SMS: Cannot Communicate with NetWare 5 Servers

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SUMMARY

Systems Management Server version 2.0 does not communicate with Novell NetWare version 5.

MORE INFORMATION

Systems Management Server version 2.0 supports interaction with servers running Novell NetWare versions 3.x and 4.x in bindery, and NDS mode. Systems Management Server does not successfully communicate with servers running Novell NetWare version 5.

Also, you cannot communicate with servers running NetWare versions 3.x or 4.x that are part of the NetWare 5 tree. This occurs because when you install NetWare 5 into an existing NetWare 4.x NDS tree, the NetWare 5 server takes ownership of the master copy of the NDS database. When NetWare 5 converts the NDS database, it adds extensions to the NDS tree to which Systems Management Server 2.0 cannot connect.

When Systems Management Server version 2.0 attempt's to create a client access point (CAP) or distribution point on a NetWare 5 server it cannot authenticate the tree. This occurs even if the credentials you use are valid.

For more information about integration with NetWare and supported redirectors, please review the Microsoft Systems Management Server Version 1.2 and 2.0 Interoperability white paper at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/deployment

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbinterop kbnetwork kbsetup kbConfig kbServer kbSMS200 kbCAP kbMaintMan kbNDS kbNovell
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo