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Old 12-07-2005, 10:55 AM   #1
Wolfmann
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New to Enterprise Linux


Recently at work I've been given the task of becoming our Linux guru and offering the mindshare for our company. As consultants we provide networking, server, and desktop support pretty much to anyone with $$ to spend. We mainly focus in Netware and Windows areas, as well as some Unix...but we generally do not have much dealings with Linux.

As a previous Redhat user I've sinced been steered in the direction of Suse because the owner and my boss has a very good relationship with Novell. Eitherway I like what I see from Suse but have no experience working with it from an Enterprise level. In fact most of my Linux experience is from a standalone theatre...basic networking and desktop stuff.

I come from a Windows world, and have been looking at setting up LDAP and the such, as well as obviously DHCP, DNS, NIS/NFS/SAMBA services as you would with an Active Directory environment. But I'm having issues integrating them into the LDAP service (they don't see it).

Our in house development uses mostly LAMP type strategies, so I have a resource there...but from a windows and netware replacement and/or Enteprise strategy no one has really done it.

Where would be the recommendations that I start focusing and are there any good resources or preferably books that will give me the details as well as understand a good Enterprise stategy inside of a Linux world? Any resources that take thing from a Windows Server / Active Directory context and translate them to the Linux world would be great, as well.

I will be exclusively using Novell Linux Enterprise Server 9 and Suse Linux 10 (clients).

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Old 12-07-2005, 01:14 PM   #2
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Wolfmann

I'm in a similar position, although I come from a strong UNIX/Linux background and am trying to educate my boss, a Novell/AD admin. I've found a very, very useful book to have is the Novell Open Enterprise Administrators Handbook, Linux edition. It breaks down Linux Enterprise management with Novell down to the very basics - commands, file locations and the like - and works back up to actually installing the various services. It's available from Novell's website for around $35.

FWIW, you're not in as hard of a position currently as it may seem. With Novell just bringing its' Linux offerings to the table, there will be a ton of literature out there for people in exactly your position.
 
Old 12-22-2005, 01:11 PM   #3
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That's awesome man, thanks. Santa is going to be good to me this year I think. ;-)
 
  


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