Windows Nt & Unix: Administration, Coexistence, Integration & Migration - Softcover

Williams, G. Robert; Gardner, Ellen Beck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201185369 ISBN 13: 9780201185362

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1998

Synopsis

Written for systems administrators involved in managing and integrating UNIX and Windows NT environments. Primarily focuses on coexistence (in which the systems cooperate and have similar maintenance methods), integration (interoperability), and migration (Unix to Windows NT). Includes reference guides to common commands in both systems, cross-referencing those commands with similar functions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Williams is the managing partner for Enterprise Certified Corporation, a consulting services, training, and IT certification organization. Previously a senior executive at UNISYS, Dr. Williams is also a regular contributor to Platform Decisions and Windows NT/2000 magazines, as well as a regular columnist for the Web magazine Windows2000Advantage.

Ellen Beck Gardner, an authority on the UNIX operating system, first learned Windows NT the hard way by incorporating it into a UNIX environment without a resource such as this book. Currently, she is an independent consultant specializing in both the training and troubleshooting of UNIX and Windows NT operating systems. She previously was a senior vice president at Decathlon Data Systems, Inc., and a manager at NCR Corporation. 0201185369AB03252002

From the Back Cover

Robert Williams and Ellen Gardner both have extensive experience integrating and managing heterogeneous systems. They have designed this book to be the kind of resource they wish had been available when they first dealt with UNIX and Windows NT interaction. The book begins by bringing administrators of each operating system up to speed with the administration of the alternative system, including cross-referencing the important utilities of both.

The core of the book then focuses on the three specific areas of interaction administrators must understand to be successful: coexistence, in which UNIX and Windows NT cooperate and have common methods of maintenance; integration, referring to true operating systems interoperability; and migration, primarily the movement from UNIX to Windows NT.

The book's comprehensive coverage includes an in-depth look at how to plan for and implement the introduction of Windows NT into a UNIX environment and an examination of available tools for porting UNIX applications. Networking topics are thoroughly explored, with complete coverage of TCP/IP and how it is utilized by each operating system; CORBA and DCOM interoperability issues; electronic mail systems, with explanations of SMTP, UNIX sendmail, and Microsoft BackOffice Exchange Server 5.0; and the integration of UNIX and Windows NT web servers.

Windows NT and UNIX also addresses other topics such as accessing data across platforms, user interface emulators, Windows applications under UNIX and vice versa, ported POSIX commands and utilities, and the new clustering technologies. The book concludes with comprehensive quick reference guides to common Windows NT and UNIX commands and utilities, cross-referencing those that have similar functions within both operating systems. 0201185369B04062001

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201185369
• ISBN 13: 9780201185362
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 738