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• Novell Directory Services

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

• WAN Traffic Manager

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Catalog Services

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• LDAP v3 Support

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Role-based Administration

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• DHCP/DNS integrated with NDS

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• ZENWorks Starter Pack

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

• Full ZENWorks Functionality

Add-on

Add-on

Add-on

No

No

No

• NDS for NT

Add-on

Add-on
(requirements)

No

No

No

• NDS for Unix (Solaris)

Add-on

Add-on
(requirements)

Add-on
(requirements)

No

No

No

• NDS 8 Support

Yes
(via free download)

No

No

No

No

No

• NetWare Management Agents (NMA)

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• ConsoleOne – Java based Administration Console

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• GUI management tools

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

• IP Support

Pure IP

IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

IP via NetWare/IP (encapsulation)

• Compatibility Mode

Yes

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

• Migration Agent

Yes

Yes
(runs on 4.2 to better integrate with NetWare 5)

No

No

No

• Novell Webserver

No

No

Yes

Yes
(free download)

No

No

• NetScape FastTrack Server

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add-on

No

No

• NetScape Enterprise Server

Yes
(via free download)

Yes
(via free download)

Yes
(via free download)

Yes
(via free download)

No

No

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Support

Yes
(v3)

Yes
(v2.10)

Yes
(v2.10)

Yes
(free download)

No

No

• Domain Name Services (DNS) Support

Yes
(v3, also supports Dynamic DNS)

Yes
(v2)

Yes
(v2)

Add-on
(v2)

No

No

• CGI Scripting and NetBasic Support for creating Internet Applications

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add-on

No

No

• IPX/IP Gateway

No

Yes
(via free download)

Yes
(via free download)

Add-on

No

No

• Multi-protocol WAN Router

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add-on

Add-on

• File Transport Protocol (FTP) Services

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

• NetScape Communicator

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

• Network Address Translator (NAT)

Available with Support Pack 1

No

No

No

No

No

• BorderManager

Add-on

Add-on

Add-on

Add-on

No

No

• Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP)

Yes
(single kernel supporting up to 32 processors)

Yes
(separate multiprocessing NLM supporting up to 8 processors)

Yes
(separate multiprocessing NLM supporting up to 8 processors)

OEM-product

No

No

• Memory Protection

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Virtual Memory

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Application Prioritization Capabilities

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Number of Connections Supported

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Up to 250

Up to 250

• Novell Storage Services (NSS)

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Maximum Volume Size Supported

8 Terabytes

32 Gigabytes

32 Gigabytes

32 Gigabytes

32 Gigabytes

32 Gigabytes

• Recovery Time (Average for 32 Gigabyte volume)

Seconds

Hours

Hours

Hours

Hours

Hours

• Foot print

Minimum fixed at 8 MB

Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

Depends on the number of directory entries in the file server

• Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)

Yes

Add-on

Add-on

No

No

No

• I₂O Support

Yes

Yes with free file download

Yes with free file download

No

No

No

• Hot Plug PCI Support

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

• Back-up Support

SMS

SMS

SMS

SMS

SMS

SMS

• RSA Public / Private Key

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

• Auditing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

• Secure Authentication Services (SAS)

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• JVM and Java Tools

Yes

Add-on

No

No

No

No

• CORBA ORB

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• NetBasic Interpreter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add-on

No

No

• JavaBeans

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• JavaScript

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Visual Basic Scripting Support

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• PERL 5.1

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

• Integrated Debugger

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

• International Cryptographic Services

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Oracle8

5-User Version

5-User Version

5-User Version
(order via Web)

No

No

No

• REXXware Migration Toolkit (RMT)

Free Download Available

Free Download Available

Free Download Available

Free Download Available

N/A

N/A

• Novell Upgrade Wizard

Yes
(For upgrades from NetWare 3 and NetWare 4)

Yes
(For upgrades from NetWare 3)

Yes
(For upgrades from NetWare 3)

Yes
(For upgrades from NetWare 3)

N/A

N/A

• Accelerated Upgrade

Yes
(Free download available)

No

No

No

No

No

• Year 2000 Ready

Yes

Yes

Yes
(with update)

Yes
(with update)

Yes

Yes
(with update)

• Remote Access via NetWare Connect

Yes

Yes

Add-on

Add-on

Add-on

Add-on

• Graphical Install

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

• Support for Novell Licensing Service

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

• GroupWise

No

No

No

No

No

No

• QuickBooks

No

No

No

No

No

No

• Fax Software Included

No

No

No

No

No

No

• Anti-Virus Software Included

No

No

No

No

No

No

• NetObjects Fusion

No

No

No

No

No

No

• BorderManager FastCache Includede

No

No

No

No

No

No

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