Planning Your Deployment

When planning your deployment of Novell® Small Business Suite, you need to consider the following:

If you need to upgrade the server or any of the other products on the server, see Upgrading the Server and Other Products in the Suite.

If you have purchased new hardware and need to migrate an old server to the new hardware and software, see the NetWare Migration Wizard 8.0 Administration Guide in the OES NetWare online documentation.

If you want to consolidate servers, see the Novell Server Consolidation Utility 4.0 Administration Guide in the OES NetWare online documentation.

If you are familiar with previous versions of Novell products, Novell Small Business Suite gives you complete flexibility to use the product components the way you always have.

If you are unfamiliar with one or more Novell products or you want a quicker setup method, Small Business provides some setup tasks to help you get a network up and running quickly.

The following table lists some basic decision points and explains where to start.

If You Need Then Install Where to Start

Domain Name Services (DNS)

NetWare 6.5 with DNS/DHCP services

See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server.

Make sure to select the DNS components in a Customized Server type or select the DNS/DHCP preconfigured server option.

Then use the Set Up DNS task in the Small Business Setup role of iManager.

For more information, see Setting Up DNS.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

NetWare 6.5 with DNS/DHCP services

See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server.

Make sure to select the DNS components in a Customized Server type or select the DNS/DHCP preconfigured server option.

Then use the Set Up DHCP task in the Small Business Setup role of iManager.

For more information, see Setting Up DHCP.

E-mail and Instant Messaging

GroupWise® and Messenger 6.5

See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server.

Make sure to select the GroupWise and Messenger File Copy component or the GroupWise Server preconfigured server pattern.

Then use the Set Up GroupWise task in the Small Business Setup role of iManager.

For more information, see Installing and Setting Up E-mail.

Internet access

NetWare 6.5

See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server.

Then use the Set Up Internet Connectivity task in the Small Business Setup role of iManager.

For more information, see Setting Up Internet Connectivity.

Password synchronization between databases

DirXML Starter Pack

See Installing DirXML Starter Pack.

Printing

NetWare 6.5 with iPrint Services

See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server.

Make sure to select the iPrint services component.

Then use the Manage Printers task in the Small Business Setup role of iManager.

For more information, see Setting Up Printing.

Storage

NetWare 6.5

See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server. Novell Storage Services is installed by default on volume sys:.

If you need additional storage services such as iFolder or Versioning, see the Novell iFolder 2.1 Installation and Administration Guide or "Planning for Your Storage Needs" in the Novell Storage Services File System Administration Guide for OES.

If you need Cluster services or want to set up storage services using iSCSI, see OES Novell Cluster Services 1.8 Administration Guide for NetWare or iSCSI 1.1.3 Administration Guide for NetWare 6.5.

VPN or Firewall

BorderManager® 3.8

Prepare your NetWare server to install BorderManager, then install it. See Installing a New Novell Small Business Suite Server.

For prerequisites and procedures for installing BorderManager, see Installing BorderManager and the BorderManager 3.8 online documentation in the BorderManager online documentation.

IMPORTANT:  All files necessary for installing BorderManager are included on the BorderManager CD included in the suite. You do not need the BorderManager CD as stated in the BorderManager documentation or whether or not you are prompted to insert it. You can dismiss the prompt and continue with the installation.

Workstation management

ZENworks® 6.5

Prepare your NetWare server to install ZENworks Desktop Management, then install it.

For prerequisites and procedures, see Installing ZENworks Desktop Management and the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management online documentation in the ZENworks 6.5 online documentation.