Konica Minolta bizhub pro 950 User Manual page 246

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Setup information
NDS
Novell Directory Service (NDS) offers a different, more advanced approach to network management than
previous NetWare versions. Generally, it stores and tracks all network objects.
All 4.x-6 servers must have NDS loaded in order to function. In this way, every NetWare 4.x-6 server is a
Directory server, because it services named Directory objects such as printing systems, print server and print
queues.
With the appropriate privileges, you can create a print server object, which, once configured in its context (or
location) on the network, eliminates the setup of print servers on every network server.
NDS provides true enterprise networking based on a shared network database rather than individually
defined physical sites. The result is a greatly improved print server setup and management.
Bindery Emulation
NetWare 4.x-6 also provides backward compatibility for 3.x and 4.x-6 print service through Bindery
emulation.
The Directory Information Base (DIB) is used to store information about servers and services, users, printing
systems, gateways, etc. It is a distributed database, allowing access to data anywhere on the network
wherever it is stored.
Pre-4.x-6 NetWare versions provide the same data found in the DIB but the data is stored in the NetWare
Bindery. The DIB was designed with more flexible access, more specific security, and, since it is distributed,
was designed to be partitioned.
The Directory uses an object-oriented structure, rather than the flat-file structure of the Bindery, and offers
network-oriented access, rather than server-oriented access found in the Bindery.
The Directory is backward-compatible with the NetWare Bindery through Bindery Emulation mode. When
Bindery emulation is enabled, Directory Services will accept Bindery requests and respond just as if a Bindery
existed on the NetWare server being accessed.
Be aware that information obtained from the Bindery query may not be stored in the server since the Directory
is a partitioned and distributed database. Even though the NetWare 4.x-6 server is not operating from a
Bindery, the applications making Bindery requests will not know the difference.
NDS setup
PageScope Web Connection
See your system administrator about PageScope Web Connection.
Novell NWADMIN
Novell NWADMIN (NetWare Administration) is used to generate a directory tree and print queue objects in
the print server, printing system and tree.
The network interface card is provided with a plug-and-play feature to support NetWare administration utility
(NWADMIN) that enables the NDS administrator to perform centralized management of print servers.
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Detail
Refer to the Novell NetWare manual for details of Setup with NWADMIN.
PCONSOLE
NetWare allows the use of PCONSOLE as an alternative of NWADMIN. PCONSOLE is used to set up static
information of print servers regarding which queues to service and to whom information is given in case of
trouble.
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Detail
Refer to the Novell NetWare manual for details of setup with PCONSOLE of NDS.
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Utility Tool
bizhub PRO 950 (Version 2)