Novell supports three OES 2 services running on a Xen VM host server: Novell Linux User Management, Novell Storage Management Services, and Novell Cluster Services™. Additionally, whenever you specify OES 2 as an add-on product, the YaST-based NetWare Response File Utility is automatically installed, whether you install any services or not.
Having these components installed on a Xen VM host server provides the following benefits:
Linux User Management (LUM): Lets you SSH into the server for management purposes by using an eDirectory™ user account.
This functionality requires that you
Enable SSH communications through any firewalls that are running on the server
Configure LUM to allow SSH as a LUM-enabled service. For more information see SSH Services on OES 2
in the OES 2 SP2: Planning and Implementation Guide
Storage Management Services (SMS): Lets you back up the VM host server and all of the VM guests.
Novell Cluster Services (NCS): Lets you cluster the VM guests running on the VM host.
NetWare Response File Utility: Lets you pre-answer the same questions as you would during a physical NetWare installation. When the time comes to run the NetWare Install program, the installation reads your responses from the file and proceeds without requiring further intervention.