understand your time services options as you move
from NetWare to OES 2:
Section 12.3.1, "Overview of Time Synchronization," on page 100
Section 12.3.2, "Planning for Time Synchronization," on page 103
Section 12.3.3, "Coexistence and Migration of Time Synchronization Services," on page 106
Section 12.3.4, "Implementing Time Synchronization," on page 108
NetWare 6.5 SP8
Yes
N/A
Stored in eDirectory
sys:/etc/dhcp/
dhcpsrvr.log
N/A
iManager 2.7 (Wizard-based)
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
OES 2
No
/etc/dhcpd.conf
/var/lib/dhcp/db/
dhcpd.leases
/var/log/dhcpd.log
/var/log/dhcp-ldap-
startup.log
This is a dump of DHCP
configurations read from
eDirectory when the DHCP
server starts.
iManager 2.7 (Tab-based)
Unlike the NetWare implementation,
command line parameters cannot be
passed when loading and unloading.
There is seamless migration support
from NetWare.
There are separate locator and group
objects for centralized management
and easy rights management.
No
No
Network Services
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