What Are The Differences Between Netware And Oes 2 - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - UPGRADING TO OES-PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2009 Implementation Manual

Customer Tip
Test everything multiple times, including third-party products like backup solutions, before full
deployment.
Create an initial test box if you don't have previous Linux experience.
For help, see the
Use VMware* (or other virtualization products) and install many times to get the feel for it, then test,
test, test.
Give it a try.
Moving to OES 2 SP2 is easy and relatively painless.
Start your upgrade in a lab environment first and play with the product.
Try installing Linux at home and use it as your primary OS.
Make sure you have a test environment that mimics your production installation.
It works the same as NetWare.
The Novell management Interfaces look the same. iPrint, iManager, etc.—all of the benefits of
NetWare are available on OES 2 SP2.
Don't freak out about service and management differences
Learn the iMonitor and iManager Web tools for service and server management.
Become familiar with the basic management commands, such as ndsconfig for eDirectory
management.
Do your homework and read everything you can find.
Scour the discussion forums and see what problems others are having and how they solved them,
ask questions, and make notes.
Avoid mixing OES 2 and NetWare, if possible.
Create separate servers providing other services such as DNS, DHCP, etc., on OES first to gain
familiarity with Linux as a whole.
YaST is your friend.
It's not always the answer, though. Learn which things are best configured in the configuration files
and which things you really should use YaST for.
Find out how well your hardware vendor supports Linux.
Make sure your hardware vendor not only "supports Linux," but also provides regular driver updates
for the version of SLES you are planning to deploy.
1.6 What Are the Differences Between NetWare
and OES 2?
Section 1.6.1, "System and Administrative User and Group Differences," on page 17
Section 1.6.2, "Comparing Services Between NetWare and OES 2 SP2," on page 17
Section 1.6.3, "Services Not Included in OES 2 SP2," on page 24
16 OES 2 SP2: Upgrading to OES—Planning and Implementation Guide
OES 2 SP2: Lab Guide for Linux and Virtualized NetWare.