Compaq delivers new Novell eDirectory Collection Agent, Management Agents, and ProLiant Cluster KitsAtlanta 11 September 2001 The Compaq ProLiant servers will support the new Novell NetWare 6 operating system. As part of its support, Compaq will extend its directory management, fault and performance management, and high availability offerings to include updated eDirectory Collection Agent and Compaq Management Agents for ProLiant servers, and ProLiant Cluster Kits for NetWare 6. By providing continued support and optimisation on ProLiant servers for customers that plan to deploy NetWare 6 servers, Compaq will deliver simple solutions that enable customers to maximise their resources,plan for change and growth, and to ensure continuous operations.
As the primary development platform for NetWare 6, ProLiant servers provide the highest levels of continuous operations, and investment protection for server and storage infrastructure available. Compaq solutions for NetWare 6 enable customers to simplify access to and management of resources, secure the integrity and availability of digital assets, and accelerate the scalability of enterprise networks.
The new Compaq eDirectory Collection Agent enables customers that deploy eDirectory and Compaq Management Agents for NetWare to simplify inventory management by automating the collection of hardware asset data for ProLiant platforms running NetWare 6. The Compaq eDirectory Collection Agent implements server and client-based components that build upon the functionality of Compaq Management Agents to gather and view detailed hardware configuration and revision data, and populate the directory from anywhere on the network.
The updated Compaq Management Agents for NetWare 6 will provide enhanced Web-based fault and performance management for ProLiant servers including NIC, memory, CPU, disk and environmental status and alerts. The Compaq Management Agents for NetWare also enable easy access remotely through NetScape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, as well as from within Compaq Insight
Manager XE.
The new ProLiant Cluster Kits for NetWare 5.1 and NetWare 6 will be available in October. The two-to-twelve node cluster solutions will allow ProLiant server configurations to be deployed with the highest levels of computing power, and with the maximum flexibility and efficiency available in industry-standard environments. The new ProLiant Cluster Kits for Novell will also deliver the highest levels of uptime and performance for customers who require continuous operations and need storage consolidation. Compaq ProLiant Clusters for NetWare are comprised of Compaq ProLiant Servers, StorageWorks Storage Arrays, NetWare and Novell Cluster Services Software.
The eDirectory Collection Agent updated for NetWare 5.X will be available in quarter 4, 2001, as well as the updated Compaq Management Agents and ProLiant Cluster Kits for NetWare 6.
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