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April 2007 Highlights - NetWare Toolkit

Novell Technical Subscriptions

Where's the loot? Right here! This month, your NetWare® Toolkit subscription offers a treasure trove of resources. It includes updated Novell Client™ and iManager software as well as online access to cool bonus utilities, updated documentation and the latest issues of Novell Connection magazine. You can also search the 260 new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs), check out 64 of the latest Product Communities articles and browse exciting new developer documentation. Take a look today!

New Software

Ready to clean house? This month's software includes the latest updates to some fundamental Novell applications:

Client Update

Novell iManager Plugins

Novell iManager provides a global view of your network from one browser-based tool. It offers an easy-to-use single point of administration for directory objects, schema, partitions, replicas and many other network resources. This month, your software update includes a variety of iManager plugins:

Advanced and Expanded Resources

Bonus Utilities (Online)

You're always looking for ways to get more out of your systems. This month's update gives you online access to new and updated bonus utilities for NetWare, delivering functionality that saves both time and money. Check out a small sampling of the latest utilities below:

  • BASH: cool functions for your .bashrc file—features weather, stock, translate and define functions for your .bashrc.file

  • NW Remove Pool Snapshot—provides a Perl script that deletes a pool snapshot

  • (updated): NetWare Control Center 3.1.2—includes Novell Logfile Analyzer with real-time event monitoring, alerting and reporting

  • Get NetWare File Attributes—provides a Perl script that lists standard information about a NetWare file, including attributes that are set

  • Linux Control Tomcat—includes a program to control the Tomcat server on a Linux machine

  • (updated) Backup4all 3.7.245—provides customizable backup software for full, incremental, differential and mirror backups

  • Dynamic Group—creates Dynamic Groups using the Novell Client

  • iFolder Detector—remotely detects a user's version of iFolder

  • Linux Ping Epoch—pings an inactive Epoch to prevent it from being removed

Support Resources

Latest Files and Patches (Online)

There's no better way to ensure maximum security and top performance from NetWare. Check out the new ReadMe files and patches shipping this month. After you identify the files you need, simply download and apply them.

Technical Information Resources

Product Documentation (Online)

Where do you turn if you have questions about NetWare and its related products? Documentation is a logical choice, particularly Novell Documentation, which has earned its reputation for excellence. You'll always find the practical hands-on manuals, quick-reference guides and straightforward information you need. This month features new and updated online resources for the following products:

  • (updated): Novell Audit 2.0

  • (updated): Novell Business Continuity Clustering 1.0

  • (updated): Novell Open Enterprise Server

Novell Connection Magazine (Online)

The latest online issues of Novell Connection magazine cover a spectrum of timely topics: Linux integration, Novell GroupWise Mobile Server, open source collaboration tools, Laura Chappell's animated articles, virtualization, OpenOffice.org, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, data center automation, GroupWise migration, customer successes, training options and much more. Come see where Novell and the tech industry are headed—read Novell Connection today!

New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs) (Online)

A Web search for technical help can return millions of hits, most of them irrelevant. Try the Novell Support Knowledgebase instead—it contains thousands of documents (TIDs) that answer your toughest technical questions about NetWare and its related products. (We added 260 this month alone.) And our easy-to-use Search feature returns only the exact information you need.

Product Communities Articles (Online)

Want to stay connected to the latest NetWare news and tools? Join the NetWare online community! There's no better way to stay up to date on NetWare and its related products. You'll get the latest articles, tips, patches and documentation for the software you use every day. You will also have access to this month's 64 new articles and resources through your monthly technical subscription. You can even connect to your peers and find out more about how they've successfully deployed their own NetWare solutions. Check out the Product Communities today!

Developer Resources

Developer Documentation (Online)

As a devoted NetWare admin and developer, you're always on the lookout for the latest tools and information. That's why you'll want to check out the updated developer documentation for NetWare and its related products. This documentation is now accessible via the Subscriber Portal:

  • NDPS Classes for Java

  • NetWare Core Protocols

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