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To: ToySoldier who wrote (11385)	10/19/1998 10:28:00 AM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Toy - Novell has make Y2K patches publicly available free of charge to NetWare 3.12 I am aware that the patch exists. This is similar to the NT3.51 patch from MSFT - it addresses some corner cases. Realistically, both of these older OS versions handle the transition pretty well with the patches, but still IM departments need to test and be aware of the potential problem. I actually see this as a plus for Novell since they can finally get the older base of 2X and3X netware systems to a consistent base. Regarding Clustering, I hate to burst your bubble on that one as well. Novell is releasing phase 1 of its clustering as we speak (this is to replace the previous versions of NetWare SFTIII). Phase 2 of clustering which will be capable of 32 processors/systems will be released sometime next year. All these releases are based on their Orion technology (previously name Wolf Mountain). There is no way they couldhave abandoned this since clustering is a future need for large scale enterprise requirements. I am pretty well up to speed on Novell's clustering technology. But the core team that was developing that system (Merkey and crew) created a huge setback to the effort when they left Novell, and the integration of those products into the future Novell plans is unclear. I believe that Novell will move away from their current clustering direction and into a VI-compliant architecture with their next generation products. They were among the earliest of the technology partners when the VI initiative was announced. Do a little checking - I think you will find that the Orion products are 'transitional'. As MSFT and Novell move more into a VI model over the next few years, the architecture for both clustering and storage will change. Novell needs to be on the forefront of this change. It creates a new opportunity for them to use their technical expertise to link their directory and infrastructure products to more universal components at the ground level. Intel is very obviously trying to open the door here for Novell. This will be a very interesting competitive space over the next few years and anyone interested in either MSFT or Novell would do well to educate themselves on the subject and track the technology.