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The latest information regarding announcements and availability of OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare.
With V4R3, the AS/400 continues to enhance its two primary alternatives for PC file and print serving: AS/400 NetServer and the AS/400 Integrated PC Server with Windows NT Server. Customers running Novell NetWare 4.11 on the AS/400 Integrated PC Server will be supported with their current capabilities until 01/31/2001, however IBM will not provide support to run NetWare 5.0 on the AS/400 Integrated PC Server. For more information on IBM Netfinity servers and support for NetWare 5.0, see http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/netfinity/. AS/400 NetServer provides a fully integrated, native OS/400 solution for Windows file & print sharing from PCs running Windows 95/98, NT and Windows for Workgroups. In V4R3, AS/400 NetServer has been optimized to provide significant performance enhancements. IBM continues to invest in its AS/400 Integrated PC Server line of products for Windows NT Server and a fully integrated AS/400 Firewall, both of which are enhanced in V4R3. OS/400 Integration with Windows NT Server is enhanced with V4R3 to provide support for multiple Windows NT Server releases. This enhancement prepares the AS/400 Integrated PC Server to run Windows NT Server 5.0, which is expected to be made available by Microsoft in 1999. IBM's support for Windows NT 5.0 on the AS/400 Integrated PC Server is subject to the completion of Microsoft's product certification. In future releases IBM intends to continue to enhance both the Intel processor and memory capabilities of the AS/400 Integrated PC Server. Customers running OS/2 Warp Server for AS/400 and Novell NetWare 4.11 on the AS/400 Integrated PC Server will be supported with their current capabilities until 01/31/2001, however these products will not be enhanced. IBM will not provide support to run NetWare 5.0 on the AS/400 Integrated PC Server. Its is also recommended that customers running Domino on the AS/400 Integrated PC Server plan to migrate to the Domino for AS/400 product, which provides enhanced scalability, reliability and integration. V4R3 will be the last release of OS/400 which will support Lotus Domino running on the Integrated PC Server.
AS/400 Version 4 Release 1 is generally available. Updates to OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare include:
Version 1.00i of the Enhanced Integration for NetWare NLMs are now available. See the download page for details.
The Hardware Requirements section of OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare and the FAQ - About OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare have been updated to include support of these AS/400 models :
AS/400 completes Novell's ServerFest testing by maintaining at least 1000 client connections for an eight hour period.
V3R7 with a production date of 28 Feb 97 or later, or cumulative PTF package C7029370 or later
V3R2 with feature code 1978
Enhanced Integration for NetWare Integration for NetWare
Integration for NetWare
Integration for NetWare Note: OS/400 Integration Products for NetWare are not available for V3R6. Enhanced Integration for NetWare is only available from release V3R7. |