CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Using Server Configuration and Management Utilities About Server Configuration and Management Utilities Types of server utilities Using the PWVN$CONFIG.COM Configuration Procedure What is the configuration procedure? Using the SCONSOLE Utility What is the SCONSOLE utility? SCONSOLE Main Menu Tasks performed with SCONSOLE How to run SCONSOLE Guidelines for using SCONSOLE Rule: When to restart the server Stopping and Starting the File Server During an SCONSOLE Session Updating Configuration Files from SCONSOLE Using a VT420 and SCONSOLE Using Command-Line Utilities What are command-line utilities? For more information 2 Maintaining the Server Overview of Server Maintenance Menus and options for server maintenance tasks File server maintenance tasks Starting and Stopping Server Processes How to start server processes automatically About processes associated with licensing Guidelines for choosing a utility Rule: Order for starting server processes How to start server processes Rule: Order for stopping server processes How to stop server processes Backing Up and Restoring Server Files How to back up and restore server files Rule: Trustee rights after restore How to synchronize trustee rights Managing Server Error Logs Types of transport error logs How to view transport error logs Types of services error logs How to view services error logs How to access the NetWare Error Log For more information 3 Configuring the File Server Process Overview of File Server Process Configuration Menus and options for process configuration tasks Process configuration tasks Rule: When to restart the server Setting OpenVMS Process Parameters for the File Server Process What is the file server process? Synonyms Types of OpenVMS process parameters How to set OpenVMS process parameters For more information Setting Other System Parameters Types of system parameters How to set system parameters File Server Tuning Parameters File Server Cache Parameters File Server Disk Allocation Parameters 4 Configuring Network Transports and NVT Overview of Transport Tasks Menus and options for transport tasks Transport tasks How to run the configuration procedure Rule: When to restart the server and transports About Networks What is a NetWare network? Limit: eight networks What is an internetwork? What are routers? What are network numbers? Example of network configuration Configuring Networks How to set or change the internal network number How to set or change the external network number Types of network information How to add a network How to delete a network How to modify network assignments How to list network assignments Types of network assignments Configuring Transports About network transports Types of transport information How to set transport parameters Configuring the Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) What is SAP? How SAP works Types of SAP parameters How to set SAP parameters Configuring Novell Virtual Terminal (NVT) What is NVT? How NVT works Setting NVT Daemon priority OpenVMS system parameters for NVT How to set OpenVMS system parameters Types of NVT parameters How the NVT Flag parameter works How to set NVT parameters About maximum NVT connections How to set maximum NVT connections Rule: Reboot the OpenVMS system Using NVT with Reflection 4 for MS Windows in Multiple Sessions Overview Connecting to an NVT Server Starting Reflection 4 for MS Windows Creating Multiple NVT Sessions Tunneling IPX Traffic Through DECnet Networks What is tunneling? What is an IPX DECnet tunnel? Procedure for enabling tunneling What is a tunnel partner? What is the tunnel network number? Network information for the tunnel How to configure a network for the tunnel Rule: Restart transports and file server How to start the tunnel driver Example of tunneling Using Transport Utilities to Manage Networks and Transports Menus and options for transport utilities What is the router table? How to view the router table How to reset the router table How to view or print network status Configuring Frame Types What is a frame type? Rule: Router required Configurations for sharing network services Frame types for network media Example 1: Configure all nodes to use Ethernet II Example 2: Configure a PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) router Example 3: Configure a native NetWare router 5 Managing File Server Security About File Server Security Types of file server security What is the NetWare security system? Relationship between NetWare and OpenVMS security How to perform security tasks For more information Overview of File Server Security Tasks and Options Menus and options for security tasks File server security tasks Rule: When to restart the server Managing the Alert Notification List What is the Alert Notification list? How to view the Alert Notification list How to add or delete a user Setting System Security Parameters Types of system security parameters How to set system security parameters Coordinating OpenVMS and NetWare Security About coordinating security Types of security options Choosing security options How to set security for all NetWare volumes Security information for a single NetWare volume How