Overview; Software Tips - Compaq 108164-003 - ProLiant - 800 Integration Notes

Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5

Overview

With NetWare 5, Novell offers some pretty cool extras, like pure IP that exemplifies Novell's
new strategic direction and commitment to the Internet. NetWare 5 was also designed to be more
tightly integrated with hardware and most optimally with the equipment it's most familiar with—
Compaq ProLiant servers, of course. This tight integration with hardware results in quicker, more
reliable installations and configurations; powerful debugging tools; dynamic programming with
NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs); and a higher performing intranet. It's a network
administrator's dream.
This Integration Note highlights some of the more powerful NetWare 5 commands, OS
intricacies, software descriptions, and hardware utilization tips. Does it contain everything you
ever wanted to know about OS integration? No. Consider it a documentation upgrade, or booster-
supplement, to other NetWare 5 manuals and Compaq reference materials.
Major topics include the following software and hardware/firmware tips:
Command tips
Driver and utility tips
Software application tips
Server installation and configuration tips
Memory tips
Monitor and screen saver tips
Network tips
Processor tips
Storage tips
As our engineers and field support teams uncover other pertinent tricks and hot tips, this
document will be upgraded and available on the Internet. So keep your eyes peeled for updates or
send us your tips. Until then, enjoy these tidbits.

Software Tips

Compaq and Novell continue their winning partnership with the release of NetWare 5 and all its
high-tech features—such as ConsoleOne, Novell Directory Services (NDS), and Novell Storage
Services (NSS). Compaq not only provides top-of-the-line, robust servers and options on which
to run NetWare 5, it also provides the drivers and utilities to ensure NetWare 5 performs
optimally on our hardware.
Although impossible to exclusively divide software tips from hardware tips, we have attempted to
arrange the information in the most logical order so that you can quickly find what you need. So,
if you can't find what you need under the "Software Tips" section, try the "Hardware/Firmware
Tips" section.
Let's start with some general OS tips.
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