Novell Technical Subscriptions
April 2006 Highlights - Novell Professional Resource Suite
Need something to get excited about? This month, you're receiving Novell® Audit 2, the latest Novell iManager plug-ins, dozens of bonus utilities, helpful white papers, Novell Consolidated Support Pack™ 14 and a collection of the latest product patches. And, if technical issues happen to arise, you can search the Novell Developer Kit, 499 new Support Knowledgebase documents (TIDs) and 79 new Product Communities articles that are also shipping—find out more today!
- New Software
- Advanced and Expanded Resources
- Support Resources
- Technical Information Resources
- Developer Resources
- What's New and Upcoming
New Software
Who doesn't want a safer, more compliant, more manageable IT environment? This month's Novell® software release gives you products that will put you well on your way to achieving it.
Novell Audit 2
Today, you must know—and be able to demonstrate—that your organization adheres to internal security policies, audit controls and government regulations. Novell Audit provides a secure logging and auditing foundation that delivers proof of your compliance. It collects and filters system data from a wide variety of sources, provides real-time monitoring and notification to make sure systems are being accessed and used appropriately, and includes multiple reporting options to support your administrative, auditing and regulatory processes. With the convenient centralized repository of information in Novell Audit, you can:
- Make informed decisions using a securely transmitted, centralized data log
- Strengthen security with real-time notification, customizable filters and query tools
- Ensure organization-wide compliance to both external regulations and internal policies
- Respond immediately to suspicious activity
- Prove compliance using robust reporting capabilities and audit control testing
- Simplify deployment and management with support for multiple platforms and applications
- Collect Windows system events into a centralized event store
- Integrate existing applications without the need for custom programming
You can use that data provided by Novell Audit to protect your organization from costly litigation and safeguard your most valuable corporate asset—information.
Novell iManager Plug-ins
Novell iManager is a Web-based administration console that provides customized access to network administration utilities and content from any location in the world, whether inside or outside the firewall. This month's shipment includes several iManager plug-ins:
- Novell iPrint Plug-in—This plug-in lets you create, manage and maintain your iPrint printing system using iManager 2.5 or 2.6 (on either NetWare or Linux).
- NetStorage Plug-in—When you add this plug-in to iManager 2.5 or 2.6, you can administer features of, manage and configure Novell NetStorage.
- Novell Cluster Services 1.8 Plug-in—This plug-in lets you administer features of Novell Cluster Services (both versions 1.7 and 1.8). You can manage and configure cluster servers and cluster resources and storage on a shared disk system or storage area network (SAN).
- Novell Archive Versioning Plug-in—This Novell plug-in module (NPM) file includes the Archive Versioning plug-in for Novell iManager 2.5 and 2.6. Use the Archive Versioning plug-in to manage Novell archive and version services on NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 3 and later and on Novell Open Enterprise Server Support Pack 1 for NetWare and later.
- Health Monitoring Services Plug-in—This plug-in provides an interface in iManager 2.5 and 2.6 for monitoring health data for the operating system, memory processes, CPU and network information generated from OpenWBEM CIMOM and Novell providers. This interface lets you quickly identify problems on servers in your network.
Advanced and Expanded Resources
Bonus Utilities
Are you a fan of convenience? The nearly 40 bonus utilities shipping this month will help your systems run more smoothly and more securely, giving you time to focus on more important things. Check out a small utility sampling below:
- Asgard RuntimeExec Module#151;Allows command execution in the machine running Asgard Test Tool
- Policies.exe#151;Allows you to temporarily remove policy restrictions, do what needs to be done and then put the policy restrictions back#151;all without a reboot!
