OS / 2 Warp Server
OS / 2 Warp Server | |
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developer | IBM |
License (s) | Proprietary |
Current version | 4.52 (ACP2) (2001) |
ancestry | \ OS / 2 |
Architecture (s) | x86 |
Others | Development: discontinued |
The OS / 2 Warp Server is an operating system from IBM for use as a network server . It is based on the IBM OS / 2 Warp operating system and has been expanded to include other IBM network products.
Components
The file and print services were previously available separately as IBM LAN Server . IBM TCP / IP for OS / 2 with DDNS / DHCP server support and NFS is also included. The remote access services are also known as LAN Distance Remote Server. SystemView (later Tivoli TME10, Netfinity) is used for system administration . A data backup is possible with the Warp Server Backup , which was formerly called Personally Safe'n'Sound .
Development history
While IBM sold the large number of OS / 2 products as individual components until 1995, there was already a change in strategy with the OS / 2 Warp Connect Version 3 product . In addition to the actual operating system, complete network support for all common environments was already included in the scope of delivery.
The OS / 2 Warp Server Version 4 introduced in early 1996 was still based on OS / 2 Warp Version 3 . The Advanced version (English, Advanced ) is with the improved file system HPFS386 designed for a larger number of users. There were only major changes to the basic system with the version for multiprocessor systems ( SMP ) presented at the end of the year .
Since 1997 the Warp Server has also been part of the IBM strategy for network computing . For example, it served as a server for the thin client solution Workspace on Demand .
The last major version for the time being, OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business , appeared in 1999 and, in addition to a new kernel , brought with it the JFS file system and Java support.
OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business also contained:
- Journaled File System (JFS)
- Tivoli Lightweight Client Framework (LCF) Endpoint Agent for OS / 2
- Netfinity Manager and Client Services, Netfinity 5.2
- Network File System (NFS)
- Year 2000 and Euro support
- Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
- Windows NT Server Management
- Dynamic Domain Name Server (DDNS) for Windows 95 and NT clients
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
- OS / 2 Warp Developers Kit, Java Technology Edition, version 1.1.7
The 386 High Performance File System Upgrade and the Security Package were offered as additional products .
Updates were then offered via Software Choice or Passport Advantage:
- Java 2 version 1.3.1
- IBM TCP / IP for OS / 2 4.3
- IBM HTTP Server
- IBM WebSphere Application Server
- Netscape Communicator 4.61, IBM web browser
Updated installation media were made available to customers with maintenance contracts beginning in 2001:
- ACP1 - Aurora Convenience Package 1 for OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business (Version 4.51)
- ACP2 - Aurora Convenience Package 2 for OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business (Version 4.52)
Versions
- 1996 - Warp Server Version 4, Warp Server Version 4 Advanced
- 1996 - Warp Server Version 4 Advanced SMP (with multiprocessor support)
- 1999 - Warp Server for e-business - code name: Aurora
- 2001 - Aurora Convenience Package 1 (ACP1)
- 2002 - Aurora Convenience Package 2 (ACP2)
See also
literature
- Oliver Mark, Warp Server for e-business C&L Verlag, 1999, ISBN 3-932311-25-6
Web links
- Packed together - IBM OS / 2 Warp Server Version 4 ( Memento from August 17, 2000 in the Internet Archive ) (c't 7/96, p. 232: PC-Netze)
IBM Redbooks:
- SG24-2125 - OS / 2 Warp Server Integration Guide for IBM Netfinity and IBM PC Servers
- SG24-4602 - Inside OS / 2 Warp Server, Volume 1: Exploring the Core Components
- SG24-4702 - Inside OS / 2 Warp Server, Volume 2: System Management, Backup / Recovery and Advanced Print Services
- SG24-2008 - OS / 2 Warp Server Functional Enhancements, Part 1
- SG24-2009 - Network Clients for OS / 2 Warp Server: OS / 2 Warp4, DOS / Windows, Windows 95 / NT, and Apple Macintosh
- SG24-5135 - Migrating to OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business
- SG24-5393 - OS / 2 Warp Server for e-business