* Novell confirms NetWare will be virtual service on top Linux engine in OES Last December we shared with you news that NetWare would become a virtual service running on top of the Linux engine in Open Enterprise Server. I’ve now been able to track down, with the help of Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor, the slideshow outlining the OES roadmap confirming these plans for NetWare. The slideshow is contained in a large PDF file. Sorry about that!Jump through the document to page 26, “NetWare ViX”, which shows the “configuration option for running NetWare para-virtualized on top of [SuSE Linux Enterprise Server’s] Xen.” For those not fluent in Novell marketing-speak, Xen is a “hypervisor ” and “Para-virtualization” means the NetWare kernel is “optimized for performance on Xen.” Evidently, the “Para-virtualization” means you can’t actually run unmodified NetWare on the hypervisor (unlike, say, VMware – see “Running NetWare 6 Under VMware Workstation for Windows”). Among the benefits touted are:* Backward compatible NLM support. * Preserve NetWare management tools.* Tools for NetWare to NetWare ViX migrations.* NLM’s on new hardware.Yes, you can run NLMs on new hardware. I’ll bet that’s something you’ve been waiting for, isn’t it?It does, though, preserve your investment in NetWare add-on products for a little longer, and for that we can be grateful.According to slide 20 of the slideshow, the second generation version of OES (codenamed “Cypress”), the one with virtualized NetWare, will ship by year-end. Those of you at BrainShare this week may have more up to date information. In addition to NetWare ViX, “Cypress” was also slated to have new or improved features including:* Enterprise Distributed Management* Workgroup File Services* Enterprise Print Services * Storage and High Availability* Information WorkPlace Stack* Workgroup Services Desktop Presence* Enterprise Deployment Services* Global Identity and Security Services* x86-64 SupportWatch for it! Related content news Dell provides $150M to develop an AI compute cluster for Imbue Helping the startup build an independent system to create foundation models may help solidify Dell’s spot alongside cloud computing giants in the race to power AI. By Elizabeth Montalbano Nov 29, 2023 4 mins Generative AI Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence news DRAM prices slide as the semiconductor industry starts to decline TSMC is reported to be cutting production runs on its mature process nodes as a glut of older chips in the market is putting downward pricing pressure on DDR4. By Sam Reynolds Nov 29, 2023 3 mins Flash Storage Technology Industry news analysis Cisco, AWS strengthen ties between cloud-management products Combining insights from Cisco ThousandEyes and AWS into a single view can dramatically reduce problem identification and resolution time, the vendors say. By Michael Cooney Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Management Software Cloud Computing opinion Is anything useful happening in network management? Enterprises see the potential for AI to benefit network management, but progress so far is limited by AI’s ability to work with company-specific network data and the range of devices that AI can see. By Tom Nolle Nov 28, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Network Management Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe