1. What is an Integrated PC Server (FSIOP)? 
  2. What are the advantages of using an Integrated PC Server? 
  3. What is the performance of NetWare running on an Integrated PC Server? 
  4. How much memory do I need for NetWare running on an Integrated PC Server? 
  5. What is Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare? 
  6. Are NetWare 4.10 and IntranetWare 4.11 Year 2000 compliant? 
  7. How do I order an Integrated PC Server with NetWare? 
  8. What versions of NetWare are supported? 
  9. How do I upgrade a NetWare 4.10 server to IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11)? 
  10. For which AS/400 releases is NetWare support available? 
  11. What AS/400 models support Integration Products for NetWare? 
  12. What NetWare Client workstations can I use? 
  13. What IPX support does the AS/400 provide? 
  14. Where can I get additional information about NetWare on the AS/400? 
  15. How do AS/400 and NetWare licenses work with the Integrated PC Server? 
  16. What are some of the applications of using the Enhanced NetWare (QNetWare) file system? 
  17. How do I manage connections and NetWare servers from an AS/400? 
  18. How do I print from an AS/400 to a NetWare printer? 
  19. How can IPX users use IP? 
  20. What methods are available to save and restore NetWare data? 
  21. What is NetWare tape support? 
  22. How do I use SBACKUP and ARCserve NetWare utilities to backup my data to an AS/400 tape device? 
  23. Can I also backup my data using Enhanced NetWare's /QNetWare file system? 
  24. For which release is the 6616 Pentium Integrated PC Server supported? 
  25. What steps are required to upgrade from a 6506 to a 6616 or 6617 Pentium Integrated PC Server? 

  1. What is an Integrated PC Server (FSIOP)? 

  2. The Integrated PC Server (also known as a file server I/O processor or FSIOP) is a dual purpose adapter that is in an AS/400 system and provides standard AS/400 communications over Systems Network Architecture (SNA), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) in addition to providing file serving. The Integrated PC Server has an Intel 486 DX2 processor. 

    The Intel 486 Integrated PC Server is available in V3R1, V3R2, V3R7 and later releases. It has 16, 32, 48 or 64 MB memory available with a processor speed of 66MHz. 

    Each Integrated PC Server can have a maximum of two LAN adapters. These adapters can be configured using software for either Ethernet or token ring. 

    AS/400 DASD is used for the storage required by the applications that run on the Integrated PC Server. 


  1. What are the advantages of using an Integrated PC Server? 

  2. Using an Integrated PC Server allows you to extend the reliability of your AS/400 into the network, using the AS/400 to hold the critical server data in your network while maintaining integration with other PC-based servers. You can add the advantages of AS/400 disk mirroring to your network and use AS/400 backup devices for you network data. 

    When you have smaller branch offices that need both an AS/400 and NetWare, choose the Integrated PC Server to consolidate both services in one easily managed hardware package. 

    You can add the integration of NetWare and the server with AS/400 IPX support, which allows for wide area network (WAN) routing. 

    NetWare on the Integrated PC Server provides the following: 

    • OS/400 support to run a standard version of NetWare 4.10 or IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11), that with V3R7 or later, can be installed directly from AS/400 integrated CD-ROM. 
    • Provides file-serving support. Disk space is assigned to the server from AS/400; then partitions and volumes are created using standard NetWare utilities. 
    • Provides print-serving support. You can use NetWare print serving for your workstation or network-attached PC printers. 
    • Runs NetWare 4.10 and IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11) certified NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs) that support token-ring and Ethernet. 
    • Allows you to manage your server on AS/400 using NetWare utilities such as remote console (RCONSOLE). 
    • Support for up to 16 Integrated PC Servers depending on AS/400 model. 

  1. What is the performance of NetWare running on an Integrated PC Server? 

  2. The overall performance of NetWare running on an Integrated PC Server (FSIOP) is very similar to running NetWare on a PC that has a similar CPU and memory. The Intel 486 Integrated PC Server performs similar to a PC with an Intel 486 DX2/66MHz processor. Note however that the Integrated PC Server can also be used as an AS/400 LAN adapter which may affect the performance of the NetWare server when performing AS/400 LAN communications and NetWare services. 


  1. How much memory do I need for NetWare running on an Integrated PC Server? 

  2. You should refer to the NetWare publications when determining the amount of memory required for your NetWare server running on an Integrated PC Server. Note that a minimum of 32MB is needed for NetWare and 11-14MB of the Integrated PC Server's memory is used for AS/400 LAN communications and is not available to the NetWare server. 

    In addition, a maximum of 256MB is allowed when running NetWare on an Integrated PC Server. 


  1. What is Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare? 

  2. OS/400 Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare (option 25) provides NetWare services for AS/400 operators and users, linking them to either PC-based or Integrated PC Server-based NetWare servers. You can simplify network user management tasks with user profile propagation, allow AS/400 users to access NetWare file systems, and send printing to NetWare-managed printers. 

    Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare provides the following: 

    • Simplifies network administration with user profile and password propagation. AS/400 group or user profiles and associated information are distributed to multiple NDS trees and NetWare 3.12 bindery services. When AS/400 users change their passwords, the change is sent to the NetWare network. 
    • Simplifies network operations by allowing you to manage NetWare user connections and volumes from the AS/400 and consolidate volume management tasks for multiple NetWare servers. 
    • Keeps your network secure by authenticating each AS/400 user in NDS or the NetWare 3.12 bindery. 
    • Gives AS/400 users access to network data. Integrated file system (IFS) support allows AS/400 users and applications to access files and directories in multiple NDS trees or NetWare 3.12 servers. 
    • Gives AS/400 users access to network printers. Print files are sent from an AS/400 output queue to a printer queue managed by the NetWare server. 
    • Provides integration services through a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) that runs on all NetWare 3.12, 4.10 and IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11) servers, whether or not you have an Integrated PC Server on the AS/400. 
    • Connects to AS/400 using Internet Packet Exchange (IPX) using token-ring, Ethernet, X.25 or frame relay. 

  1. Are NetWare 4.10 and IntranetWare 4.11 Year 2000 compliant? 

  2. NetWare 4.10 is not year 2000 compliant and it is recommended that you upgrade to IntranetWare 4.11 and obtain the latest patches from Novell in order to be year 200 compliant. 

    In addition, the following OS/400 PTFs are required: 

    • V4R2 PTFs 
      • 5769SA3 SF43959 
    • V4R1 PTFs 
      • 5716SA3 SF43949 
      • 5769SS1 SF44289 
    • V3R7 PTFs 
      • 5716SA3 SF43949 
      • 5716SS1 SF43866 
    • V3R2 PTFs 
      • 5763SA3 SF43948 
      • 5763SS1 SF43865 
    For more information, see the NetWare year 2000 Updates page at Novell's web site. 

  1. How do I order an Integrated PC Server with NetWare? 

  2. Press here to access the IBM page to order the Integrated PC Server

    The product numbers are: 

    • V3R1: 
      • 5733-SA1 feature 1643 - Network extensions 
      • 5733-SA2 feature 1644 - Integration Services for FSIOP 
      • 5733-SA3 feature 1645 - OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare 
    • V3R2: 
      • 5763-SA2 feature 1644 - Integration Services for FSIOP 
      • 5763-SA3 feature 1645 - OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare 
    • V3R6: 
      • Not available in V3R6 
    • V3R7: 
      • 5716-SA2 feature 2244 - Integration Services for FSIOP 
      • 5716-SA3 feature 2245 - OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare 
      • 5716-SS1 option 25, feature 2246 - OS/400 Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare 
    • V4R1: 
      • 5769-SA2 feature 2644 - Integration Services for FSIOP 
      • 5769-SA3 feature 2645 - OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare 
      • 5769-SS1 option 25, feature 2646 - OS/400 Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare 
    ** Note that SA1 is only needed in V3R1. All the function provided by this feature is integrated into the base in future releases. 

    ** When ordering Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare, the number of users is how many NetWare servers you will be connected to from your AS/400. 


  1. What versions of NetWare are supported? 

  2. NetWare 4.10 or IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11) CD-ROM versions are supported on an Integrated PC Server. 

    At this time either NetWare 4.10 or IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11) can be on your AS/400 system; both cannot exist on the AS/400 at the same time. 

    If you currently have NetWare 4.10 on your system and wish to upgrade to IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11), you need to follow the procedure documented in the informational APAR II09535 for V3R2 and II09667 for V3R7. See Service and Support to access these and other informational APARs. 

    With AS/400 Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare, the NLM can be loaded on a NetWare 3.12 server, a NetWare 4.10 or IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11) server. The NetWare 4.10 or IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11) server can be a PC server or an Integrated PC Server that is local or remote to the AS/400. The NetWare 3.12 server can only be a PC server. The Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare product on the AS/400 then interfaces with the Enhanced Integration NLM on the NetWare server for the function needed. 


  1. How do I upgrade a NetWare 4.10 server to IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11)? 

  2. If you currently have NetWare 4.10 on your AS/400 system and wish to upgrade to IntranetWare (NetWare 4.11), you need to follow the procedure documented in the informational APAR II09535 for V3R2 and II09667 for V3R7. See Service and Support to access these and other informational APARs. 


