Identifying Critical Planning Issues - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Identifying Critical Planning Issues

Which Protocol(s) Will Be Used (IP and/or IPX)?
Migrating any of these configurations to NDPS will result in simpler and
more reliable printing, in addition to the benefits inherent in using NDPS.
Non-NetWare SystemIf you are implementing a new Novell network
from scratch, or if you are changing over from a different networking
system altogether (such as Windows* NT*, Windows 2000, 3COM*, or
LAN Manager*), you should implement NDPS as your printing solution.
If any of your current printers or print clients require queues, the
backward compatibility of NDPS allows you to integrate those printers
and clients into your system. In all other cases, we recommend that you
use an all-NDPS printing setup.
The transition to your new printing system will go much more smoothly if you
have identified the major issues involved before you begin the process. The
following items provide a starting point for accomplishing this. We suggest
that you develop your own checklist of issues, using the following as a starting
point.
"Which Protocol(s) Will Be Used (IP and/or IPX)?" on page 37
"When Will Clients Be Upgraded?" on page 38
"How Much Network Security Will Be Needed?" on page 38
"How Will Brokered Services Be Distributed?" on page 38
A prominent feature of NetWare is support for IP-based communication and
system technologies. Selecting the protocol family (IP, IPX, or both) to be
used by a network has a direct impact on the way you must configure your
printers for NDPS. NetWare provides a rich variety of print configurations so
that one or more print systems and one or more protocol families may be
employed to best accomplish the goals of a system.
In NetWare, NetWare Core Protocol
top of IPX or on top of IP in a configuration referred to as Pure IP (the IP NCPs
are no longer IPX packets encapsulated inside IP). All applications that use
NCP and do not interface directly with IPX or SPX
applications.
NetWare also supports existing applications that directly access IPX-based
protocols (make IPX/SPX or SAP calls) through its Compatibility Mode
Planning the Migration to Novell Distributed Print Services
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