Subj : Re: Novell 4.11 to 5.1 migration
To   : Jim Wargula
From : Darren Gibbs
Date : Sun Oct 29 2000 11:25 pm

 ->> It's not really the servers which are a problem - it's upgrading
 ->> the client which is a pain in the arse.

 JW> The workstations with Novell Clients are already running 5.1
 JW> compatible clients.  Will MS Clients for Novell, in Win9.x, NT 4.0,
 JW> and W2KPro work with Novell 5.1 over IP?

The latest client will work with 5.1 - but I'm not sure if you have to 
uninstall/reinstall to change from IPX to IP only - I _think_, from memory, 
that you can change without re-installing - but I could be wrong.

 JW> I loathe the Novell Clients,
 JW> and always have, as they are piggish, plus necessitate re-install any
 JW> time any network hardware is changed.  This means that I usually have
 JW> to devote several mb of local disk space for the install stuff on each
 JW> machine, or I have
 JW> to carry around an extra CD.  :(  The only place I found Novell
 JW> Clients an advantage is on NT boxes where I want to use a specific
 JW> network logon with a generic workstation logon.  Nice flexibility
 JW> there!

At least they work reliably, unlike the M$ one which "connects" to Novell 
servers. Last time I used _that_, it didn't even support NDS.

 ->> If the former - Compaq's Smart Array controllers do exactly what
 ->> you're after, and do it _damn_ well. They're expensive, though.
 ->> If the latter, I can't help you. :)

 JW> The former is the case, and that sounds good.  I hate the Compaq
 JW> Smart/Stupid install procedures with the 100 CD changes, however...
 JW> :( Can't win em all, though!

No, but you can minimise it by telling Smart Start that you want to do a 
"manual" software installation. That way, you only have to stuff around with 
installing the Compaq diagnostic stuff, and setting up the hardware - which is 
a whole lot faster.

DaZZa

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