LAN server
The IBM LAN Server is a network operating system based on the LAN Manager , which was originally developed by Microsoft and 3Com . The OS / 2 operating system is usually used as the basis . There were also versions for RS / 6000 (AIX) and AS / 400 (OS / 400). Up to version 4.0 (1994) the LAN server was marketed as a single server product for OS / 2. The LAN requester for DOS or OS / 2 was used for the clients . The extended version supported the high- performance file system HPFS386 and fault tolerance. With the release of OS / 2 Warp Server (1996), it was shipped integrated with the operating system product. The last revision was delivered in 2002 with the convenience packages for the OS / 2 WarpServer for e-business .
Network protocols
The first versions still required the OS / 2 extended version to support network devices. From version 2.0 this was implemented by the Network Transport Services / 2 (NTS / 2) , which were later developed into the Multi-Protocol Transport Services (MPTS) . These also included the NetBIOS over TCP / IP protocol , which was previously offered separately as IBM NetBIOS for TCP / IP .
To connect Apple Macintosh computers via AppleTalk , the additional product LAN Server for Macintosh was required. The LAN server Ultimedia was an additional supplementary product for multimedia purposes.
services
The server could be used as a domain controller or a simple member server for sharing drives, directories, printers and serial ports in the network. Another feature is Remote IPL ( RIPL ) for remote initial program loading for DOS or OS / 2 clients without a hard disk.
Versions
- for OS / 2
- 1.0 - 11/29/1988 - for OS / 2 EE 1.1
- 1.2 - 03/30/1990 - for OS / 2 EE 1.2
- 1.3 - 03/29/1991 - for OS / 2 EE 1.3
- 2.0 - 04/10/1992 - derived from LAN Manager 2.0
- 3.0 - 11/20/1992 - basic / extended version
- 4.0 - October 1994 - Basic / Extended Version - Object-oriented user interface, Pentium- optimized
Replaced by OS / 2 Warp Server since 1996
- 5.0 - 1996 - included in the OS / 2 Warp Server
- 5.1 - 1997 - included in the OS / 2 Warp Server SMP
- 5.2 - 1999 - included in the OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business
- for AIX
- 1992 - IBM LAN Server for AIX Version 1.0
- 11/18/1994 - IBM LAN Server for AIX Version 1.1
Replaced by IBM AIX Connections Version 4.1 since 1996
- for AS / 400
- 08/19/1994 - IBM LAN Server / 400
See also
literature
- Heinz Peller: IBM LAN Server 4.0: Installation and configuration. Te-Wi 1995, ISBN 3-89362-403-1 .
- Dirk Jarzyna: IBM OS / 2 LAN Server: Version 3.0 and 4.0. DATACOM, 1994, ISBN 3-89238-115-1 .
- Elke Kleinknecht, Franz-Stefan Hinner: The LAN server book. Markt & Technik, 1994, ISBN 3-87791-703-8 .
Web links
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