Order Number: AA--R6G4C--TE
This guide provides an overview and introduction to the Advanced Server software and associated networking concepts for system administrators and operators.
Revision/Update Information: This manual supersedes the Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Concepts and Planning Guide, AA--R6G4B--TE
Operating System Version:
OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2-1, 7.1-2, 6.2
OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, 7.1, 6.2
Software Version:
Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS
PATHWORKS V6.0C for OpenVMS (Advanced Server)
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Welcome to the Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Concepts and Planning Guide. The Advanced Server for OpenVMS and its associated OpenVMS system platform provide a powerful, reliable, and versatile operating environment that meets the demands of client/server computing.
This guide presents an overview of the many capabilities and features of the Advanced Server for OpenVMS. The guide also provides a useful introduction to many of the concepts you need to understand when planning to install the Advanced Server on a network.
For the purposes of this text, the Advanced Server for OpenVMS is referred to as the Advanced Server. The concepts and guidelines presented in this guide are equally applicable to:
Usage of the term "Advanced Server" in this guide refers to either version of the file and print server, except when the text explicitly specifies a version number.
This guide is intended for new and experienced system administrators who are or will be supporting a network that includes an Advanced Server. It assumes you have:
This guide contains the following sections:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1, Introducing the Advanced Server | Introduces the main features and capabilities of the Advanced Server software |
| Chapter 2, Domains and Trusts | Explains domains and trust relationships between domains |
| Chapter 3, User Accounts | Outlines the types of accounts available (user, built-in user, and local) so that you can manage accounts easily and provide users with network access |
| Chapter 4, Groups | Explains the types of groups available and how you can arrange them to make granting capabilities and permissions faster and easier |
| Chapter 5, Organizing Your Network into Domains | Discusses how the OpenVMS and Advanced Server security models work and how to manage user security by setting up user accounts, organizing users into groups, and controlling user capabilities |
| Chapter 6, Managing Network Shares | Explains how the Advanced Server works with the OpenVMS file system (file and directory ownership) and how to manage network shares |
| Chapter 7, Sharing Printers | Offers guidelines on how to set up and share printers on an Advanced Server network to maximize printer usage and avoid printing delays |
| Appendix A, Differences Between Advanced Server and Windows NT Server | Discusses the similarities and differences between the Advanced Server and the Windows NT Server that you encounter in day-to-day management of a network that includes both types of servers |
| Appendix B, Worksheets | Provides worksheets that you can use to plan and track domains, groups, and shares |
| Glossary | Defines commonly used Advanced Server and networking terms used in the Advanced Server documentation |
The following table lists Advanced Server for OpenVMS documents:
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Server Installation and Configuration Guide | Explains how to install and configure Advanced Server software |
| Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Server Administrator's Guide | Explains how to manage and customize the Advanced Server software |
| Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Commands Reference Manual | Provides command syntax descriptions for all ADMINISTER commands and NET command equivalents |
| Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses | Describes the License Server software and how to manage Advanced Server licenses |
The following table lists PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) documents:
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS Server Migration Guide | Explains how to upgrade a PATHWORKS V5 for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) server to PATHWORKS V6 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) |
| Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) Server Installation and Configuration Guide | Explains how to install and configure PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) software |
| Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) Server Administrator's Guide | Explains how to manage and customize the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) software |
| Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Commands Reference Manual | Provides command syntax descriptions for all ADMINISTER commands and NET command equivalents |
| Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Guide to Managing Advanced Server Licenses | Describes the License Server software and how to manage Advanced Server licenses |
The following table lists related OpenVMS documents:
| OpenVMS Document | Description |
|---|---|
| OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1 Upgrade and Installation Manual | Describes how to install the OpenVMS Alpha V7.1 system software |
| OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 Upgrade and Installation Manual | Describes how to install the latest OpenVMS Alpha system software |
| OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 Upgrade and Installation Manual | Describes how to install the OpenVMS VAX V7.1 system software |
| OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 Upgrade and Installation Manual | Describes how to install the OpenVMS VAX V7.2 system software |
| OpenVMS System Manager's Manual | A task-oriented guide (in two volumes) to managing an OpenVMS system |
| OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual | A reference guide (in two volumes) to the utilities and tools used in managing an OpenVMS system |
| OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual | Explains how to load and manage license Product Authorization Keys (PAKs) |
| Compaq C Run-Time Library Utilities Reference Manual | Describes utilities that help you manage localization and time zone data for international software applications |
| OpenVMS Connectivity Developer's Guide | Contains COM for OpenVMS, OpenVMS Registry, and OpenVMS Events information |
For additional information about the OpenVMS products and services, access the following OpenVMS World Wide Web address:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/ |
Compaq welcomes your comments on this manual. Please send comments to either of the following addresses:
| Internet | openvmsdoc@compaq.com |
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Compaq Computer Corporation
OSSG Documentation Group, ZKO3-4/U08 110 Spit Brook Rd. Nashua, NH 03062-2698 |
Use the following World Wide Web address to order additional documentation:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/ |
If you need help deciding which documentation best meets your needs, call 800-282-6672.
