File Serving
You can install NetWare 4.1 on an Integrated PC Server and then use
AS/400 as a file server in your NetWare network.
NetWare Tape Support for OS/400
You
can back up NetWare data on an Integrated PC Server to AS/400 tape drives
using either the NetWare SBACKUP utility or ARCserve for NetWare from Cheyenne
Software, Inc.
For a list of supported tape drives, check the certification bulletins
at our web site http://www.as400.ibm.com/netware.
Volume Management
From AS/400, you can manage NetWare volumes on servers across your NetWare
network. This allows your AS/400 to consolidate the management of volumes
associated with your NetWare network.
Volumes on Integrated PC Server-based servers are held in AS/400 network
storage objects. These volumes can be saved to and restored from:
AS/400 tape devices using NetWare SBACKUP or Cheyenne ARCserve utilities.
AS/400 tape devices or save files on AS/400 using AS/400 SAV and RST commands.
A LAN-based tape drive using save and restore NLMs running on the Integrated
PC Server as you would do on a PC-based NetWare server.
Connection Management
For most Enhanced Integration for NetWare functions to work, you must
have a connection to the server. You can automate the connection process
by storing NetWare login information in authentication entries. Enrolling
AS/400 users in NetWare creates and maintains authentication entries for
the servers and trees in which the user has been enrolled.
Integrated File System
The QNetWare file system provides access to NetWare files, directories,
and NetWare Directory Services (NDS) objects through the AS/400 integrated
file system (IFS).
You can use the QNetWare file system to:
Access data stored on a local or remote Integrated PC server (Integrated
PC Server) 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.
Flexible mount options, similar to the MAP command, simplify and speed
access to NetWare files.
Store data in stream files.
Save and restore NetWare data.
LAN-to-LAN Print
You can print from the NetWare server on an Integrated PC Server to
printers in your NetWare network using the standard NetWare print support.
AS/400-to-NetWare Print
You can print from AS/400 to a NetWare printer, using the standard NetWare
print support and an AS/400 remote output queue and remote writer.
NetWare Applications (NLMs)
OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare supports the use of NetWare
applications (NLMs) running on NetWare 4.1 on the Integrated PC Server.
This support enables you to do application-serving from your AS/400 Integrated
PC Server, while you centrally maintain the application on AS/400.
AS/400 User Enrollment
Enhanced Integration for NetWare includes support that allows AS/400
group and user profiles to be propagated to one or more NDS trees and NetWare
3.12 servers. This allows your AS/400 to easily become a central control
point for managing the group and user profiles involved in a network of
NetWare servers.
The advantages of this support include:
Central user ID administration
Automatic replication of user's password changes
Automatic creation of NetWare group and user objects
Automatic creation of NetWare authentication entries
What
is an Integrated PC Server?
The Integrated PC Server (also known as an file server I/O processor)
is a dual purpose adapter, providing 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 6506 Integrated PC Server has an Intel**
486** DX2 66 Megahertz processor that is used for file serving. This Integrated
PC Server supports from 16 MB to 64 MB of memory.
Each 6506 Integrated PC Server can have a maximum of two LAN adapters.
These adapters can be configured using software for either Ethernet or
token ring and are sometimes referred to as ports.
The 6616 Integrated PC Server has an Intel** Pentium** 166 Megahertz processor.
This Integrated PC Server supports from 32 MB to 256 MB of memory.
The 2850 Integrated PC Server has an Intel** Pentium** 133 Megahertz processor.
This Integrated PC Server supports from 32 MB to 128 MB of memory and can
only be used on AS/400 Advanced Entry.
The 6616 and 2850 Integrated PC Servers support up to two LAN adapters
(or ports) in any of the following combinations:
Two Ethernet ports
Two token-ring ports
One Ethernet port and one token-ring port
One Ethernet port
One token-ring port
Both of these Integrated PC Servers also have one parallel and serial
port. Neither of these ports are supported by NetWare for printing or communications.
However, the parallel port supports a hardware license plug that is used
by some NetWare NLMs. The LAN adapters for the 6616 and 2850 are separately
orderable.
Integrated PC Server performance is enhanced with the use of an Intel**
i960 (for 6506 Integrated PC Server) or a PowerPC 403 (for 2850 and 6616
Integrated PC Servers) processor and to a lesser extent, the AS/400 main
central processing unit (CPU). Approximately 11 MB of memory when configuring
one adapter and 14 MB of memory when configuring two adapters is not available
for NetWare 4.1 to use. For example, if you use 64 MB of memory and have
one adapter, NetWare has approximately 53 MB available for its use.
To determine the amount of disk storage you can attach and to help calculate
your memory requirements, see the NetWare 4.1 Installation and Upgrade
book.
Advantages
of Using an Integrated PC Server
The Integrated PC Server provides several advantages over adding additional
PC servers to your network. These advantages can be summarized in two typical
environments.
First, where you have an AS/400 today in a network that includes PC-based
servers. 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
file server data in your network. You can add the advantages of AS/400
disk mirroring to your network and use AS/400 backup devices for your network
data.
The second typical environment to consider the Integrated PC Server
is where you have a smaller branch office with limited AS/400 and NetWare
file serving requirements. Here the combination of NetWare and AS/400 in
a single hardware package simplifies remote administration and management.
Finally, you can add the integration of NetWare and the server with AS/400
IPX support, which allows for wide area network (WAN) routing.
Workstation Clients
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 do need a Windows 3.1 or 3.11 workstation for
the initial installation of Integration for NetWare if you are installing
NetWare on an Integrated PC Server. See "Novell NetWare
Server" for details about the requirements for this workstation.
IPX Support
IBM ships IPX as a part of OS/400. IPX allows AS/400 to act as an IPX
router.
Integration Services for FSIOP
Integration Services for FSIOP is a feature of OS/400 that provides
the OS/2 WARP operating system for the Integrated PC Server. It allows
you to install an Integrated PC Server in a system for use as a token-ring
or Ethernet adapter. This support enables you to run IPX, SNA, and TCP/IP
protocols on the adapter to connect two AS/400s or to link workstations
to the system using Client Access/400. You can also use the adapter as
part of your IPX router network. You may want to install this feature without
a server or work group application to use the Integrated PC Server as a
single or dual-port token-ring or Ethernet adapter. For more information
on Integration Services for FSIOP, see the Integration Services for
File Server I/O Processor manual.
Hardware
and Software Requirements
The following sections list the hardware and software necessary for
installation of OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare.
AS/400
This section lists the AS/400 hardware and software requirements.
AS/400 Hardware Requirements
This section lists the hardware requirements if you are installing Integration
for NetWare or using Enhanced Integration for NetWare on an Integrated
PC Server.
Models D through F (except D02, E02, F02); Server Models 100, 135, 140;
Advanced Server Models 20S, 30S; Advanced System Models 200, 300, 310,
320, 400, 500; Advanced Entry Model 150.
A CD-ROM device or access to a CD-ROM image.
32 MB or greater Integrated PC Server (optional for Enhanced Integration
for NetWare).
You can install up to 16 Integrated PC Servers on each AS/400 depending
on your AS/400 model. You can use an Integrated PC Server that has either
one port or two ports. The following tables list the feature numbers of
Integrated PC Servers that you can use with OS/400 Integration Products
for NetWare.
Table 1-2. 6506 Integrated PC Server Feature
Order Numbers
Memory |
One-Port Adapter |
Two-Port Adapter |
32 MB |
6517 |
6527 |
48 MB |
6518 |
6528 |
64 MB |
6519 |
6529 |