to set security for a single NetWare volume How to change security options for a single NetWare volume About Trustee Rights and OpenVMS Files Trustee rights for new OpenVMS files Trustee rights for a renamed file Trustee rights for a backed up file Viewing trustee rights 6 Managing Hybrid Users Overview of Hybrid User Management Tasks What is a hybrid user? Menus and options for hybrid user management tasks Hybrid user management tasks Rule: Hybrid users are added dynamically For more information About Hybrid Users File access Mapping multiple users to one OpenVMS account For more information About the Hybrid HOME Volume What is the hybrid HOME volume? Rights and restrictions Setting Up Hybrid Users Guideline Restriction How to set up hybrid users For more information Adding and Deleting Hybrid Users Using SCONSOLE Prerequisite: Log in to server Prerequisite: Existing accounts How to add a hybrid user Rule: Current user logs out How to delete a hybrid user Setting HOME Volume Parameters Default How to set or change HOME volume parameters Displaying Hybrid User Information Current hybrid users How to list current hybrid users Information about user accounts How to view the user account list 7 Managing the File System Overview of File System Management Menus and options File system management tasks Rule: When to restart the server Rule: Volumes are not added dynamically For more information About the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) File System What is the file system? What is a volume? Default volumes Restriction on volume size For more information About NetWare Volumes and OpenVMS Volumes Relationship of NetWare and OpenVMS volumes Relationship of NetWare and OpenVMS directories Examples of OpenVMS directory names Restriction to directory depth Setting or Changing File Service Parameters File service parameters How to set file service parameters Managing File Service Parameters How to determine Maximum Volumes How the Default Security Algorithm works How the Creator ACE Test flag works Managing Deferred File Closing Enabling long-name support What is long-name support? How to enable long-name support How the server converts file names Managing Volumes Required information for volumes How the Cluster Volume Flag works How to add a volume to the server How to edit a volume How to delete a volume How to view volumes Sharing Files with Other PATHWORKS Servers What is file sharing? How to share files and services How PATHWORKS servers access shared files How security determines access to files 8 Getting Statistics Overview of Statistics Tasks Menu and options for statistics tasks For more information File Server Information Prerequisite: Log in to server How to display file server information File server information File Server Statistics How to display file server statistics File server statistics File Server Internal Statistics How to display file server internal statistics File server internal statistics Lock Manager Statistics How to display lock manager statistics Lock manager statistics Volume Statistics How to display volume statistics Volume statistics Connection Statistics How to display connection statistics Connection statistics Saving Statistics in a File How to save statistics in a file A Command-Line Utilities Server Command-Line Utilities How to access command-line utilities How to create symbol names for commands Types of command-line utilities NWCP Utility Purpose How to access NWCP NWCP tasks NWCP commands Rule: Order for starting and stopping the server Example: NWCP utility B Logical Names for the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (NetWare) Server How Logical Names Are Created Types of Logical Names Common Logical Names Private Logical Names FIGURES 1-1 SCONSOLE Main Menu 2-1 Maintenance Tasks Menu Structure 3-1 Process Configuration Tasks Menu Structure 4-1 Transport Tasks Menu Structure 4-2 Network Configuration Example 4-3 Tunneling Example 4-4 Transport Utilities Tasks Menu Structure 5-1 Security Tasks Menu Structure 6-1 User Management Tasks Menu Structure 7-1 File System Management Tasks Menu Structure 7-2 NetWare Directory Structure 8-1 Statistics Tasks Menu Structure TABLES 1-1 SCONSOLE Tasks 2-1 File Server Maintenance Tasks 2-2 Transport Error Logs 2-3 Services Error Logs 3-1 Process Parameters 3-2 System Parameters 3-3 File Server Cache Parameters 3-4 File Server Disk Allocation Parameters 4-1 Transport Tasks 4-2 Network Information 4-3 List Network Assignments Information 4-4 Transport Information 4-5 SAP Parameters 4-6 OpenVMS System Parameters for NVT 4-7 NVT Parameters 4-8 Network Information for Tunnel 5-1 Security Configuration and Management Tasks 5-2 Security Parameters 5-3 Security Options 5-4 Guidelines for Choosing Security Options 5-5 Security Information for Specific NetWare Volumes 6-1 Hybrid User Management Tasks 7-1 File System Management Tasks 7-2 File Service Parameters 7-3 Volume Information 8-1 File Server Information 8-2 File Server Statistics 8-3 File Server Internal Statistics 8-4 Lock Manager Statistics 8-5 Volume Statistics 8-6 Connection Statistics A-1 Server Command-Line Utilities A-2 NWCP Commands B-1 Common Logical Names B-2 Private Logical Names