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April 2005 Highlights - Novell NetWare Toolkit

Take advantage of convenient online access to all NetWare® Toolkit resources! This month, you can review the latest updates to LogicSource® for NetWare, try out new bonus utilities, apply essential files and patches, read interesting Novell Connection articles, scan new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) and do much more. Start reading and using these resources today!

Advanced and Expanded Resources

Updated LogicSource for NetWare

Novell Remote Manager Utility

Get more out of NetWare! The Novell Remote Manager (NRM) utility includes so many figures about memory information that it's helpful to have detailed explanations of those figures for most effective use of the utility. This month, the updated LogicSource for NetWare outlines the remaining screens and numbers that you see in the View Memory Config option in the NRM utility. This includes all of the entries on the following screens and their corresponding links:

  • Used By Virtual Memory System
  • To Virtual Memory Cache Pool link
  • To Swap File Information link
  • To Virtual Memory Statistics link
  • Total System Memory link

This update also examines the changes to memory information in the NRM utility in NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3, it explores how this memory information is pertinent in troubleshooting memory issues, and it explains how to configure the NRM utility.

Novell Storage Services

You can also take an in-depth look at Novell Storage Services (NSS) in NetWare. This month's LogicSource for NetWare update explores the features that NSS offers you as a system administrator. You'll learn how NSS sets itself up, what its dependencies are and how to configure it for optimal use.

This update also reviews the tuning parameters that help you get the most out of NSS for your NetWare environment. Specifically, it provides information about the Maintenance, Status, Control and Tuning parameters that you can see by typing NSS /? at the server console prompt. In addition, you can learn more about some occasional NetWare memory problems that are related to NSS functionality.

Server Memory Issues

And finally, because of increasing interest in server memory issues, this month's LogicSource focuses on clarifying existing information in both the "Understanding NetWare Memory Architecture and Troubleshooting Memory Fragmentation" and "Using the Novell Remote Manager (NRM) Utility for Troubleshooting NetWare 6.5 Servers" sections.

You can learn more about the changes that affect memory information in the NRM utility in NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3. The update also discusses which portions of this memory information are pertinent in troubleshooting your memory problems. For example, LogicSource discusses the following new enhancements in NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3:

  • Memory fragmentation has been significantly decreased through algorithm changes that affect how logical memory address space is allocated.
  • A new NSS API allows an administrator to change the File Cache Maximum Size line on-the-fly without rebooting the system.
  • Memory auto-tuning is enabled, so systems do not have the memory problems that surfaced in previous versions.
  • Initial allocations to the memory pools are faster because once the Registry is set, the Virtual Memory Manager can "stir the tanks."

Exclusive Articles

We've looked for the NetWare topics you want to know more about and written new, exclusive articles that give you exactly the information you need:

Novell iPrint: An Installation and Configuration Overview

Novell iPrint helps organizations realize the benefits of printing on the Internet. The main value of iPrint in a corporate environment is to increase employee productivity by providing easy access to the right tools and services. This overview provides a high-level look at iPrint and outlines steps required to install and configure it.

Novell iManager Easy Configuration Tool

Learn how to take the frustration out of filters with the Novell iManager Easy Configuration Tool. This handy tool is easy to install and use, and now you can read all about it. This article includes helpful screen shots and explores the installation process, various exceptions and logging.

Getting to Know Virtual Office

Virtual Office lets you organize employees into teams and receive timely reports on their activities over the network. The Chat feature allows you and your employees to carry on live, real-time conversations over the network without leaving your desks. And even though it looks the same as the old version, Virtual Office 1.5 has new features that will be useful in your day-to-day work interactions.

Bonus Utilities

Make the most of Novell NetWare by enhancing it with the latest bonus utilities:

  • Novell Client v4.9 SP2 for Windows—allows users of Windows NT/2000/XP workstations to access and use all of the services available on servers running eDirectory
  • SMTPCmd—adds e-mail notifications to your batch files
  • Multi-Server Monitoring System—offers a tool for real-time, continuous control of servers' activities and the connections between them
  • NWXCopy 1.3—enables you to copy files and synchronize the source directory
  • eXtended Task Manager—provides an enhanced Windows task manager and performance-monitoring tool
  • PASSChg 2.9 (Beta)—offers an end-user XP/NT/NDS/GroupWise password change-and-synchronize program for NetWare environments
  • SEG.NLM: NetWare Memory Analyzer—provides an enhanced Windows task manager and performance-monitoring tool

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches

You and your energy can return to your organization's strategic projects: leave the systems-updating tasks to the 14 NetWare patches now available online through the Subscriber Portal. Install them right away to start enjoying peak security and efficiency.

