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The SNMP management agent (daemon) communicates with many peer
daemons. NetWare Services has two such peer daemons: nwumps and
nwum.
The SNMP management agent can communicate with the management
console using either IP or IPX.
See also: “Network management”; “NetWare managed node.”
NetWare operating system
The network operating system developed by Novell, Inc. NetWare runs on
the server and provides several functions to the network and the applications
running on it, including
• File and record locking
• Security
• Print spooling
• Interprocess communications
The NetWare operating system also determines performance and reliability
of the network.
NetWare Protocol stack daemon (NPSD)
A daemon that opens and links the drivers and modules in the NetWare
Protocol stack. It also provides a clean shutdown of the stack.
The actions performed by the NPSD depend on nwcm configuration
parameters.
The following scenario assumes all drivers and daemons are configured.
The startnps utility starts the NPSD and the protocol stack with these major
steps:
• Reads the nwconfig file to determine which drivers it needs to open and link and