September 2008 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite - Portal Advantage
Novell Technical Subscriptions
September means it's back to school. Maybe you're not in school anymore, but you can certainly continue to learn with this month's shipment of Novell Professional Resource Suite – Portal Advantage. It includes 25 new bonus utilities, two new Self-study Manuals, 56 ReadMe files and patches, 395 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDS), 131 Cool Solutions articles, 208 YES Bulletins, the July edition of Novell Connection Magazine and dozens of new and updated product documentation guides.
- New Software
- Advanced Resources
- Support Resources
- Technical Information Resources
- YES Bulletins
- What's New and Upcoming
New Software
New software is always something to get exited about, and this month's shipment is no exception. You'll receive SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SDK Service Pack 2 (SP2), which delivers new capabilities, giving developers and technical enthusiasts even more ways to create powerful new software on and with SUSE Linux Enterprise. It includes updates to several tools that enable the creation of installation media and appliances: KIWI, YaST2 Product Creator, YaST2 Add-on Creator and YaST2 Image Creator. Get ready to get your hands on these new and improved tools.
Advanced Resources
Bonus Utilities
Our bonus utilities save you time, protect your systems and require just seconds to install. Take a minute to try some of the dozens of bonus utilities in this month's shipment. Here is a small sample of the utilities you can expect this month:
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PassXchk: This tool alerts end users that their password is about to expire and allows them the option to change their password.
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Check GroupWise Users for Password: This program checks your GroupWise user IDs to see if their GroupWise password is set.
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AdRem Lite Remote Console 2008: This utility provides fast Novell eDirectory-enabled access to the NetWare server console that that uses IPX and TCP/IP.
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cleanup_zos.sh: This script uninstalls, cleans and deletes any remains of the ZOS server. It also allows the user to restore keys from an old server.
Technical White Papers
Gain access to high-quality Novell training with this month's two new Self-study Manuals:
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ZENworks 10 Configuration Management JumpStart Notes Manual—Course 8000 and ZENworks 10 Configuration Management JumpStart Lab Manual—Workbook— This course teaches you how to configure the key features of Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management. You'll learn everything from installation and deployment to management, migration and more.
Support Resources
Latest Files and Patches
What's the best way to keep your systems running optimally? Just take a few minutes to download and apply relevant ReadMe files and patches from among the 56 shipping in this month's release. With these tools in hand, you'll be able to keep your systems running in top form.
Technical Information Resources
Product Documentation
September's shipment includes dozens of new and updated guides and reference manuals. What does that mean for you? It means you can find the product information you need, when you need it. Whether you're looking for information on Novell Identity Manager 3.6, Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration management, or Novell eDirectory 8.8, we have documentation to help you out. When you have a question about a product, be sure to check out the dozens of new and updated guides and manuals shipping this month.
Novell Connection Magazine
Having trouble finding something good to read? Here's a thought: check out the July edition of Novell Connection Magazine. You'll learn how to avoid time-consuming manual processes in “Workflow in Teaming” and you'll learn how and why to avoid piracy in “Piracy: From the Caribbean to the Cubicle.” Between those Tech Talk articles, the customer success stories, and Laura Chappell's animated articles, you'll have no problem finding something good to read in Novell Connection Magazine.
New Support Knowledgebase Documents (TIDs)
This month, take advantage of our huge collection of detailed technical documents. Whether you have a specific question or just want to research some general information, be sure to check out the 396 Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) shipping in September. With these documents, you'll get help for your toughest technical questions.
Cool Solutions Articles (Online)
This month, we've added 131 new Cool Solutions articles to our Cool Solutions community. In the Cool Solutions community, users, administrators and developers share their secrets on how to make IT work as one. In addition to the Cool Solutions articles, this online community also offers support, forums, wikis, a glossary, blogs and more.
YES Bulletins
When Novell partners complete YES certification, our customers get products that are certified to be compatible with the Novell product line, including SUSE Linux Enterprise, Novell Open Enterprise Server and NetWare. This month we're releasing 208 YES Bulletins to keep you up to date on the newest YES certifications.
