What's New In Oes 2; What Do Novell Customers Recommend - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - UPGRADING TO OES-PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2009 Implementation Manual

1.4 What's New in OES 2?

The "What's New or Changed" section in the
includes brief summaries of the new features and services in OES 2 plus a list of links to the What's
New sections in each OES 2 guide. We recommend you take a few minutes to look at the section.
The list is quite impressive.

1.5 What Do Novell Customers Recommend?

Periodically, Novell polls customers to get a reality check. The table below summarizes customer
advice from a survey of OES 2 SP2 customers.
From a Recent Novell Customer Survey
Table 1-2
Customer Tip
Learn basic Linux skills first (before starting) or have someone handy. Make sure you:
Understand the Linux file system and rights.
For help, see "Understanding Directory Structures in Linux POSIX File
File Systems Management Guide
SP2: Planning and Implementation Guide
Know Linux command line tools for the equivalent NetWare commands (DSTrace, DSRepair, etc.).
Learn the commands by setting up a test server and playing out the scenario you want to see on
your production server.
For help, see the OES2 SP2: Linux Tips for NetWare Administrators
Understand that in-house Linux expertise is a necessary prerequisite. (The good news is that fully
89% of survey respondents who have deployed OES 2 SP2 discovered that they already had Linux
expertise on their deployment teams.)
For help, see Section 1.7, "How Much Training Is Needed?," on page 24
Training Is Available?," on page
Plan ahead and know your NetWare, OES, and eDirectory environments very well:
Make sure eDirectory is clean and that you are current on all patches.
Plan the deployment scenario and find the holes and gotchas.
Plan data locations, file systems, and LUM configuration objects.
Perform a complete inventory of all applications (and their dependencies) before you get too far into
planning in case they or their dependencies can't be moved to OES/SLES.
Upgrade slowly and cautiously, but start now
Start in small scale (a couple of servers) or just move DHCP for a couple of weeks, then DNS for a
couple of weeks, then GroupWise
Be careful; you can harm your OES production environment if you don't understand what you are
doing; don't start with your most important servers.
Test, test, test.
OES 2 SP2: Planning and Implementation Guide
and "Aligning NCP and POSIX File Access
26.
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, WebAccess, etc.
Systems" in the OES 2 SP2:
Rights" in the OES 2
guide.
and Section 1.8, "What
Frequently Asked Questions 15