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Provides a study of planning, designing, and implementing a NOVELL NetWare network. Topics include: network design, network planning, network implementation, installation of cabling and components, hardware installation, server and client NOS installation, and installation of application software.
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Network Design |
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4 |
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Network Planning |
D. Lab |
6 |
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Network Implementation |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Installation of Cabling and
Components |
Credit |
7 |
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Hardware Installation |
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Server and Client NOS
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Installation of Application
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Prerequisite: |
CIS 143 |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this
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NETWORK DESIGN
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Preparing for NDS design |
Identify critical factors and expectations for designing a NetWare network. |
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Describe why careful NDS design is important to the success of a network. |
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Document current network configurations. |
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Explain the roles needed to complete an NDS design. |
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Explain the major tasks and functions involved in an NDS design cycle. |
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Identify the importance of creating an effective naming standards document. |
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Given scenarios, apply the tips for designing, installing, and maintaining NetWare 4. |
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Designing an NDS tree |
Determine pre-optimization and clean-up strategies for implementation. |
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Determine the Directory tree structure and object placement. |
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Identify design rules when designing the upper layers of an NDS tree. |
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Identify key issues when drafting the lower layers of an NDS tree. |
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Finalize the design of the lower layers of an NDS tree. |
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Partition and replica strategy |
Explain NDS partitioning and replication. |
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Determine a partition and replica strategy. |
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Planning a time synchronization strategy |
Explain time synchronization. |
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Explain how NetWare communicates time across the network. |
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Plan a time synchronization strategy for a network. |
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Create a time synchronization strategy. |
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Planning the user environment |
Determine a strategy for login scripts, groups, and security needs. |
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Completing a users' accessibility needs analysis document. |
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Completing an accessibility guidelines document. |
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Create an implementation strategy. |
Completing an administrative strategies document. |
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NETWORK
IMPLEMENTATION |
5 |
7 |
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Implementing an NDS design |
Using schedules and plans, implement a NetWare network. |
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Merge NDS trees. |
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Create, modify, and manage partitions and replicas. |
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Create or modify upper and lower levels of the NDS tree. |
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Implement a user environment plan. |
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Describe, compare, and choose the upgrade or migration method that best fits your needs. |
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Identify the software and hardware required for a NetWare 4.11 server |
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INSTALLATION OF
CABLING AND COMPONENTS |
5 |
11 |
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HARDWARE
INSTALLATION |
5 |
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SERVER AND CLIENT
NOS INSTALLATION |
5 |
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Describe the critical components and software for the NetWare 4.11 server as compared to NetWare 3TM servers. |
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Identify the high-level steps for upgrading NetWare 3.12 servers to NetWare 4.11. |
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Upgrade a NetWare 3.12 server to NetWare 4.11 |
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Confirm the NetWare 4.11 upgrade. |
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Compare the requirements of the NetWare 4.11 Simple and Custom Installation options. |
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Identify the major steps for installing NetWare 4.11. |
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Install NetWare 4 servers |
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Install a NetWare 4.11 server using the Simple Installation option. |
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Migrating from NetWare 3 to NetWare 4 |
Identify the two types of upgrades available using the Migration utilities. |
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Discuss which elements of the NetWare 3.12 environment will migrate and which will not when using DS Migrate. |
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Discuss the prerequisites of an Across-the-Wire Migration. |
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Identify the major steps to upgrading a NetWare 3.1x server using the Across-the-Wire Migration method. |
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Upgrade a NetWare 3.1x server using the Across-the-Wire Migration method with DS Migrate and File Migration. |
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Executing a custom NetWare 4 installation |
Perform a complex NDS configuration |
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Identify the major steps for installing NetWare 4.11 using the Custom Installation option. |
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Install a NetWare 4.11 server using the Custom Installation option. |
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Configuring a NetWare environment |
Discuss the two methods used to install TCP/IP and AppleTalk protocols. |
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Set up network user accounts and configure property information. |
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Create file system structure and provide appropriate security for users. |
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Set up a network printing environment by creating and configuring a print queue, printer, and print server. |
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Merging, configuring and troubleshooting
NDS |
Merge two NDS trees |
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Merge small Directory trees in a departmental-to-organizational implementation |
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Given a Directory tree, create and merge partitions using NDS Manager. |
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Move an NDS container from one context to another. |
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Execute the procedures to recover from a failed master replica. |
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Set the bindery context for multiple servers in multiple contexts. |
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Troubleshoot NDS |
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INSTALLATION OF
APPLICATION SOFTWARE |
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7 |
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Installing Novell online documentation |
Install Novell online documentation |
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Identify the steps for preparing to install the online documentation on your server from a Windows client. |
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Install the DynaText viewer and install the document collections. |
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Set up and configure clients to view the online documentation. |
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Install and configure NetWare Web Server. |
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Install the Netscape browser and view your home page. |
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Managing a NetWare 4 server |
Manage the NetWare 4 server |
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Describe NetWare 4 memory components, memory requirements, and memory allocation. |
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View critical components to verify memory status and use commands to optimize memory allocation. |
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Describe the components that affect server and network performance. |
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Implement appropriate SET parameters to increase performance. |
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Describe the maintenance utilities and use them to verify the integrity of the server data and hardware. |
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Identify tips for designing, installing, and maintaining NetWare 4. |
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Installing Macintosh®
services |
Install NetWare for Macintosh® |
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Suggested Resources |
Suggested
Resources include textbooks shown below or most current edition.
Clarke IV, David James. (1997). Novell's CNE Study Guide for
intraNetWare/NetWare 4.11. Novell
Press.
Simpson, Auer, and Ciampa. (1997). Network Administrator, NetWare
4.1, with coverage of IntranetWare 4.11. Course Technology.