NetWare 5 Overview and Installation

NetWare^® 5 is the #1 network for Internet-enabled businesses.

NetWare 5^{^TM} turns a server-class PC into a high-performance network server, providing connectivity among personal computers, printers, mass storage devices, and other networks such as the Internet.

We have designed and created NetWare 5 to give you superior management and control of your entire heterogeneous network, and have included

The industry's leading directory-based (NDS ^{^TM}) management tools that let you control everything from your workstation with the click of a mouse.
The world's fastest, safest, and most efficient Internet/intranet access services.
Robust and scalable application support, including the industry's top-performing Java* application development and deployment environment.
Next generation, scalable, proven networking services.

Whether your network has a single NetWare 5 server or thousands of NetWare, NT, and UNIX* servers located at sites around the world, NetWare 5 has everything you need to create an integrated, manageable network.

NetWare 5 Component Overview

If you already have a network, our goal is to ensure that you can implement NetWare 5 on your existing infrastructure.

If you are creating a new network, we have provided everything you need.

In either case, we know you will discover tremendous value in the exciting new features of NetWare 5, such as

The Z.E.N.works ^{^TM} Starter Pack to let you configure, update, and maintain network workstations without leaving your desk.
NetWare over pure IP with the most innovative and powerful IP network management tools in the industry.
Novell ^® Storage Services ^{^TM} (NSS) to simplify file services and storage administration, to improve file access speed dramatically, and to expand your server storage capacity---both file size and number of files---exponentially.
Novell Distributed Print Services ^{^TM} (NDPS ^{^TM}) to streamline and simplify network print services administration.

As you read this overview, you will see that these are only a few examples.

The following illustration shows how various NetWare 5 product components and services support the creation of an integrated, manageable network.

If you are new to NetWare, you will soon understand why it is the network of choice for network professionals world wide. If you are familiar with earlier versions of NetWare, you'll be very pleased with the enhancements and added power in NetWare 5.

As you experience the power and intelligence NetWare 5 brings to your network, we think you will agree with us that NetWare 5 delivers the most benefits at the lowest cost, providing the highest Total Value Networking^{^TM} available.

NetWare 5 Package Components

The NetWare 5 product package contains the following physical components and software. If you like, take a moment to become more familiar with each component before reading on.

About NetWare 5 Documentation

NetWare 5 includes various types of documentation to support you in your network administration tasks.

NetWare 5 Online Documentation and any relevant corrections or updates are also available at http://www.novell.com/documentation.

If you have specific tasks in mind as you begin to use NetWare 5, refer to the following chart for pointers to relevant documentation.

If you want to	Refer to
Get a “big picture” understanding of NetWare 5 and assess how it fits your requirements	Chapters 1 and 2 of this manual.
Read about NetWare 5 product details	The Understanding sections in the NetWare 5 online documentation.
Plan your NetWare 5 network	Chapter 3, "Server Basics."
Install your NetWare 5 network using minimal instructions	The NetWare 5 Quick Starts.
Install your NetWare 5 network using detailed instructions	Chapter 4, "Installing a NetWare 5 Server."
Plan an upgrade to NetWare 5	Chapter 3, "Server Basics."
Upgrade to NetWare 5 using minimal instructions	The NetWare 5 Quick Starts.
Upgrade to NetWare 5 using detailed instructions	Chapter 6, "Upgrading an Existing Server to NetWare 5." Chapter 7, "Moving Bindery Objects and Files to NDS."
Install Novell Client^{^TM} software	Chapter 8, "Installing Novell Clients."
Install and use NetWare 5 online documentation	The NetWare 5 Quick Starts.
Set up NetWare 5 network services	The relevant Setting Up sections in the NetWare 5 online documentation.
Use NetWare 5 network services	The relevant Managing sections in the NetWare 5 online documentation.
Tune or optimize NetWare 5 network services	The relevant Optimizing sections in the NetWare 5 online documentation.
Troubleshoot NetWare 5 network services	The Troubleshooting button on the NetWare 5 online documentation home page.
Learn about a specific command or utility	The Reference button on the NetWare 5 online documentation home page. Click Utilities Reference.
Look up definitions for NetWare 5 terms	The Reference button on the NetWare 5 online documentation home page. Click Glossary.
Resolve an error code or system message	The Reference button on the NetWare 5 online documentation home page. See links under Error Codes and System Messages.

User Comments

We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation included with NetWare 5.

Some things we would like to know are

Does each component fill its purpose as stated in the previous section?
Is the information complete?
Is it readable?
Does the organization and format make sense to you?
Is the information accurate?
Are the examples and illustrations helpful?

To contact us, click the envelope button on the lower left of the NetWare 5 online documentation, or send your comments to

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