CNE261 Novell Network Management: NetWare 6

Review for Third Quiz

 

1. In preparing for an upgrade to eDirectory, what should be installed on your server? What program should be run on a workstation to search out servers whose schemae need updating? What version of Certificate Server must be installed before upgrading to eDirectory 8.6?
   
   
2. DSTRACE has several command options. Which option will cause servers to synchronize? Which option will turn off currently active features of DSTRACE?
   
   
3. Which server program provide LDAP service to the network? What kind of files are used to import single or multiple objects into eDirectory? What are the required elements for an object described in such a file?
   
   
4. What kind of object should be created as a redirector for an object that has been moved to a new container? Where is the redirector placed?
   
   
5. What is an important difference between SCL and UAL license schemes? Under what circumstance would you have both kinds of licensing active on your network?
   
   
6. What are the three major types of licensing agreements for Novell networks? Which one does not require you to install a license on every server?
   
   
7. What are the two options for installing Novell Licensing Services on a network?
   
   
8. What would be the extension of a file that contains a server license? What do you call a file that contains multiple licenses?
   
   
9. What effect does a hard stop certificate policy have? How is a soft stop certificate policy different?
   
   
10. Where must NICI be installed on a network that has ten servers? What extension will be on a NICI license file?
    
    
11. What is the name of Novell's more advanced file system?
    
    
12. Why are you likely to see an error message if you convert a traditional volume to an NSS volume?
    
    
13. Users can be restricted to specific amounts of space on NSS volumes. If you enter the the number 4000 as the restriction for a user, how much space is that user allowed?
    
    
14. How much RAM can a NetWare 6 server allocate to cache buffers? By default, what percentage of available cache buffers are allocated to NSS?
    
    
15. What object in eDirectory is used to mount or dismount a volume? Which command is more powerful: dismount or deactivate?
    
    
16. What utilities are used to make repairs to NSS volumes? What is used to repair traditional volumes?
    
    
17. What is an NSS pool? What are your options if you delete a volume in a pool? How are the options affected by the value of Purge Delay Time?
    
    
18. What must be done for a user to access files with iFolder? What feature of iFolder makes it different from other file access methods?
    
    
19. Why might NFAP be a good option for your Windows network? For what other kinds of networks is NFAP available?
    
    
20. What software must a user have in order to use NetStorage? What does NetStorage refer to as a Primary Server? What would be the default URL for accessing NetStorage on a server whose IP address is 10.20.30.41?
    
    
21. How is NetDrive different from a drive mapping made by standard means on a Novell network? How are NetDrive mappings and standard drive mappings similar?
    
    
22. WebDAV is mentioned in several chapters. How is WebDAV different from standard HTTP? What is the difference between using WebDAV with HTTP, and with HTTPS?
    
    
23. What are the two backup engine interfaces offered from Novell? What platform does each run on?
    
    
24. Within the context of SMS, what is a host, a target, and a storage device?
    
    
25. What is a TSA? Which TSA is used to make backups of eDirectory? Which is used to make backups of a server's file system? Which is used to make backups of a Windows 98 workstation?
    
    
26. What is the difference between parent and child data sets in SMS?
    
    
27. Where in the network is the best place to load TSANDS.NLM? Why would you load it? What command is used to load SMS services? What command is used to unload all SMS services?
    
    
28. How could you potentially abend a server with an unload command?
    
    
29. Where are log and error files from a backup procedure stored? Where are these files stored for restore procedures?
    
    
30. What are the three backup strategies listed in the text? Which would have the shortest backup time? Which would have the shortest restore time? What differences can be used to explain the three strategies?
    
    
31. The SYS: volume stores some special files. Which file contains a list of replicas on that volume's server? Which file holds a list of volumes on that volume's server? What should be done regarding these files when backing up the SYS: volume? What should be done when restoring the SYS: volume?
    
    
32. Where are replicas stored on a server? What happens when you back up the volume that holds them?
    
    
33. eDirectory objects have object ID numbers. What happens regarding an object's ID number when the object is restored from backup, and the object currently exists in the tree? What happens if you are restoring the object because it does not exist in the tree?
    
    
34. Why is a restoration a second line of defense for eDirectory?
    
    
35. If you lose eDirectory data entirely, the text offers three steps to take. The first is to delete any corrupted data. The third is to restore from backup. What is the second, and why is it necessary?
    
    
36. If you lose your only NetWare server, what are the four steps to recover the server?
    
    
37. What are the two web servers supplied with NetWare 6? Which is installed by default?
    
    
38. Describe the difference between WebDAV and regular HTTP service.
    
    
39. What are the commands to start and stop the Novell Web Server?
    
    
40. What is the primary document directory by default for the Novell Web Server? Why does Novell recommend moving it from this default location?
    
    
41. What protocol is used to access the web based file server on a NetWare 6 network?
    
    
42. What commands are used at a server console to bring up and bring down a Novell FTP server?
    
    
43. What user may need to be created in order to implement standard FTP services?
    
    
44. What are the operating system and support pack requirements to upgrade a NetWare 4.x or 5.x server to NetWare 6?
    
    
45. What is the processor requirement to run NetWare 6? What is recommended?
    
    
46. How much RAM is needed to run NetWare 6?
    
    
47. What are the disk space requirements to upgrade a server to NetWare 6? (Three numbers are required for this answer.)
    
    
48. What three rights, to what three objects are needed to perform an upgrade to NetWare 6?
    
    
49. What is the first recommended step to take before performing an upgrade to NetWare 6?
    
    
50. What version of eDirectory will install by default with NetWare 6? What program should you run before the upgrade to determine whether you have to upgrade your schema first?
    
    
51. Assume you are deciding whether to upgrade or migrate a server to NetWare 6. You are directed by your boss to answer the following questions.
    Which will be faster, an upgrade or a migration?
    
    Which method will require less hardware?
    
    Which method will be easier?
    
    Which method will be less dangerous to our data?
    
    
52. Explain the difference between a top-down upgrade and a bottom-up upgrade.