Konica Minolta BIZHUB PRO 1050 - Manual (Page 376)

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Setup for NetWare 4.x-6
Novell NetWare 4.x-6 can operate in two modes, NetWare Directory Service
(NDS) and Bindery Emulation Service (Bindery Emulation). Bindery Emulation
and NDS will be executed simultaneously. It is also possible to set up the
print server so that it operates only in Bindery Emulation mode or in NDS
mode.
The print server set up for NDS mode will also service the file server of an old
version operating in Bindery mode.
If NDS is not set up properly for the print server and Bindery Service mode is
not operating, the print server cannot find the file server and Novell NetWare
protocol will be indicated as inactive in the Status Page.
Setup information
NDS
Novell Directory Service (NDS) offers a different, more advanced approach
to network management than previous NetWare versions. Generally, it stores
and tracks all network objects.
All 4.x-6 servers must have NDS loaded in order to function. In this way, ev-
ery NetWare 4.x-6 server is a Directory server, because it services named Di-
rectory objects such as printing systems, print server and print queues.
With the appropriate privileges, you can create a print server object, which,
once configured in its context (or location) on the network, eliminates the set-
up of print servers on every network server.
NDS provides true enterprise networking based on a shared network data-
base rather than individually defined physical sites. The result is a greatly im-
proved print server setup and management.
Bindery Emulation
NetWare 4.x-6 also provides backward compatibility for 3.x and 4.x-6 print
service through Bindery emulation.
The Directory Information Base (DIB) is used to store information about serv-
ers and services, users, printing systems, gateways, etc. It is a distributed
database, allowing access to data anywhere on the network wherever it is
stored.
Pre-4.x-6 NetWare versions provide the same data found in the DIB but the
data is stored in the NetWare Bindery. The DIB was designed with more flex-
ible access, more specific security, and, since it is distributed, was designed
to be partitioned.
The Directory uses an object-oriented structure, rather than the flat-file struc-
ture of the Bindery, and offers network-oriented access, rather than server-
oriented access found in the Bindery.
The Directory is backward-compatible with the NetWare Bindery through
Bindery Emulation mode. When Bindery emulation is enabled, Directory