050-696 · Question #6
Which operating systems are supported by OES services? (Choose 2.)
The correct answer is A. NetWare 6.5 D. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. OES (Open Enterprise Server) was designed to run on exactly two host platforms - NetWare 6.5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - reflecting Novell's dual-platform strategy.
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- ANetWare 6.5
- BNetWare 5.1
- CWindows Server 2003
- DSUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- ERed Hat Enterprise Linux Server
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(64 responses)- A72% (46)
- B5% (3)
- C17% (11)
- E6% (4)
Why each option
OES (Open Enterprise Server) was designed to run on exactly two host platforms - NetWare 6.5 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - reflecting Novell's dual-platform strategy.
NetWare 6.5 is one of the two officially supported OES host platforms, allowing existing NetWare customers to add OES services to their current infrastructure.
NetWare 5.1 predates OES and lacks the system libraries and components required to host OES services; only NetWare 6.5 is supported.
Windows Server 2003 is a Microsoft platform and was never a supported host operating system for Novell OES services.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the Linux platform supported by OES, as Novell owned SUSE and built OES Linux on SLES rather than on any other Linux distribution.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux was not supported by OES; Novell exclusively chose SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as its Linux platform.
Concept tested: OES supported host operating systems
Source: https://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/
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