- Search eDirectory Groups#151;Searches eDirectory groups and lists all members of these groups
- NotifyPlus#151;Provides a smart and convenient replacement for GroupWise Notify
- RTMonitor 4.3.2#151;Monitors BorderManager User Activity in real time
- Big File Creator#151;Creates large files on NSS volumes, even larger than 4 GB
- DynaWizard 2.10#151;Ensures that the workstation returns to its set configuration each time, every time
- FixMyKey!#151;Looks for drive letter conflicts between removable storage devices and mapped network drives and corrects them
- Remote Console Launcher#151;Provides a wrapper for the remote-control console program
- USB Drive Letter tool#151;Changes the drive letter for USB sticks
- ZEN Remote by IP#151;Provides a GUI ZEN remote-control/remote view by workstation IP
- CruiseControl#151;Delivers a framework for a continuous build process
- Firestarter#151;Provides a modern Linux firewall
White Papers
Put aside a few minutes to check out the latest Novell white papers. This month, you can learn more about the powerful provisioning capabilities in Novell Identity Manager and read about some excellent reasons to migrate from UNIX to Linux. The following papers are included in your update:
- Novell Identity Manager 3
- Make the Move from UNIX to Linux: Why Now is the Time
Support Resources
Novell Consolidated Support Pack 14
The latest Novell Consolidated Support Pack 14—released in January 2006—is a collection of patches and fixes for key Novell products. These support packs have been tested and released simultaneously, and they make it easier to keep your software up to date. They also provide a new level of safety by ensuring that all patches and fixes work together seamlessly. Novell recommends applying these support packs as a baseline. Consolidated Support Pack 14 contains the following updated releases:
- Open Enterprise Server Support Pack 2
- NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 5
- Novell Small Business 6.5 Support Pack 5
- Novell Client 4.91 for Windows 2000/XP Support Pack 2
- Novell NFS Gateway for 6.5 Support Pack 3
- GroupWise 6.5 Support Pack 6 (New)
- GroupWise Messenger 1.0 Support Pack 6 (New)
- iPrint Migration Utility
For additional information about the Novell Consolidated Support Pack, visit:
http://support.novell.com/tools/csp/index.html?sourceidint=suplnav3_csp
Latest Files and Patches
These days, it's hard to get much done in just a few minutes. But that's all you need to download some of the latest files and patches#151;there are 27 new ones this month. Best of all, this small investment will leave you with a more personalized, smoother-running, safer system.
Technical Information Resources
New Support Knowledgebase Aocuments (TIDs)
Have a technical issue? Finding the answers shouldn't be more of a headache than the issue itself. Search our Support Knowledgebase by TID number, keyword, phrase or product group to quickly get your hands on helpful hints and tools from technical experts. Our database is continually growing (we've added 499 TIDs this month alone), so you're sure to find helpful information.
Product Communities Articles
Looking to get more out of your Novell software investments? Visit the Product Communities to find helpful tips, patches, documentation and articles on your Novell favorites. We've added 79 new articles this month. Plus, you can discuss challenges and share ideas with technical peers to get extra-relevant information on your most crucial issues.
Online Web Forums Archive
You may have seen stagnant pools of information on other Web sites, but our Online Web Forums Archive isn't one of them. In addition to organizing Web Forums dating back several years, we routinely add to it to give you access to legacy-technology questions and to solutions for even the most current challenges. Check it out today and get the answers you need.
Developer Resources
Novell Developer Kit
Your update contains the latest DVD release of the Novell Developer Kit (NDK). The Web was updated on Mar. 1, 2006 with this same release. Changes may have occurred on the Web since the DVD was produced. Please refer to the Web version of the NDK for the latest updates at http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Novell_Developer_Kit
This NDK release is also available online in a wiki theme framework. A wiki is a Web site that allows collaborative editing by any of its users. One of the key attributes of a wiki is that its content can be changed quickly by anyone who uses it. To examine the NDK with this wiki theme, please visit: http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Novell_Developer_Kit
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Early Releases
Download and try the early release (beta) products that are now available on the DeveloperNet Portal and the Subscriber Portal. Check back often as new releases are added regularly.
- Code 10 Server Beta 6 (the newest release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)
- Code 10 Desktop Beta 6 (the newest release of Novell Linux Desktop)
What's New and Upcoming
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