Using Novell's Year 2000 Information Ferret to Determine Your Y2K Status
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01 Apr 1999
With the next millennium just about the corner, there is a tremendous amount of work to accomplish and little time left. This article provides information on how Novell's Year 2000 Information Ferret will collect data from your Novell servers and, when the data is sent to Novell for analysis, can assist in ensuring that your Novell products are Year 2000 Ready.
Note: This table was last modified February, 1999. Novell no longer supports any WordPerfect products and is not addressing any Year 2000 issues with any WordPerfect products. This list is a work in progress and is provided AS IS without any warranties. Novell expressly disclaims any warranties or representations as the accuracy or completeness of the contents and expressly disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The contents are not suitable for use in all situations, and any use by you of the contents is at your own risk. Readers are advised this information is updated from time to time as new data is available. Novell will not be liable for damages of any kind, including direct, consequential (including loss of profits, business, or data) or special damages, which may arise out of or result from reliance on or use of this information.
Novell makes no warranty or representation regarding any third-party products; such products are provided AS IS. Users interested in the Year 2000 readiness of these products, or corresponding warranty information, should contact the respective third-party product manufacturer.
- Introduction
- What is the Information Ferret?
- How to Send the Files
- Year 2000 Status of Novell Products
- NetWare Platform
- High Availability & Clustering Products
- NetWare/intraNetWare Clients
- NetWare Products
- Netscape Enterprise Server Products
- Collaboration Products
- BorderManager
- Network Management
- LAN WorkPlace/LAN WorkGroup
- MultiProtocol Router Products
- Host Connectivity
- Dial-in/Dial-out Connectivity
- NFS/UNIX Products
Introduction
With the next millennium just around the corner there is a tremendous amount of work to accomplish and little time left. One of the most daunting tasks faced is determining the Year 2000 status of software. With the demand for Year 2000 information increasing, and the need to get this information into customers hands quickly, Novell is providing the Year 2000 Information Ferret to enhance our ability to respond promptly to these requests.
Novell's Year 2000 Information Ferret will collect data from your Novell servers and, when the data is sent to Novell for analysis, can assist in ensuring that your Novell products are Year 2000 Ready. Go to http://www.novell.com/year2000/y2kferret.htmlto download the Year 2000 Information Ferret from Novell.
What is the Information Ferret?
Novell's Year 2000 Information Ferret is a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT client application that gathers server and server resident file information from your SYS, SYSTEM, PUBLIC and ETC directories. From this information Novell can provide you with a report identifying the Year 2000 status of Novell products that have been installed in these directories, and also those loaded in memory when the Ferret is run.
Run the Ferret, scan the selected servers, then send the data to Novell. Upon receipt of the files Novell will produce a report and send it to you. The report will provide server-by-server details of which Novell products were found and what action is required, if any, to make the product ready for the next millennium.
How to Send the Files
There are three methods to send the data to Novell.
FTP After the Year 2000 Information Ferret is run on all your servers select SEND then select FTP. When you select the FTP button, your browser will be opened and will go to the FTP upload site. (NetScape preferred, FTP upload not supported by Microsoft's Internet Explorer) Select Upload Zip Files then right click on windows Start and select Explore. In Explore double-click on the C:\Novell\Ferret folder to open it. Reduce the window size so you can see both the FTP site and Explore windows on the screen. Select file(s) in the C:\Novell\Ferret directory with an extension of .ZIP then drag and drop the selected files from the Explore window to the FTP window. Select OK in the FTP window to send the files to Novell. Go to the Explore window and drag the .ZIP files to an archive directory to prevent re-sending of the same data. If necessary, create a new folder under Ferret to archive the .ZIP file(s).
Note: This FTP upload capability is not supported by Microsoft's Internet Explorer as documented in their Article ID: Q142851) Please use Netscape Navigator 4 or other FTP client software and upload the files to Novell's Y2K FTP Upload Site.
E-mail After the Year 2000 Information Ferret is run on all your servers select SEND then select E-mail. When you select this E-mail button, your default E-mail software will be opened, a new message will be created and addressed to Y2K@Novell.com. (If your E-mail does not open automatically, simply open your E-mail, create a new message and enter the address) Add the Subject Year 2000 Assessment attach the file(s) with a .ZIP extension from the C:\Novell\Ferret directory to the E-mail message, then send the E-mail message. After sending the E-mail drag the .ZIP files to an archive directory to prevent re-sending of the same data.
MAIL (If you only have a few servers, no E-mail access and no Web access) After the Year 2000 Information Ferret is run on all your servers select SEND then select DISK, which will copy the .ZIP file(s) from the A drive. Mail the disk to Novell at the following address:
Novell Millennium Services 1555 N. Technology Way Mail Stop ORM-S112 Orem, Utah USA 84097-2399
After sending the files move them to an archive directory to avoid sending the same files again.
Q. How do I get the report(s) from Novell once I send the ZIP files?
A. The resulting report will be mailed to you at the address specified in the Ferret profile.
Q. I've received the report. What does all of this mean? How do I interpret the report?
A. Please go to this link for details on the report content. Interpreting the Ferret Report.
Q. How much does this service cost?
A. This service is currently free. The demand for Year 2000 information from Novell is increasing while the time to resolve Year 2000 issues is getting short. The Year 2000 Information Ferret is being provided to meet customer demand for this information.
Q. What access control rights do I need to use the Year 2000 information Ferret?
A. To obtain the maximum value this tool can provide, you must have Supervisor or Administrator rights to the servers you wish to scan. If you do not have these rights the Year 2000 Information Ferret will only report on the version of NetWare on your server(s) and not on other Novell products.
Q. What happens if I cannot access all of my servers?
A. All servers to be scanned must be online and accessible to the user of the Year 2000 Information Ferret. If a server is not accessible when the software is executed, Year 2000 status information will not be available for that server. The Year 2000 Information Ferret can be executed again when the server is available.
Q. What impact will running this tool have on my network performance?
A. Operation of the Year 2000 Information Ferret in a WAN environment does consume some network bandwidth and may time-out across slow links. To avoid this situation, distribute this application to remote sites and execute the software after-hours if scanning a large number of NetWare servers.
Q. How can I centrally collect the reports from the Year 2000 Information Ferret?
A. The Profile information, which is required prior to scanning server(s), includes a field called "Send Report to." This field is intended to allow the collection of the reports at a central location. Enter an E-mail address in this field that would be common to those desiring to send the reports to a single location.
Year 2000 Status of Novell Products
The following tables list Novell products that are being validated as part of Novell's Project 2000. If you are using other Novell products or Novell products not listed in these tables, Novell recommends upgrading to a newer product as indicated below, or discontinuing use before the turn of the century. All Year 2000 Ready Novell products require a Year 2000 Ready hardware platform (BIOS/RTC). To find updated information and links to available updates, go to http://www.novell.com/year2000/product.html.
NetWare Platform
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
NetWare 5 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare 4.2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare 4.11/ intraNetWare (including SMPand SFT III support) |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional update available |
NetWare 4.11 (including SMPand SFT III support) |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional update available |
NetWare 4.11 for OS/2 |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
NetWare 4.10 (not being supported for OS/2, SMP, or SFT III) |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
SMP for NetWare 4.10 (and prior versions) |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare 4.2 SMP or NetWare 5 |
SFT III for NetWare 4.10 (and prior versions) |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare 4.2 SFT III |
NetWare 4.10 (and prior versions) for OS/2 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare 4.2 |
NetWare 4.x versions prior to v4.10 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare 4.2 or NetWare 5 |
NetWare 3.2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare 3.12 |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available, or upgrade to NetWare 3.2, NetWare 4.2, or NetWare 5 |
NetWare 3.11 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare 3.2, NetWare 4.2, or NetWare 5 |
NetWare for Macintosh 4.11 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare for Macintosh 3.12 |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available, or upgrade to NetWare 3.2, NetWare 4.2, or NetWare 5 |
NetWare for Macintosh versions prior to 3.12 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare 3.2 or NetWare 4.2 (includes Macintosh) |
intraNetWare for Small Business 1.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional update available |
NetWare for Small Business |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Personal NetWare, all versions, all languages |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare for Small Business |
NetWare Lite, all versions, all languages |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare for Small Business |
High Availability & Clustering Products
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
Novell StandbyServer for NetWare/intraNetWare |
Year 2000 Ready |
Product available |
Novell StandbyServer Many-to-One for NetWare/intraNetWare |
Year 2000 Ready |
Product available |
Novell SnapShotServer for NetWare/intraNetWare |
Year 2000 Ready |
Product available |
NetWare/intraNetWare Clients
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
Novell Client 4.5 for Windows NT |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Client 4.3 for Windows NT |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Client 3.01 for Windows 95/98 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Client 2.5 for Windows 95/98 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Client 2.5 for DOS/Windows 3.x |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare Client 2.20 for Windows 95 (Client 32) |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional update available |
Novell Client 2.6 for DOS/Windows 3.1 |
Not being tested |
