[ale] Redoing Novell server to linux

[Gary S. Mackay]

No, the whole idea is to get away from Novell and IPX. Well, not necessarily
IPX, but mainly the Client32. It has had bugs in it from the old VLM days that
completely trash any kind of database program (ie. Foxpro, dBase, etc.). It
looses track of the filehandles that it has open. A user can completly shut
off their system, and the Novell server still shows that they have lots of
files open! 

I wish I could duplicate their system first, but I don't have a spare server
exactly like the one they have. My server in my office is doing everything
they are, it's just that it is not identical hardware. I'm going to pick it up
on a Friday and with any luck, have it fully operational by 8:00am Monday. I
think I've fully researched each piece of the puzzle, but you know how that
goes, what works on one might not work on another machine.

Thanks for the response...

- Gary

lon feldman wrote:
> 
> "Gary S. Mackay" wrote:
> >
> > I have a job coming up that involves blowing away a Novell SBS server and
> > installing linux on it. I am planning on going with either RedHat or Mandrake.
> > (Never used Mandrake before). The hardware is an HP LC3 box with dual 4gig
> > hard drives that are currently mirrored under Novell. (I'd like to maintain
> > that). It has an 8gig SCSI DAT drive with BackupExec, and a 4-port Digi board
> > in it also. I plan on implimenting the masq, sendmail, and shared modem
> > features on the server. Also, there are numerous laser printers with HP
> > JetDirect cards in them, and even a Minolta copier with a 100bt network
> > connection that appears as a printer on the Winbloze workstations.
> >
> > Does anyone see a drop-dead reason not to do this? I will admit, tho I've
> > setup many a linux server, this is the first 'large/mainstream/etc' job. I
> > don't want to give linux a black eye, but I'm anxious to get my first big
> > server out there. (I know, 'big' is relative!)
> >
> > - Gary
> >
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> 
>         Do you plan on still using IPX or transfering to IP.  If you are going
> to use IPX, Don't use the latest Client32 from Novell. you can't seem to
> map to the drive with MARS.  If I am wrong, please let me know, because
> I have not been able to get it to work.
>         I concur with the idea to build a seperate linux system and get it
> running before the cut over.  You will need to iron out the kinks before
> going live.  You might also see if you can get a few basic users to do
> their normal operatiosn and see if there are any problems before going
> live.
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