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Chapter 1. Introducing OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare If you are responsible for a network that includes both AS/400 and NetWare**, you will recognize the value of network integration. You may want to integrate your file and print services or user profile management and network operations. To aid you in managing your NetWare environment, AS/400 offers the following features: ![]()
Because you will want to use both of these features for fully-integrated NetWare Support, this book describes both, providing your reference information in just one location.
OS/400 Integration for Novell NetWare (5769-SA3)
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OS/400 Enhanced Integration for Novell NetWare (5769-SS1, Feature 2246)
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Two NLMs are provided: one for NetWare 3.12 servers, the other for NetWare
4.1 servers.
The network includes Integrated PC Servers running NetWare 4.1 and PC servers running both NetWare 3.12 and NetWare 4.1. In addition, the NetWare servers control printers attached to the network. In this illustration, the operator can use Enhanced Integration for NetWare to assist in managing the network, enabling integrated operations, printing, user profile management, and data security. With experience in both AS/400 and NetWare operations, the operator has the necessary skills to fully integrate this environment. Figure 1-1. Using Enhanced Integration for
NetWare in the NetWare Network
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Components of OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare Table 1-1 shows the broad support provided by Integration for NetWare and Enhanced Integration for NetWare. Note that you can install either one or both of these features. Table 1-1. OS/400 Integration Products for
NetWare Components
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File Serving
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For a list of supported tape drives, check the certification bulletins at our web site http://www.as400.ibm.com/netware.
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Volumes on Integrated PC Server-based servers are held in AS/400 network storage objects. These volumes can be saved to and restored from:
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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 Integrated PC Server, while you centrally maintain the application on AS/400.
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The advantages of this support include: 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.
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 and 2850 Integrated PC Servers support up to two LAN adapters (or ports) in any of the following combinations: 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. 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. 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
the Integrated PC Server book.
Hardware and Software Requirements The following sections list the hardware and software necessary for installation of OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare. This section lists the AS/400 hardware and software 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.
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
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Table 1-4. 2850 Integrated PC Server Feature
Order Numbers
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Integration Services for FSIOP (5769-SA2) has additional memory requirements for installing the primary language version of the feature and the network server description. The Integrated PC Server must be dedicated for use by NetWare 4.1; no other OS/2 products should run on it.
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The following Novell NetWare servers are supported:
The NetWare 3.12 server is supported by Enhanced Integration for NetWare only and must be installed on a PC. NetWare 3.12 cannot be installed on an Integrated PC Server. Integration for NetWare does not support NetWare 3.12 servers.
The NetWare 4.1 server can be installed either on a PC or an Integrated PC Server and is supported by both OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare features. If you install NetWare 4.1 on an Integrated PC Server, one workstation attached to AS/400 must have the required hardware for a NetWare requester.
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The server requires at least 2MB memory to run the NLM provided with Enhanced Integration for NetWare. Performance and Availability Considerations The Integrated PC Server acts as a dual purpose adapter. This allows you to connect to the AS/400 with Client Access across IPX, SNA, and TCP/IP, in addition to providing access to your NetWare server. How the processing power of the Integrated PC Server is divided between these two tasks may affect the performance of NetWare and/or Client Access. The default performance tuning setting for the Integrated PC Server is optimized for the best NetWare and Client Access performance in most customer environments. There are, however, situations where you have heavy Client Access and NetWare usage where an alternative setting may provide better performance. For example, if both Client Access and NetWare usage is high, change the performance tuning to 8-10. To change the default performance tuning setting, specify the following parameter in your AUTOEXEC.NCF file: SET PERFORMANCE TUNING = XChanging the setting to a number between 8 and 10 reduces the performance of NetWare tasks, and increases the performance of Client Access tasks. To return to the default setting, remove the parameter from your AUTOEXEC.NCF file and restart your server. If you have heavy Client Access and NetWare usage, you should consider using a separate LAN adapter for your Client Access traffic. If you are adding the Integrated PC Server to a system that has a LAN adapter, you should keep your original LAN adapter(s) in place. This enables you to dedicate your Integrated PC Server to the NetWare server users. Keeping a separate LAN adapter for your Client Access users can give
you better availability. With both NetWare and Client Access users accessing
the AS/400 via the Integrated PC Server, both sets of users are dependent
on the NetWare Integrated PC Server being active. If the NetWare server
"goes down" or you vary it off for some reason, the Client Access users
are disconnected. Because of this, we recommend that you dedicate a second
LAN adapter to your Client Access users.
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