CertiGuide to Network+  9  Chapter 0110: Network Operating Systems (NOS)

Chapter 0110: Network Operating Systems (NOS) 1 II  Anatomy of a NOS

To understand network administration we must anticipate acquiring a solid knowledge base of the various Network Operating Systems being utilized in the network world along with their unique features and quirks. The various components required for successful installation and maintenance of a network is integral to maintaining a stable network environment.

We’ll discuss the capabilities of a NOS in general and its clients, and then dig in to some details of Windows NT (and 2000), Novell Netware, and everyone’s “free as in speech” OS, Linux. After that, we’ll finish by discussing storage technologies that are frequently part of any network, since one of the primary functions of networks is file sharing and storage.

• Understand the typical functions provided by a NOS
  
  
• Know details about the following popular NOS’s: Windows NT, Novell Netware, Linux, and Apple Macintosh
  
  
• Know how to access files and printers on these NOS’s using popular clients
  
  
• Understand the concept of RAID storage, and know the capabilities of the most popular RAID levels
  
  
• Understand SAN’s and NAS’s and the differences between them

Administrator
BDC (Backup Domain Controller)
Disk Administrator
Driver
Event Viewer
Disk mirroring
Domain Controller
ifconfig
Linux
LPD
LPQ
LPR
Loadable Module
Microsoft Windows NT
Microsoft Windows 2000
Mount
NAS (Network Attached Storage)
netconf
Network Neighborhood
NDS (Novell Directory Services)
NFS (Network File System)
NTDS (NT Directory Service)
Novell Netware
PDC (Primary Domain Controller)
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
root
SAM (Security Accounts Manager)
SAN (Storage Area Network)
SAN card
Server Manager
Volume
X.500 Directory Services

Chapter 0110: Network Operating Systems (NOS) 1 II  Anatomy of a NOS