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OES11SP2 is Available for Download

Published January 28, 2014 | By admin

OES11sp2 is now available for download.

Download link: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=a9pwkLJG3TI~ Documentation: http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes11/

Sites and Subnets functionality is the biggest addition to DSfW. It will allow the configuration of users to authenticate to a specific Domain Controller. For this feature to work all Domain Controllers must be OES11sp2 servers.

Easy Wins configuration, Mac Client Support, Windows 8 Support, Windows 2012 Support, and SASL NTMSSP Support are also big additions.

The SASL NTLMSSP Support will allow NTLM over LDAP bind request to be fullfilled. Since more and more applications are supporting SASL NTLMSSP as the primary authentication mechanism for 2008 and 2012 servers this will allow more applications to work directly with DSfW.

The Novell Client has worked with well DSfW since OES2SP3, but that configuration was not supported. It is now supported.

Download and test OES11sp2. It is more robust and feature rich than previous… Continue reading →

Posted in Domain Services for Windows, Downloads, eDir, Features, Install, OES | Tagged DSfW, eDir, Install, Novell, OES11SP2, Open Enterprise Server, Open Enterprise Server 11 SP2

DSfW: Provisioning using python script

Published July 19, 2013 | By admin

Need to do the DSfW install via a putty session/ no gui. Look at this coolsolution article DSfW: Provisioning using python script. It provides a python script to do the provisioning portion of the install with out the need of X Server. It is also reported to be faster. Great for scripted installs.

Posted in Domain Services for Windows, Install, Scripts | Tagged DSfW, Install, Novell, script

OES 11 SP1 eDirectory Install

Published April 3, 2013 | By admin

Looking to install eDirectory on OES 11 SP1? Here is a video going through the install and giving some tips on doing a successful install.

Posted in eDir, Install, Novell, Troubleshooting | Tagged Directory, eDir, eDir 8.8.7, Install, LDAP, NetIQ, Novell, Open Enterprise Server 11, Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1

Install error: ndsconfig error 74

Published January 24, 2013 | By admin

Installs can be tricky especially when installing into an existing tree that has been around since NetWare 4.11, has multiple partitions, several locations, and dozens of servers. If the tree is not healthy the install of DSfW has a greater chance of failure. If communication with all servers is good, the tree is healthy, and the Preparing for Domain Services for Windows Install TID is followed then usually the install goes through with out any issues.

If there is a failure a common error is ndsconfig error 74. This video goes over the error. The troubleshooting of this error can be applied to a similar error “ndsconfig error 80”.

Posted in Domain Services for Windows, Install, Troubleshooting | Tagged CA, Certificate Authority, DSfW, eDir, Install, Open Enterprise Server 11, Troubleshooting

Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 is released

Published August 28, 2012 | By admin

Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1 has been released today

LearnEventually, hopefully in the next update or two to more about OES11SP1 here

The download links for OES11 SP1 are:

Download link: http://download.novell.com/SummaryFree.jsp?buildid=rmqoq2iehSQ~
Documentation: http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes11/

As far as Domain Services for Windows goes, the install will now allow you to choose between a simplified install or the standard. The simplified install of DSfW reduces the number of screen, removing many of the screens that most people click next on with out any changes too. The install is also more intuitive. If follows along with the type of DSfW install you are doing instead of starting with the eDirectory configuration.

OES11SP1 has also improved gposync. This should help reduce issues with gopsync not working correctly or properly syncing gpos out to the ADC DSfW servers.

OES11SP1 migrations for DSfW servers are now supported. The supported migrations are:… Continue reading →

Posted in DNS, Domain Services for Windows, eDir, Install, kerberos, LDAP, Novell | Tagged Domain Services for Windows Documentation, DSfW, eDir, Install, LDAP, Novell, OES Documentation, OES11SP1, OES11SP1 Documentation DSfW Documentation, Open Enterprise Server 11 SP1, Open Enterprise Server Documentation

How to Install an ADC DSfW server

Published February 1, 2012 | By admin

This is the follow up to the “Prepare for an ADC Install of DSfW” video.
In this video an OES2SP3 ADC DSfW server is installed into an existing domain.
Requirements and suggestions are made along the way.

Be sure to follow TID 7009927 and TID 3564075 before doing the install.