  1. For which AS/400 releases is NetWare support available? 

  2. AS/400 support for Novell NetWare is available in V3R1, V3R2, V3R7, V4R1 and V4R2. See How do I order an Integrated PC Server with NetWare? for specific information on what is in each release. 


  1. What AS/400 models support Integration Products for NetWare? 

  2. The following AS/400 models support using Integration Products for NetWare

    • Models D through F (except D02, E02, F02) 
    • Server Models 100, 135, 140 
    • Advanced Server Models 20S, 30S, 40S, 50S, 53S 
    • Advanced System Models 200, 300, 310, 320, 400, 
              500, 530 
    • Advanced Entry Model 150 
    See AS/400 Hardware Requirements for more information. 

  1. What NetWare Client workstations can I use? 

  2. Your workstation clients can use OS/2, DOS, Windows, or any other client that is compatible with NetWare 4.1 to access the NetWare server on the Integrated PC Server. 

    You need at least one NetWare Client in your network to help manage the Integrated PC Server using the RCONSOLE utility. This is used to install NDS, NetWare licenses, administer your NDS tree and other NetWare administration tasks. 


  1. What IPX support does the AS/400 provide? 

  2. AS/400 support for Internet Package Exchange (IPX) protocols is built into the OS/400 operating system. You can now use AS/400 as an IPX router in your local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). 

    • Provides a suite of IPX protocols integrated in OS/400 at no additional charge. 
    • Allows AS/400 to act as an IPX router in a LAN over token-ring or Ethernet, and in a WAN over X.25 and frame relay. In a LAN, both Integrated PC Servers and standard AS/400 LAN adapters can be used. 
    • Eliminates the cost and complexity of dedicated multiprotocol routers in many AS/400 networks. 
    • Uses your existing AS/400 network to access and support NetWare servers in remote locations. 
    • Seamlessly interoperates with your existing IPX routers. 
    • Provides Novell's latest routing services options, enabling both NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) and Routing Information Protocol(RIP)/Service Advertising Protocol(SAP). 

  1. Where can I get additional information about NetWare on the AS/400? 

  2. The brochure Integrating AS/400 with Novell NetWare, G325-6326-01, is available through the Publications catalog

    The following books are also available: 


  1. How do AS/400 and NetWare licenses work with the Integrated PC Server? 

  2. The products for 57xx-SA2 and 57xx-SA3 do not require AS/400 licenses, but they require the same number of NetWare licenses that you need for a NetWare server. 

    For the product 57xx-SS1 option 25 (Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare), the number of AS/400 user licenses needed with this product is the number of NetWare servers you will be loading the Enhanced NetWare NLM on and connecting to that server to use the Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare function that this NLM provides. The connection that the user on the AS/400 makes to the NetWare server using the Enhanced NetWare NLM does not take up an additional NetWare license. 


  1. What are some of the applications of using Enhanced NetWare (QNetWare) file system? 

  2. The AS/400 user has access to multiple NDS trees and 3.12 servers simultaneously, using the NetWare authentication entries. 

    The user also has immediate access to data on servers throughout AS/400 and the NetWare network. 

    The QNetWare file system provides access to NetWare files, directories, and NetWare Directory Services (NDS) objects through the AS/400 integrated file system (IFS). Users and application programs can interact with any of the file systems on the AS/400 through a common integrated file system interface. This interface is optimized for input/output of stream data, in contrast to the record input/output provided through the data management interfaces. A set of user interfaces (commands, menus and displays) and application program interfaces (APIs) is provided for interacting with the file systems through this common interface. 

    Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare fully implements Novell security and authenticates each user before allowing access to NetWare data. When you use AS/400 commands, APIs, or Client Access/400 to access QNetWare file system, Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare maps security semantics between AS/400 and NetWare. 

    You can use the QNetWare file system to: 

    • Access data stored on a local or remote Integrated PC Server (FSIOP) running Novell NetWare 4.1. 
    • Access data stored on PC servers running Novell NetWare 3.12 or 4.1. You can access data on these servers and Integrated PC Servers simultaneously, by using authentication entries. 
    • Access NetWare Directory Services (NDS) objects. 
    • Dynamically mount NetWare file systems over any local mountable file system. 
    • Store data in stream files. 

  1. How do I manage connections and NetWare servers from an AS/400? 

  2. Using the AS/400 Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare (57xx-SS1 option 25), the AS/400 operator can view and manage sessions on NetWare servers. 

    The AS/400 operator can also work with network server status and review processor utilization and local storage spaces for local NetWare servers. Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare provides additional function by allowing you to manage remote servers and provides additional information like license information and loaded NLMs. 

    Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare provides the capability to do Volume management. The AS/400 operator can create, change, mount, dismount, delete and monitor NetWare volumes. In addition, the QNetWare file system allows the AS/400 user to access the files contained in the NetWare volumes. 


  1. How do I print from an AS/400 to a NetWare printer? 

  2. When you print with Integration for Novell NetWare (57xx-SA3), you use the standard NetWare print support. NetWare uses a print queue, a print server, and a printer to allow workstations to print to a network printer. You can print from the NetWare server on an Integrated PC Server to printers in your NetWare network using the standard NetWare print support. 

    Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare provides additional print capability by allowing you to print from an AS/400 to a NetWare printer using the standard NetWare print support and an AS/400 remote output queue and remote writer. You cannot print from a NetWare server to an AS/400 printer. However, there are other facilities to provide this support, such as HostPrint/400. 

    Full NetWare security is preserved. AS/400 users automatically log in to the NetWare server using an authentication entry. Each print queue entry requires an authenticated connection for the user. 


  1. How can IPX users use IP? 

  2. Novell provides an IPX/IP gateway, which is part of IntranetWare to give IPX-only workstations access to the Web and other TCP/IP resources. You can avoid the administrative overhead of configuring TCP/IP on every workstation by using the Novell IPX/IP gateway. See NetWare documentation for more information on the NetWare IPX/IP gateway. 


  1. What methods are available to save and restore NetWare data? 

  2. You can use one of the following methods to save and restore NetWare data: 

    • Use the AS/400 SAV and RST CL commands to save and restore storage spaces when the Integrated PC Server is varied off. 
    • Use a NetWare client save/restore function (such as SBACKUP or ARCServe) to save and restore data using a client media device. 
    • Use the AS/400 SAV and RST CL commands to save and restore individual files in the /QNetWare file system when the Integrated PC Server is varied on. This method further requires that the NLM is running on the Integrated PC Server or PC-based server on which the save/restore operation is to occur. 
    • Use NetWare tape support for OS/400 which allows you use SBACKUP or ARCserve to save and restore data (files, volumes, etc.) specifying an AS/400 tape device as the target media. There must be an Integrated PC Server running the AS400TP.HAM NLM on the same AS/400 system as the tape device. You can however save or restore data on other local or remote NetWare servers which are Integrated PC Servers or PC-based servers. 

  1. What is NetWare tape support? 

  2. NetWare tape support is a function provided by V3R7 enhancements to OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare to provide a method for NetWare to directly utilize AS/400 tape devices during save and restore operations. For example, you may use SBACKUP or ARCserve and specify an AS/400 tape device as the target media. 

    Note: SBACKUP is a NetWare utility and should already be available on your NetWare server. ARCserve for NetWare is another backup utility that is provided by Cheyenne Software, Inc. 


  1. How do I use SBACKUP and ARCserve NetWare utilities to backup my data to an AS/400 tape device? 

  2. You can back up NetWare data on an Integrated PC Server to AS/400 tape devices using either the NetWare SBACKUP utility or ARCserve for NetWare from Cheyenne Software, Inc. 

    The use of these utilities with AS/400 tape devices is referred to as NetWare tape support


  1. Can I also backup my data using Enhanced NetWare's QNetWare file system? 

  2. Yes. If you have Enhanced Integration for NetWare (option 25) installed on your AS/400 system and the Enhanced Integration for NetWare NLM loaded on the NetWare servers (Integrated PC Servers or PC-based servers), you can save and restore NetWare data using the Integrated File System directory /QNetWare. 


  1. For which release is the 6616 Pentium Integrated PC Server supported? 

  2. The Pentium Integrated PC Server is supported for V3R2, V3R7 and later releases for *BASE and *NETWARE type servers (NWSDs). For V3R7, you must install V3R7 with a production date of 2/28/97 (or later) or cumulative PTF package C7029370 (or a later cumulative PTF package). For V3R2, you must install feature code 1978. 


  1. What steps are required to upgrade from a 6506 to a 6616 or 6617 Pentium Integrated PC Server? 

  2. Install the correct feature code for V3R2 and the correct level of software for V3R7 support of the Pentium Integrated PC Server. For later releases support is available in the base operating system. 

    If you create a new network server description (after the correct level of V3R7 or V3R2 is installed), you do not need to do anything special to enable the Pentium Integrated PC Server. 

    If you have an existing server (NWSD) on your AS/400 system, you need to change the resource name associated with the server after you install the new Pentium Integrated PC Server. For *NETWARE type NWSDs, you will also need to update some configuration files. See Informational APAR II09535 for V3R2 or II09667 for V3R7 for these additional steps. Aside from updating the OS/400 software, these steps also apply to V4R1 and V4R2 systems.