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Laurence Pitt sits down with Randy and Dave to discuss whats new in ZENworks 10 Configuration Management.

With the new release of Novell® ZENworks® 10 Configuration Management is now more powerful and flexible while being even easier to use than ever before. If you’re already using ZENworks Configuration Management, prepare to be amazed by the enhancements we have made in platform support, scalability, role-based administration, load balancing, inventory, imaging, content delivery and more. If you’ve never used ZENworks Configuration Management, schedule a demo and prepare to be blown away!

Laurence Pitt discusses whats new in ZENworks 10 Configuration Management

Laurence Pitt discusses whats new in ZENworks 10 Configuration Management

Baber Amin joins the Open Audio team to talk about kernel Identity Assurance Solution from Novell. Then Randy, Dave and Caitlin take us for a ride on another episode of News from Support.
Time: 39:44
MP3 Size: 13.8 MB

Segment Times

1. Baber Amin on Identity Assurance Solution: 1:32 – 32:14
2. News from Support: 32:47 – 39:05

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SUSE Labs’ Greg Kroah-Hartman joins the Open Audio team to talk about kernel development, including a beginners how to, and the kernel development hierarchy. Then Randy and Dave are back for another episode of News from Support.
Time: 29:40
MP3 Size: 10.3 MB

Segment Times

1. Greg Kroah-Hartman on Linux Kernel Development: 4:22 – 17:54
2. News from Support: 18:17 – 28:21

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Once again, Jason Williams returns yet again, this time bearing fruit. Specifically, Apples. More specifically, news about AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) support on Linux. Then our old pals Randy and Dave are back for another episode of News from Support.
Time: 38:24
MP3 Size: 13.2 MB

Segment Times

1. Apple Filing Announcement for OES with Jason Williams: 6:12 – 18:07
2. News from Support: 22:12 – 37:12

Links for this Episode:

• LinuxFest Northwest 2007
• REAL World 2007

• Jason Williams’ blog
• Email for AFP suggestions: afpfeedback@novell.com

News from Support links:

• TID# 3624897: Unable to connect to a Cisco VPN using SLED 10
• TID# 3422285: Intel 3945 wireless card and USB devices are not recognized

NOA Backstage:

• Yes, alert listener, Mike the Audio Guy did chime in at one point on this episode.
• We had not anticipated that Dave Mair would ever change jobs. We fully intend to continue calling the segment News from Support. With a little luck, Randy will stay in his current role for all eternity.

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Overview
On its initial release, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED10) met widespread acclaim for it’s smoothly polished look and feel, and some of the interface updates that it introduced to the GNOME desktop. Now with Service Pack 1 targeted for a spring 2007 release, we catch up with the woman in charge of SLED10 usability, Anna Dirks, to find out how her team makes SLED10 so dang sexy. Then we’re off on another wild ride with Dave “Slasher” Mair and Randy “The Tip Master” Goddard in News from Support.
Time: 39:58
MP3 Size: 27.4 MB

Segment Times

1. SLED10 design and usability: 1:35 – 22:33
2. News from Support: 22:53 – 36:39

Links for this Episode:

• BetterDesktop.org
• Miguel De Icaza’s blog post in which he tells a story about why we put Desktop Search where we did

• BrainShare 2007

• Click “More” for the News From Support links

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Ted and Erin interview the guys in Novell IS&T to find out how and why they use open source software for running Novell’s business. Then comes News from Support, where we delve into what the upcoming change in Daylight Saving Time may mean to your organization.
Time: 30:38
Size: 21.0 MB

Segment Times

1. Using Open Source at Novell: 3:12-16:13
2. News from Support: 17:23-29:34

Links for this Episode:

• Daylight Saving Time Technical Information Document
  

• BrainShare 2007

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So, how do Randy Goddard and Dave Mair actually help customers troubleshoot ailing servers? The gents from News from Support tell about the tools and techniques that they use to keep customers going.
Time: 11:05
Size: 34.4 MB

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The intrepid Randy Goddard explains how you can migrate a physical SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 system to a Xen-hosted virtual system.
Time: 7:14
Size: 6.63 MB

Notes for this Episode:

• Xen: Install SLES 9 SP3 domU on SLES 10 XEN dom0

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