The following conventions are used in the Advanced Server documentation set:
| Convention | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Advanced Server | Advanced Server refers to PATHWORKS Advanced Server as well as Advanced Server for OpenVMS file server. |
| Italic |
Italic text indicates a place holder for information or parameters that
you must provide. For example, if the procedure asks you to type
file-name, you must type the actual name of a file.
Italic text also indicates new terms and the titles of other documentation referenced. |
| monospace text | Monospace text indicates the actual commands, words, or characters that you type in a dialog box or at a command prompt, or system output. |
| UPPERCASE | Uppercase text indicates OpenVMS commands and qualifiers. You can enter commands and qualifiers in any combination of uppercase and lowercase characters, unless otherwise noted. |
| Note | The use of Note provides information of special importance. |
| Caution | The use of Caution provides information that prevents damage to software or hardware. |
| Warning | The use of Warning provides information that is essential to people's safety. |
| / | A forward slash in command descriptions indicates that a command qualifier follows. |
| ... | A horizontal ellipsis following an entry in a command line indicates that the entry or a similar entry can be repeated any number of times. An ellipsis following a file name indicates that additional parameters, values, or information can be entered. |
|
.
. . |
A vertical ellipsis in an example indicates that not all the data is shown. |
| Ctrl/ x | While you hold down the Ctrl key, press another key or a pointing device button. |
| Return or Enter | In text, Return or Enter indicates where you should press the Return or Enter key to execute a command or terminate a sequence. This key is labeled Return or Enter, depending on your keyboard. |
| [Tab] |
In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a
key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.)
In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as brackets, rather than a box. |
| PF1 x | A sequence such as PF1 x indicates that you must first press and release the key labeled PF1 and then press and release another key or a pointing device button. |
The Advanced Server is a network operating system (NOS) based on OpenVMS that is fully compatible with Microsoft networking technology.
As a server for workstations on a network, the Advanced Server provides file and print services that enable a community of desktop users to share computing resources efficiently. The Advanced Server can function as a simple file and print server for a small, isolated community of users or as the foundation of a large network distributed over a wide geographical area.
The Advanced Server represents the new generation of LAN Manager systems technology. It enhances the LAN Manager functionality by incorporating the latest Microsoft technology to deliver powerful new features for network administration and enhanced security. The Advanced Server interoperates with systems running Windows NT and Windows 2000 software.
The Advanced Server is based on Windows NT Server source code from Microsoft and AT&T. As a result, the Advanced Server can take advantage of the OpenVMS operating system's native ability to function simultaneously as a file, print, communications, and applications server while ensuring compatibility with Microsoft networking features and interoperability with Microsoft desktop environments. In fact, the Advanced Server provides networking that is functionally equivalent to that of the Windows NT Server. The Advanced Server can operate independently or in cooperation with the Windows NT Server (or with a Windows 2000 server).
The Advanced Server can be remotely administered from PATHWORKS and Microsoft Windows client workstations. These workstations include Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT. Advanced Server can also be managed remotely from Windows NT Servers and other Advanced Servers.