Technical Information Resources

Novell Connection articles

Want the scoop on some of the hottest new technologies from Novell? Be sure to read the November/December 2004 and January/February 2005 editions of Novell Connection on the Subscriber Portal. Here's a sampling of the latest articles:

November/December:

  • Bottom Line–Novell Remote and Managed Services—Helping IT organizations achieve high levels of performance and success
  • Proof Point–eGovernment at Work—The state of Nebraska uses Nsure and exteNd solutions on SUSE LINUX to beef up services
  • Tech Talk #1–Novell's Open Desktop Initiative—Novell's move to a Linux desktop
  • Tech Talk #2–Consistently Consistent—Software packaging with ZENworks 6.5
  • Tech Talk #3–More More More—Novell exteNd 5.2 and the pursuit of SOA-called happiness
  • Tech Talk #4–Bright ideas—Efficient Windows management with ZENworks 6.5 Suite
  • Tech Talk #5–Cheat Sheet—A sneak peek at the Novell CLE Study Guide
  • Tech Talk #6–Smooth Moves—GroupWise 6.5 transitioning to Linux
  • Tech Talk #7–Identity-Driven Storage Management—Novell File System Factory
  • Fine Print–Novell Support Forums—A wealth of information

January/February

  • Bottom Line–The Right Stuff—Novell Open Enterprise Server: The Right Ingredient for Your Business Infrastructure
  • Tech Talk #1–Mission Possible—Driving Identity in Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Tech Talk #2–In Good Company—Novell Open Enterprise Server Brings the Lexus of File Systems to Linux
  • Tech Talk #3–Over and Over and Over and Over—Novell Clustered Services
  • Tech Talk #4–On a Roll—When Two Worlds Collide: Migration and Deployment Strategies for Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Tech Talk #5–Stop Dreaming—You Have a Dream: Open Source—The ''Both Source'' Way
  • Tech Talk #6–To the Point—Seeing the Big Picture: Open Enterprise Server Momentum

New Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs)

Dozens of accurate answers and proven fixes are within reach. We've compiled 328 new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) during the past three months. These documents provide answers and tips for resolving technical issues. Search them today and get the information you need to keep NetWare performing at its best.

Product Communities articles

For technological inspiration—and a peek at the newest product information—check out the 3 new Product Communities articles that focus on NetWare. These articles—which also include Cool Solutionscontent—deliver technical analysis, general overviews and quick tips on your favorite products and solutions. Start reading today!

Online Web Forums Archive

Ask away: you'll find an entire spectrum of answers from your peers in the online Web Forums Archive. Visit the live forums, or search technical hints, deployment options, workarounds, general troubleshooting suggestions and much more at support.novell.com/forums/

What's New and Upcoming

Novell Tech Select Service Promotion

Novell offers a variety of subscription options, but Novell Tech Select Service is the only one that includes support. And now, if you purchase a Novell Tech Select Service subscription before the end of April, you will receive three standard (not electronic) Novell Technical Support incidents. This is a great value, and it's ideal for any small- to medium-sized business without a support contract.

Reassign Your Subscription

If your subscription benefits include an administrator account, you can easily reassign your subscription to someone else in your organization. To reassign any of the subscriptions included in your administrator account, simply access the Subscriber Portal (at http://support.novell.com/subscriptions/portal/spc), select your administrator account under "My Subscriptions," click "Manage Subscriptions" and click "reassign." [Please note that you will also need to forward the welcome kit and any previously received update kits to the new owner(s).]

Get 30 Percent Off the New Novell GroupWise 6.5 User's Handbook

Visit our Web site at http://support.novell.com/bookpromo.html to receive 30 percent off the new Novell GroupWise 6.5 User's Handbook. This guide helps users understand the features in GroupWise 6.5 to manage e-mail, schedules and workloads. It also introduces new features of this version, including improvements to the user interface and to integration tools for third-party developers.

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