Summary of Changes

This chapter provides a description of new features or enhancements to components in NetWare^® 6 Support Pack 1.

DNS/DHCP

The Novell^® iManager browser-based DNS/DHCP management utility includes the following new features:

• Search feature for resource records
• Multi-select deletion of objects
• Pooled (Included) MAC address support
• Automatic deletion of an A-type resource record when the corresponding PTR-type resource record is deleted (and vice versa)
• Automatic update of the DHCP Server reference while importing the DHCP configuration

Documentation

• The online help has been updated in several modules to reflect software changes.
• Several manuals in the online documentation set have been updated to reflect software changes.

  NOTE:  No changes have been made to the printed NetWare 6 Overview and Installation Guide or the NetWare 6 Documentation CD.

International Support

• This release includes improved support for extended single-byte and double-byte characters for filenames, folder names, and eDirectory^TM objects.

iPrint/NDPS

• Novell^® iManager has links directly to Netware Remote Manager for printers and the print services manager.
• You can now edit the gateway load strings from Novell iManager.
• In Novell iManager, IPP is automatically enabled when you create a new printer.
• In Novell iManager, a tab for Windows* XP drivers has been added to the Client Support page.
• You can now add print drivers for all platforms in Novell iManager.
• NetWare Remote Manager now has the ability to create reports about your print system.
• You can start and shut down printer agents from NetWare Remote Manager.
• Novell iPrint Map Designer has been enhanced to include the use of user- defined icons, font changes, and listing printers by container.
• The iPrint Client has been updated. Users are automatically prompted to install the new client.
• TTS is automatically enabled on NSS volumes where the Print Services Manager is located.
• The duplicate driver ID issue has been fixed.

NetWare FTP Server

• You can now log in from the FTP Client by giving the Fully Distinguished Name in the formats .cn=username.ou=ou1... or .username.ou1....
• The STRU R option has been implemented.
• IGNORE settings no longer conflict with home server settings.
• When administrating FTP Server from Web Manager, you can now view the log files in non-English languages.
• Logging in from the FTP client by specifying the country and locality objects is now functional.

  For example, cn= admin .o= novell .l= utah .c= usa

• The ABOR command is now functional.

NetWare Remote Manager/NetWare Server Management

• Several features have been added to NetWare Remote Manager that increase the functionality of existing server diagnostics and management features. For more information, see "New Features in NetWare 6, Support Pack 1" in "Introducing NetWare Remote Manager" in the NetWare Remote Manager Administration Guide.
• You can now use an NSSWITCH.CONF file to control how NetWare Loadable Module^TM programs communicate with the network to resolve names. For more information, see "Managing Name Services Using NSSWITCH.CONF File" in the Managing chapter of the Server Communications Administration Guide.
• When troubleshooting DNS problems, you can use NSLOOKUP.NLM to diagnose DNS network configuration problems. For more information, see "NSLOOKUP" in Utilities Reference.

NetWare WebAccess

• Handheld PDA support has been added.

NetWare Web Search

• A search site is now referred to as a virtual search server. In previous versions of NetWare Web Search Server, the term search site was defined as a collection of one or more indexes and related configuration files. To avoid confusion with the term Web site, the term was changed wherever it appeared in the documentation and in the variables and parameters.

  New variables and parameters that parallel the term virtual search server have been added.

  NOTE:  The new variables and parameters function the same as those in previous releases and those variables and parameters can still be used.

  The term collection has been changed to index.

  We recommend that you start using the newer variables and parameters in order to avoid confusion.

• Web Search now returns information from <TITLE>, <AUTHOR>, and <DESCRIPTION> tags found within XML documents.
• Web Search now includes improved support for PDF version 1.4.

Novell Advanced Audit Service (NAAS)

Four new events have been added for eDirectory Auditing:

• DSE CHANGE ACL is generated when an object's Trustee information is changed
• DSE ENABLE LOGIN is generated when a user account is enabled
• DSE DISABLE LOGIN is generated when a user account is disabled
• DSE DETECT INTRUDER is generated when a user account is disabled because of intruder detection

Novell Cluster Services

• Novell Cluster Services^TM now has improved integration with the NSS administration tools. This enables you to more easily and efficiently manage your shared storage.
• Cluster volumes and pools can now be automatically cluster-enabled at the time they are created. This new feature can be implemented using additional functionality that is now in the NSS ConsoleOne snap-in. The snap-in also provides support for automatically adding CIFS, AFP, and NCP^TM advertising commands to cluster volume resource scripts.
• Cluster-enabled volume resource scripts now update automatically when renaming or deleting pools or volumes.
• The ADMIN_SERVER volume directory object is no longer necessary to manage shared storage.
• The Cluster Volume Broker now includes a refresh feature and the ability to manage cluster volumes by right-clicking virtual servers to get the NSS media tab.
• You can now create DFS junctions on cluster volumes. Also, better integration of clustering with DFS and CIFS is possible by including virtual server setup information in NDS^®.
• The eight partition per device limit as been removed for the device containing the SBD partition.
• The Trustbar module can now back up trustees at the root of a volume.

