Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2768

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Overview of the NetWare Server
Learning about the NetWare Server
This chapter contains the following information:
To learn about
NetWare Server Operating System
basics
NetWare integrated kernel
Server console security and interfaces
How the NetWare server optimizes its
own performance
Java*-based components of NetWare
Although it is frequently more convenient to refer to the computer where
®
NetWare resides as the server, the NetWare server is the network operating
system that is installed on a server class computer. NetWare turns the
computer into a high-performance network platform that provides
connectivity between workstations, printers, mass storage devices, and other
networks such as the Internet. NetWare also provides network users with a
server platform for hosting Java applications.
The NetWare server manages the transmission of data among the network
devices, stores and retrieves data from hard disks, manages one or more file
systems, ensures data integrity, manages printers and printing, and allocates
and manages memory. The NetWare server is designed to operate on either a
uniprocessing or multiprocessing computer.
See
"Overview of the NetWare Server" on
page 11
"NetWare Integrated Kernel" on page
12
"The Server Console" on page 18
"NetWare Is Self-Tuning" on page 20
"Java-Based Components of NetWare"
on page 21
Learning about the NetWare Server
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