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May 2006 Highlights - Novell Support Resource Library

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Support environments are often stressful, but yours doesn't have to be. This month's update to Novell® Support Resource Library can help you find some inner peace. It includes two issues of Novell Connection magazine, 403 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs), 53 readme files and patches, updated documentation and 162 new Product Communities updates.

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches

You want systems that give you 100 percent—every day—without any security breaches or interruptions. To get this kind of performance, you need to make sure that your Novell software is completely up to date. Just review the list of new files and patches (53 are shipping this month) and install the ones that apply to your software.

Technical Information Resources

Product Documentation

If you want to know more about the latest Novell security tools, look no further than this month's documentation releases. Your shipment includes new and updated documentation for the following products:

  • Novell AppArmor 1.2
  • Novell Modular Authentication Service 3.1
  • Novell Certificate Server 3.1.1
  • Novell Password Management 3.1

Novell Connection Magazine (Online)

Do you like being surprised? Even if you don't, you'll welcome this month's unexpected bonus: you're receiving two issues of Novell Connection magazine, instead of just one. The first issue is a special Q1 edition that covers the following topics:

  • Identity Robbed Blind? Victimization by Digital Cloning
  • All Eyes on ITV Standardizing a Diverse World
  • Xen and the Art of Virtualization Competitive Intelligence & Research Group
  • Could There Be a Better Tool? GroupWise 7 Monitor
  • MySQL Network
  • Pentaho
  • Secure Your Open Enterprise. Trusted Access. Plain and Simple
  • Splitting Trace Files: Ethereal's Expert System
  • Back to Basics: Linux Fundamentals
  • Asset Management Covering Your Bases
  • Fault Tolerance with Linux High Availability Services
  • Accessing GroupWise with SOAP
  • GroupWise: Roam Where You Want
  • OpenSUSE.org
  • Novell Identity Manager 3
  • Novell Audit 2.0: Making the Good Even Better
  • Novell SecureLogin 6.0
  • BrainShare 2006 Preview
  • ZENworks and the ENGL Imaging Toolkit

In addition to all of these great articles, you can check out the March 2006 issue. It features outstanding information on the following topics:

  • Automating Installations with AutoYaST
  • Got Skills? Bridge 'em to Linux (Part Three)
  • Examining TCP Window Technology, Faults and Warnings

New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs)

It's time to reclaim your free time. Use our convenient Knowledgebase search tool to quickly track down the information you need. 409 new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) were added this month alone!

Product Communities Articles

Looking for the latest Novell product articles, tips, patches and documentation? All these and more are now available in Novell Product Communities. This month, 162 new articles were added, so you can browse for your favorite topics or even settle in for a chat with one of your peers. If you have questions, comments, additional information or feedback on current content, please let us know. We want to hear from you!

Online Web Forums Archive

Do you have questions about your Novell software? Chances are that someone's already asked them. Check out the online Web forums archive to review years' worth of questions from your peers and the answers from Novell product experts.

What's New and Upcoming

Can't Find the Online Authorized Training Content?

Some of you may already know about the more than 75 training manuals and self-study guides available online through Novell Tech Select Service. But if you're not sure where to find these resources, simply go to the Subscriber Portal, click on Search Technical Resources and then Authorized Training. The manuals are conveniently organized by product. (You must be a Novell Tech Select Service subscriber to access this content.)

Early Releases

Want the latest scoop on Novell software? Check out the Early Release section in the Software Download area of the Subscriber Portal. We recently added the following products:

  • SUSE Linux 10.1 beta 8
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

Novell Press Promotion

Get 25 percent off a new Novell Press book—Novell ZENworks 7 Linux Management Administrator's Handbook is on sale today! This is the official guide to ZENworks Linux Management, written by Ron Tanner, Novell ZENworks product manager, and Richard Whitehead, Novell ZENworks product marketing manager. Learn about the innovative combination of SUSE Linux and the advanced management capabilities of ZENworks that have positioned Novell as the leading enterprise Linux solution provider. You will learn about:

  • The ZENworks family
  • The ZENworks Management Web console
  • Registering devices into the system and system settings
  • Reporting
  • Common device-management tasks
  • Keeping servers synchronized
  • Troubleshooting

For more information, visit: http://www.novell.com/training/books/book.html?book=bookAdm&val=12

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