Novell eDirectory

• Novell eDirectory is now version 8.6.2.

Novell iFolder

• iFolder applet additions:
  • An Explorer-like double-pane view of files/folders on server
  • The ability to create a new user account
  • The ability to handle large directories

• Improved proxy support in the iFolder client and applet.

Novell iManager

• Multiple select with mouse (Shift+Click).
• Redesigned role-based administration pages.

Novell JVM for NetWare

• Novell JVM for NetWare is now version 1.3.1.
• You can now use the File Browser utility to set NetWare file attributes.
• This release is upgraded to version 6 of the accelerated graphics drivers. This version supports newer video graphics adapters.

Novell Licensing Service

• In Novell iManager you can now view license certificate and policy information.
• The NetWare Usage information in NetWare Remote Manager has been updated with an Advanced option.
• Basic licensing information is now provided through the VERSION command at the server console.

Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS)

• NMAS is now version 2.02.

Novell Native File Access for Macintosh (AFP)

• Improved performance.

Novell Native File Access for UNIX

• Performing a large file copy on a traditional volume no longer aborts when the Cache_Aging_Interval is set to 0.
• The Root access parameter in export options is now functional.

  In order to give Modify and Root access to all clients, you need to explicitly add a trustee, enter an asterisk (*) in the Name field, and allow R/W or Root access using ConsoleOne.

• The objects domain_U and domain_G are now created only if the passwd and group map are selected during migration.
• NIS modules now refer to the Members attribute of the group. Using the SCHINST utility with the -n option moves the group's Group Membership list to the Members attribute. Also, for every user moved, it updates the user's Group Membership attribute and gives rights equivalent to that of the group.
• Makenis now adds users to the Members attribute, gives users the rights equivalent to that of the group, and updates its Group Membership attribute.
• The command line option -i has been added to the NISINST utility to specify the IP address to be attached to the NISServ Object. This option is useful in a cluster environment and for servers with multiple NIC cards.

Novell Native File Access for Windows (CIFS)

• CIFS now supports Master Browser.
• You can now access your DFS volumes through CIFS.

Novell NetStorage

• The Novell iFolder^TM passphrase creation window is improved.
• Support is now available for handheld devices running Windows CE.
• The HTML interface supports right-clicking on file and directory names.
• Menu items which are not applicable in the current reference are grayed out/disabled.
• If a user tries to copy over an existing file or directory, a prompt for permission to do the overwrite now appears.

Novell Storage Services (NSS)

• Background checker: The backgound checker periodically scans the file system and checks the IDs (including trustees) in the file system to make sure they are consistent with the entries in eDirectory. It deletes any old IDs that it finds and also fixes any NDS naming problems.
• CIFS support for DFS: You can now access your DFS volumes through the CIFS protocol.
• Clustering NSS volumes and pools in NSS: In ConsoleOne: You can now cluster-enable a volume or pool when you create it.
• DVD Support: You can now mount DVDs as NSS logical volumes.
• Junctions: Junctions are virtual directories or folders that point to the root of a volume, which can be located in a different place on the same server or on a different server. This makes the volume location transparent to the user. At this time, this functionality can be accessed only through the WebDAV or CIFS protocol.
• Multipath support: Multipath support is used to offline and reroute data paths in the event of a bad path or if maintenance is needed; this support is for multiple adapters on the same device. You manage this feature through NetWare Remote Manager.

Scripting

• Perl5.003 for NetWare has been upgraded to Perl5.6 for NetWare. Perl5.6 for NetWare is based on CPAN version Perl 5.6.1 and contains all the standard Perl extensions (Fcntl, IO, SDBM_File etc.). This also contains the Perl2UCS (formerly UCSExt) extension to access UCS components and CGI2perl for Web programming.
• The NSN console command parser is improved.

Storage Management Services (Backup and Restore)

• SMS now supports backup of open files on NSS volumes.

TCP/IP

• NIC teaming support: Configuration support in INETCFG for third-party vendor solutions for load balancing and fault tolerance at the NIC level.
• Web-Based Monitoring Utility (WEBCON.NLM): This utility is available through NetWare Remote Manager to view TCP/IP information that was previously available only through the TCPCON utility.