Advanced Server maintains full down-level compatibility with LAN Manager client and server software. LAN Manager users can add an Advanced Server to an existing network and migrate to the new technology at their own pace. A PATHWORKS LAN Manager server can be upgraded to Advanced Server technology or act as a backup domain controller, member server, or standalone server in a network in which the primary domain controller is an Advanced Server or a Windows NT Server computer.
The Advanced Server can be deployed as the primary domain controller in a network comprising other Advanced Servers, Windows NT Servers, PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (LAN Manager) servers, or LAN Manager for OS/2 servers. It also can act as a backup domain controller for other Advanced Servers and Windows NT Server computers. In addition, the Advanced Server can act as a backup domain controller in Windows 2000 mixed-mode domains, or as a member server in native-mode and mixed-mode Windows 2000 domains. Windows 2000 mixed-mode domains contain both Windows 2000 domain controllers and Windows NT or Compaq Advanced Server domain controllers. Windows 2000 native mode domains, also referred to as pure Windows 2000 domains, are those whose domain controllers are Windows 2000 systems exclusively.
Support for WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) integration allows Advanced Server servers to act as WINS clients; that is, to use the name registration and resolution facilities available from a Microsoft WINS server across routed wide area TCP/IP networks, thus enabling WAN support via WINS for domain functions.
Support of LMHOSTS enables the Advanced Server to resolve NetBIOS names by looking them up in a local database that maps NetBIOS names to TCP/IP addresses.
The Advanced Server can also use the name resolution facilities available from a DNS (Domain Name System) server for WAN support.
When DNS is configured for use by the Advanced Server, it does not replace WINS or LMHOSTS but rather supplements them. DNS is used primarily for resolving node or computer names; it is not used for resolving domain names. With DNS, the Advanced Server still uses LMHOSTS, WINS, or both methods for resolving domain names and certain other names. |
This guide explains the concepts that support the Advanced Server.
In this guide, the term "Advanced Server" may be applied to either version of the file and print server:
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For instructions on installation and initial configuration, see the appropriate Server Installation and Configuration Guide.
For instructions on administrative procedures, see your Server Administrator's Guide.
For descriptions of the syntax of ADMINISTER commands, see the Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS Commands Reference Manual or the ADMINISTER online help at the OpenVMS DCL prompt (the Advanced Server must be installed on the OpenVMS system).
The remaining sections of this chapter outline the features provided by
Advanced Server.
1.1 Platform and Application Independence
The Advanced Server supports the full range of Microsoft desktop environments, allowing network clients to run favorite applications locally and access the Advanced Server's resources transparently through a familiar interface.
Advanced Server for OpenVMS supports connections from the following types of clients:
Advanced Server accepts connections from systems with the following protocols:
For more information about network protocols, see your Server Administrator's Guide.
1.3 Integration with the OpenVMS System
The Advanced Server encompasses many of the features of the OpenVMS operating system, including OpenVMS Clusters and symmetric multiprocessing. OpenVMS Cluster configurations provide failover and extensive resource capacities by integrating multiple OpenVMS systems that can be accessed using a single cluster name. The Advanced Server provides load balancing of client access requests. (See your Server Administrator's Guide for more information on the load balancing supported by your server.)
The Advanced Server provides an extension to the Windows NT security model by supporting OpenVMS security enforcement as an optional enhancement. In addition, the Advanced Server supports password synchronization between OpenVMS and Advanced Server systems, and it supports user account lockout.
The Advanced Server includes full support for the latest features of OpenVMS, such as:
The Advanced Server interoperates with the installed base of Microsoft server and desktop environments. For example:
You can use any of the following interfaces with the Advanced Server:
To administer the Advanced Server from a Windows client workstation, you must install Windows NT server administration tools. This set of tools allows you to administer the Advanced Server and Windows NT Server computers from network clients, such as Windows NT V4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows for Workgroups clients. An installable version of the tools is shared automatically by the Advanced Server. The tools are made available in the PWUTIL share after installation and configuration of the Advanced Server is complete.
See the README.TXT file included with the Advanced Server software for installation instructions for the Windows NT server administration tools. See Appendix A, Differences Between Advanced Server and Windows NT Server, for more information about differences between the two network operating systems.
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