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Novell High Availability Server™ (NHAS)
NHAS allows you to use Intel architecture equipment as part of two servers and a shared disk array connected to them. By pairing two independent servers in an Active / Active configuration, NHAS allows each NetWare server to mount the data of the other server if one of the servers in the cluster fails. Monitoring of servers is carried out through a conventional network connection, a disk channel, and / or a dedicated connection, using additional network cards. Continue reading
Internet integration
Now business is inconceivable without close integration with the Internet. As a rule, several employees of the office need Internet access, and there is only one communication line with the provider. To increase the efficiency of office employees, a proxy server must be installed on the same LAN server. Modern versions of proxy-servers have quite powerful means of protecting the local network, which in itself is important. Continue reading
Work “the old fashioned way”
Traditionally, if there are 2 … 3 computers in the office, they communicate with each other by a peer-to-peer network. This is a network in which all computers are equitable. No server required. Each user allocates a certain resource for common use (part of the capacity of his hard drive). The printer is also allocated for general use. To work on the Internet, the necessary software and equipment (modem) is installed on one of the computers. Continue reading
