Students will learn how to:

• Migrate to NetWare 6.5.
• Consolidate servers.
• Troubleshoot network performance.
• Troubleshoot server performance.
• Troubleshoot eDirectory performance.
• Manage server storage.
• Implement advanced storage services.
• Implement RAID.
• Deploy DirXML.
• Deploy Nterprise Branch Office.

As part of the classroom instruction, students work through many lab exercises to help apply course concepts. The exercises also help reinforce proficiency with NetWare 6.5 migration and installation utilities as well as the various developer services.

This course is the advanced server management course for the NetWare 6.5 Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) curriculum. The intended audience for this course includes Novell customers who

• Have administration experience with NetWare.
• Meet the prerequisites for this course.
• Intend to achieve Novell's CNE 6.5 certification.

Students should meet the following prerequisite criteria:

• Knowledge or experience with NetWare 6.5
• Knowledge or experience with eDirectory
• Knowledge or experience managing NetWare storage

In addition, students should be familiar with network hardware and have a conceptual knowledge of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, topologies, and various protocols.

Course Outline

Section 1

• Migrate to NetWare 6.5
• Describe the Difference Between an Upgrade and a Migration
• Perform a Migration

Section 2

• Identify the Business Needs for Server Consolidation
• Install the NetWare Server Consolidation Utility
• Consolidate NetWare Servers with the NetWare Server Consolidation Utility

Section 3

• Identity Tools for Troubleshooting Novell Network Performance Issues
• Identify the Troubleshooting Features of Novell Network Management Tools
• Identify the Purpose and Function of IP/IPX Troubleshooting Tools
• Identify Additional Network Troubleshooting Resources

Section 4

• Troubleshoot and Resolve NetWare Server Issues
• Identify Server Hardware and Operating System Components
• Troubleshoot and Resolve Critical Server Abends
• Troubleshoot and Resolve Server Communication Issues

Section 5

• Monitor and Troubleshoot eDirectory
• Identify eDirectory Databases and Processes
• Identify eDirectory Troubleshooting Steps
• Identify Partition and Replication Placement Design
• Use iMonitor Reports to Obtain Server and eDirectory Information
• Perform Health Checks

Section 6

• Manage Novell Storage Services Volumes
• Expand an NSS Storage Space
• Configure NSS Volume Attributes
• Resolve common NSS Errors
• Restore a Deleted Logical Volume
• Describe Storage Area Networks and Network Attached Storage

Section 7

• Perform Advanced NSS Management Tasks
• Use Distributed File Services
• Move and Split NSS Volumes
• Implement Pool Snapshot
• Implement Versioning

Section 8

• Configure and Troubleshoot a RAID Solution Using NSS
• Implement RAID 0 with NSS
• Configure Partition Mirroring and Duplexing in NSS
• Implement iSCSI

Section 9

• Implement DirXML
• Describe the Purpose of DirXML
• Describe How DirXML Works
• Implement the eDirectory Driver for DirXML

Section 10

• Deploy Nterprise Branch Office
• Describe How Nterprise Branch Office Works
• Plan a Branch Office Deployment
• Configure the Central Office Server
• Initialize and Configure the Branch Office Appliance