NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DAVE KEARNS ON NOVELL NETWARE TIPS 08/24/04 Today's focus: Learning with an eDirectory expert
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Get information and advice for managing and developing your career and guiding your staff's career choices at NW Fusion's Career Research Center. Click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=73212 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Learning with an eDirectory expert By Dave Kearns My old friend Jim Henderson was in town a couple of weeks ago and we found time to catch up on what's happening in the world of eDirectory. Henderson is the co-author of "Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory" (along with another old friend, Peter Kuo), the very able successor volume to the "Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting NDS" of a few years ago. I hadn't seen Henderson in person in a couple of years and a few changes have taken place in that time. When I first met Henderson a dozen years ago, he was a "still wet behind the ears" tyro who had discovered NetWare and loved it but, more importantly, had discovered Novell Directory Services and saw what it could (and has) become. I've watched him go from being a student of the directory to becoming one of the foremost teachers of eDirectory technology and troubleshooting. He's so good, in fact, that Novell hired him a couple of years ago specifically to teach the directory troubleshooting portion of Novell's Advanced Technical Training (ATT). You can learn more about ATT at the official Web site (see editorial link below) where you'll find offerings in several major areas: * Servers (NetWare 5.x & 6.x, Cluster Services). * Application integration (Novell Extend, Novell Portal Services ��Development). * Collaboration (GroupWise 5.x & 6.x, Novell NetMail). * Resource management (ZENworks 6.5 NRM, ZENworks Desktops 3.x & ��4, ZENworks for Servers). * SuSE Linux. * Novell Nterprise Linux Services. * Secure identity management (Account Management, BorderManager, ��eDirectory, iChain, Novell Modular Authentication Services, ��Nsure Development, Nsure Identity Manager). These are in addition to the more general topics of networking and TCP/IP. ATT has grown considerably from the initial three offerings (in NetWare, GroupWise and ZENworks) of a few years ago. So, just in case all of that information and detail is confusing, those of you looking to further explore eDirectory through ATT now have another home on the Internet. Henderson has, on his own time and at his own expense, run up a terrific Web site that covers all you'll ever need to know about eDirectory Advanced Technical Training: <http://ediratt.dyndns.org/> What I find especially noteworthy is the section Henderson has on prerequisites for the course he teaches: "Because of the fast pace of the course, we do not spend time on introductory topics such as installation, basic configuration and administration." Potential students should: * Understand how to use the eDirectory Administration tools. * Understand how to perform directory partition and replica ��operations. * Be comfortable working with eDirectory or Novell Directory ��Services. * Be familiar with basic daily administration of a production ��environment. * Be familiar with basic design techniques for small to midsize ��environments. * Know how to run a health check with iMonitor. This is no class for beginners or wannabes! Still, most of you might meet the criteria and many of you would benefit from the class. I can't vouch for all the ATT offerings, but if you spend a week with Henderson, apply yourself and learn his troubleshooting methods, your eDirectory should continue to function flawlessly for many years to come. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Novell Training Services http://www.novell.com/training/pep/att/def.html eDirectory Advanced Technical Training http://ediratt.dyndns.org/ _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Dave Kearns Dave Kearns is a writer and consultant in Silicon Valley. He's written a number of books including the (sadly) now out of print "Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Networks." His musings can be found at Virtual Quill <http://www.vquill.com/>. Kearns is the author of three Network World Newsletters: Windows Networking Tips, Novell NetWare Tips, and Identity Management. Comments about these newsletters should be sent to him at these respective addresses: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Kearns provides content services to network vendors: books, manuals, white papers, lectures and seminars, marketing, technical marketing and support documents. Virtual Quill provides "words to sell by..." Find out more by e-mail at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Alterpoint Read the latest analyst report on Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) written by EMA's Dennis Drogseth. This report discusses the latest developments in the NCCM market, including an in-depth look at DeviceAuthority Suite, a comprehensive solution for configuring, changing, and controlling today's complex, multi-vendor IT network infrastructures. 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