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- Is there a NetWare® requirement for Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for eDirectory™ as with previous versions of the product?
- Will I be able to manage storage hosted on NetWare servers?
- What new features are included in Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for Active Directory that provide the feature parity with the eDirectory version of the product?
- I am still using NetWare, and don't plan to move to Open Enterprise Server until later. Can I still use Novell Storage Manager in my NetWare environment?
- Have any features been removed from Novell Storage Manager?
- For Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for Active Directory, is it always necessary to extend the Active Directory schema?
- Where can I go to get the most up to date FAQs for Novell Storage Manager?
- I have downloaded and read the version 2.5.2 install guide for Storage Manager dated Apr 2010. I do not see any info in there about upgrading the version we have, which is I believe 2.0.x. Please advise on what I need to do since we have many policies that I hope could be moved to the new version, and there are agents running on many servers that may need to be changed.
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Is there a NetWare requirement for Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for eDirectory as with previous versions of the product?
No. Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for eDirectory requires that the NSM Engine be hosted on a Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 running Linux. Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for Active Directory requires that the NSM Engine be run on a Windows Server 2008 or higher.
Will I be able to manage storage hosted on NetWare servers?
Yes. Novell Storage Manager 3.0 no longer includes NSM Agents for NetWare, but NetWare servers can be managed through proxy agents.
What new features are included in Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for Active Directory that provide the feature parity with the eDirectory version of the product?
Probably the most notable new features to Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for Active Directory are collaborative storage management, storage quota management, and auxiliary storage management.
I am still using NetWare, and don't plan to move to Open Enterprise Server until later. Can I still use Novell Storage Manager in my NetWare environment?
Novell Storage Manager 2.5.2 for eDirectory will still be available for NetWare customers. However, no product enhancements are planned for this, or other previous versions of the product.
Have any features been removed from Novell Storage Manager?
Yes. Workflow and the Executive Dashboard are not included in Novell Storage Manager 3.0.
For Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for Active Directory, is it always necessary to extend the Active Directory schema?
Extending the Active Directory schema is only necessary if you are going to manage collaborative storage, and/or auxiliary storage.
Where can I go to get the most up to date FAQs for Novell Storage Manager?
At the Novell Storage Manager Support Site: www.storagemanagersupport.com
I have downloaded and read the version 2.5.2 install guide for Storage Manager dated Apr 2010. I do not see any info in there about upgrading the version we have, which is I believe 2.0.x. Please advise on what I need to do since we have many policies that I hope could be moved to the new version, and there are agents running on many servers that may need to be changed.
Since you are upgrading Novell Storage Manager, you should consider upgrading to the latest version which is Version 3.0.1. With the introduction of Novell Storage Manager 3.0, Novell introduced a new Migration Export Wizard that simplifies the migration from Version 2.5x to Version 3.x by allowing you to export Novell Storage Manager policies and deferred delete events.
Customers running a version of Novell Storage Manager earlier than 2.5x must upgrade to 2.5x before performing an upgrade through the Migration Export Wizard. Your upgrade to Version 2.5x can be limited to the NSM Engine component.
Information on upgrading, including procedures for using the Migration Export Wizard are located in Chapter 3 of the Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for eDirectory Installation Guide, which you can access at: http://www.novell.com/documentation/storagemanager3/
Note: With the release of Novell Storage Manager 3.0 for eDirectory, the NSM Engine, and Agents are now hosted exclusively on Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 machines. The NSM Monitor can be hosted on a Novell Open Enterprise 2 or SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10 or greater machine. If you wish to run any of these components on Novell NetWare, you must use Novell Storage Manager for eDirectory 2.5, which does not support the Migration Export Wizard.
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