Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
Sneak Peek
Are you ready for the next generation of Novell Open Enterprise Server? Built on the strengths of the SUSE® Linux Enterprise platform, Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 continues to provide additional services not found in any Linux distribution. These services complement Linux and make it a very viable alternative to Windows servers in supporting knowledge workers and managing large amounts of unstructured enterprise data. Download the beta code.
What's new in Novell Open Enterprise Server 2
Full 64-bit Support
Novell Open Enterprise Server includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1. This lets you take full advantage of the extra processing power, added memory capabilities and improved heat and energy savings offered by 64-bit dual-core and multi-core processors from Intel and AMD.
Many of the main services in Open Enterprise Server (Novell Storage Services™, Novell Cluster Services, and others) are now updated to 64-bit code. Other services are 32-bit with 64-bit libraries where needed.
Virtualization
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 provides the ability to run multiple self-contained virtual machines on a single physical server using Xen-based virtualization. Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 offers the ability to run NetWare® 6.5 as a paravirtualized guest operating system on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. As a paravirtualized guest operating system, NetWare has been enhanced to recognize that it's running as a virtual machine for optimal performance on the latest hardware.
Virtualizing NetWare on Novell Open Enterprise Server opens up some very profitable server consolidation possibilities. On today's high-end hardware, NetWare rarely comes close to reaching full CPU utilization. When Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 comes out, you'll be able to take advantage of under-utilized hardware by having a single machine host two, three or more NetWare servers without affecting performance. This can deliver significant savings on hardware costs, rack space, cooling requirements and power requirements.
Dynamic Storage Technology
New from Novell, this technology significantly reduces storage management costs, ensure regulatory compliance and improves backup and recovery of critical data. The key principle here is that Dynamic Storage Technology eliminates seldom-used data from taking up valuable space on your most expensive and highest-performing storage devices. By decreasing the amount of data on these storage devices, you also considerably improve their backup windows, since you're not backing up as much data.
Dynamic Storage Technology allows administrators to create policies that dictate what data is considered active or inactive. With these policies, inactive data is relocated to lower-cost storage solutions and is backed up less frequently. Active data then resides on highest-performing storage environments, is backed up more frequently and is first to be restored in the event of a disaster. End users see no change in the way they access their information, but the data is automatically optimized based on policies and actual use. Administrative costs are reduced and users remain productive.
Domain Services for Windows (Available in 2008)
Domain Services for Windows employs server-side authorization and authentication that allows Windows users to access a Novell server using native Windows protocols. It also provides seamless cross-authentication between Active Directory and Novell eDirectory. In other words, your users can work in a pure Windows desktop environment and still take advantage of all the Novell back-end services and technology, without the need for a Novell Client on the desktop. This technology enables Linux servers to behave as if they are Active Directory servers.
Administrators can use either Novell iManager or Microsoft Management Console to perform certain file system and directory tasks, as well as centrally administer Samba shares. Without the need for a Novell Client on the desktop, IT departments can standardize on fewer desktop images and have one less component to update and manage on the desktop, equating to lower IT costs.
Finalizing the Transition to Linux
While the first release of Novell Open Enterprise Server moved a majority of NetWare services to Linux, Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 completes the transition of NetWare services to Linux. Some of the key components include directory-enabled DNS/DHCP, and DFS junction support. With this release, you have the ability to transition existing DNS and DHCP infrastructures from NetWare to Linux, as well as centrally administer them the same way they are administered on NetWare.
Additional Updates
- Novell iFolder 3.6 with new features:
- Massive scalability (unlimited servers in a system)
- Multiple domains in a system
- Server-side trash can for recovering deleted files
- On-disk file encryption
- Macintosh client
- Archive and Versioning server now supported on Linux
- Novell Client for Windows Vista
- Improvements to installation and migration tools
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