No update necessary |
NetWare Client 2.12 for DOS/Windows 3.1 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to latest client version |
NetWare/intraNetWare Client for NT 4.11a (supports NT OS versions 3.51 and 4.0, includes WSMgr) |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional update available |
NetWare/intraNetWare Client for NT 4.10 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to latest client version |
NetWare/intraNetWare Client 5.11 for Macintosh |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare Client 2.12 for OS/2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare Client for OS/2 2.11 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to latest client version |
NETX Client (NETX.EXE) |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to latest client version |
NetWare Client VLM 1.21 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary (recommend upgrade to latest client version) |
NetWare Client VLM 1.20 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare Client VLM 1.21 (recommend upgrade to latest client version) |
NetWare Client VLMIP |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to latest client version |
NetWare Mobile Client 1.0 all languages |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
NetWare Products
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
Z.E.N.works |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Web Server, all versions |
Not being supported |
Migrate to Netscape Servers for NetWare |
NetWare/IP 2.2c (for NetWare 4.11/NetWare 4.2) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/IP 2.1 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare/IP 2.2 |
NetWare/IP 1.1 (for NetWare 3.12, 3.2) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Application Launcher (NAL) 2.01 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Application Launcher (NAL) 1.1 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NAL 2.01 |
Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Replication Services (NRS) 1.2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NDS for NT 1.0 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Novell Administrator for Windows NT 2.0c |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional update available |
Novell Administrator for Windows NT 2.0 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to Novell Administrator for Windows NT 2.0c |
Novell Cross-Platform Services (NCPS) 4.10b |
Year 2000 Ready |
Optional source code available to authorized partners |
LDAP 1.0 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare Telephony Services (NTS) 2.21 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare Telephony Services (NTS) 2.11 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NTS 2.21 |
DHCP 2.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
DHCP 2.0b and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to DHCP 2.1 |
ODI LAN Driver (dev kit) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare for DEC Access |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
Netscape Enterprise Server Products
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
Netscape Enterprise Server 3 for NetWare |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to Netscape Enterprise Server 4 & 5 for NetWare |
Netscape Enterprise Server 3 for NetWare Worldwide Edition |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to Netscape Enterprise Server 4 & 5 for NetWare Worldwide Edition |
Novell Web Server, all versions |
Not being supported |
Migrate to Netscape Servers for NetWare |
Netscape Enterprise Server 4 & 5 for NetWare |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Netscape Enterprise Server 4 & 5 for NetWare Worldwide Edition |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Netscape Messaging Server 3 for NetWare Worldwide Edition |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Netscape Messaging Server 4 & 5 for NetWare Worldwide Edition |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Netscape FastTrack Server for NetWare |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Collaboration Products
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
GroupWise 5.5 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 5.2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 5.2 Administration |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 5.2 Client for Mac, UNIX, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 5.2 Monitor |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 5.2 Language Versions |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise WebAccess 5.2 (NLM, NT) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise WebAccess 4.1 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to WebAccess 5.2 |
GroupWise Internet Agent (NLM, NT) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 5.0 & 5.1, all components |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to GroupWise 5.2 |
GroupWise 4.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 4.1 Administration |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 4.1a Client for Win 3.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 4.1 Admin & Post Office Servers for NLM and OS/2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 4.1 Client for Macintosh |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to GroupWise 5.2 |
GroupWise 4.1 Clients for DOS and UNIX |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to GroupWise 5.2 |
GroupWise 4.1 Servers for DOS and UNIX |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to GroupWise 4.1 NLM or GroupWise 5.2 |
GroupWise 4.1 PhoneAccess (OS/2) |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to GroupWise 5.2 |
GroupWise Async Gateway (NLM, OS/2) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise API Gateway 4.1 (NLM, OS/2) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise Async Gateway (DOS) v.1 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to Async Gateway (NLM) or GroupWise 5.2 |
GroupWise Fax/Print Gateway (DOS) 2.0 |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
GroupWise cc:Mail, MS Mail, and Notes Gateways (OS/2) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise Pager Gateway 4.1 NLM (not OS/2) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise SMTP/MIME, X.25, and X.400 Gateways |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
GroupWise 4.1 SNADS Gateway (NLM, OS/2) |
Gateway supported but not Y2K tested. |
Applications that use gateway should be user/developer tested for Y2K issues |
GroupWise 4.1 OfficeVision/VM & PROFS Gateway (NLM, OS/2) |
Gateway supported but not Y2K tested |
Applications that use gateway should be user/developer tested for Y2K issues |
GroupWise 4.1 MHS Gateway (DOS, NLM) |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
Informs 4.2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
InForms 4.1 and prior versions (all components) |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to InForms 4.2 (now a third-party product) |
Soft Solutions 4.1 |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
BorderManager
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
BorderManager Enterprise Edition 3 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
BorderManager Firewall Services 3 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
BorderManager FastCache Services 3 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
BorderManager VPN Services 3 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
BorderManager Authenication Services 3 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
BorderManager Authentication Services (BMAS) 1.0 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
BorderManager 2.1 |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
FastCache 1.0 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
Network Management
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
ManageWise 2.6 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
ManageWise 2.5 |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
ManageWise 2.1 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to ManageWise 2.6 |
ManageWise Agent for Windows NT Server 2.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare Management Agent (NMA) 2.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare Services Manager, all versions |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path available |
NetWare Management System 2.1 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to ManageWise 2.6 |
LANalyzer for Windows 2.2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare LANalyzer Agent 1.21 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare LANalyzer Agent 1.1 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to LANalyzer Agent 1.21 |
LANtern Network Monitor for Ethernet (all versions) |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
LANtern Services Manager (all versions) |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
LAN WorkPlace/LAN WorkGroup
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
LAN WorkPlace Pro 5.1 32-bit |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
LAN WorkPlace 5 for Windows 3.1 16-bit |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
LAN WorkPlace 4.2 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to LAN WorkPlace 5 or LAN WorkGroup 5.01e |
LAN WorkGroup 5.01e |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
LAN WorkGroup 4.2 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to LAN WorkPlace 5 or LAN WorkGroup 5.01e |
MultiProtocol Router Products
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
MultiProtocol Router 3.1 (NetWare Enterprise Router 16 WAN Port configuration) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
MultiProtocol Router 3.1 (NetWare BranchLink Router 2 WAN Port configuration) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
MultiProtocol Router 3.0 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to MPR 3.1 or BorderManager 2.1 |
MultiProtocol Router 2.2 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to BorderManager 2.1 |
WAN Extensions 3.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
WAN Extensions 3.0 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to WAN Extensions 3.1 or BorderManager 2.1 |
SNA Extensions 3.1 |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
SNA Extensions 3.0 |
Not being tested |
No upgrade path |
Host Connectivity
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
NetWare for SAA 3.0 (intraNetWare for SAA 3.0) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare for SAA 2.0 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare for SAA 2.2 (includes Services Manager) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare for SAA: AS/400 Edition |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare for SAA: AS/400 Edition 2 (referred to as SAA 2.3 also) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare HostPrint 2 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare HostPrint/400 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare HostPrint 1.11 |
Year 2000 Ready with upate |
Update available |
NetWare HostPrint 1.1 and prior versions |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to HostPrint 1.11 or HostPrint 2 |
NetWare/intraNetWare Host Publisher |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare for SAA 1.3a/b |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to SAA 3.0 or SAA: AS/400 Edition 2 |
Dial-in/Dial-out Connectivity
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
NetWare Connect 2.0 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare Connect 1.0 |
Not being tested |
Upgrade to NetWare Connect 2.0 or BorderManager 2.1 |
NetWare Connect View 2.0 |
Year 2000 Ready with update |
Update available |
NFS/UNIX Products
Product
|
Status
|
Y2K Update or Upgrade Available
|
NetWare/intraNetWare NFS Services 2.3) |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare NFS Services 2.12 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare NFS Services 2.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare NFS Services 1.2c |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare Print Services for UNIX 2.3 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare/intraNetWare Print Services for UNIX 2.12 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare UNIX Print Services 2.1 |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NetWare NFS 1.2c/NFS Gateway 1.2 Bundle |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
FLeX/IP 1.2c |
Year 2000 Ready |
No update necessary |
NFS Starter Kit 1.x |
Currently testing |
Q4 1998 |
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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