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050-696 · Question #171

Which utility can be used to access and run OES NetWare installation files stored on another NetWare server in the network to perform an across-the-wire installation?

The correct answer is D. IP Server Connection Utility. An across-the-wire installation copies OES NetWare installation files from a remote server over the network, requiring a utility that can establish a connection to that source server.

OES NetWare Server Installation and Configuration

Question

Which utility can be used to access and run OES NetWare installation files stored on another NetWare server in the network to perform an across-the-wire installation?

Options

  • AiManager
  • BRemote Manager
  • CNetWare Deployment Manager
  • DIP Server Connection Utility

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    9% (5)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    81% (44)

Why each option

An across-the-wire installation copies OES NetWare installation files from a remote server over the network, requiring a utility that can establish a connection to that source server.

AiManager

iManager is a browser-based administration tool for managing eDirectory objects and services, not for connecting to remote servers to source installation files.

BRemote Manager

Remote Manager is a web-based server monitoring and management utility, not a tool for mounting or accessing remote server volumes during installation.

CNetWare Deployment Manager

NetWare Deployment Manager orchestrates post-installation configuration and product deployment tasks, but does not establish the IP connection to a source server needed for across-the-wire installation.

DIP Server Connection UtilityCorrect

The IP Server Connection Utility allows the installing workstation or server to connect to another NetWare server over IP and browse its volumes, making the remote installation files accessible as if they were local. This enables an across-the-wire installation without physical media. No other listed utility provides this specific remote-source-connection function during the installation process.

Concept tested: OES NetWare across-the-wire installation utility

Source: https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/open-enterprise-server/

Topics

#across-the-wire installation#IP Server Connection Utility#network installation#OES NetWare setup

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