Forty-seven per cent of the existing servers are not at a current revision level of the Novell operating system. All departments using Novell products covered in the site license would be required to participate in funding the rest of the site license fee. A formula exists to equitably distribute the cost. A purchasing block would prevent departments buying a Novell product that is already paid for by the site license. Cost to the departments will be about the same for departments paying node based maintenance, double for departments paying server based maintenance and a new cost to departments not paying maintenance.
Departments buy their own CD sets.
Novell products are for departmental use only and to not be redistributed. Compliance with University standards for networking is required . Compliance with Novell standards is encouraged . Training of departmental LAN administrators is the responsibility of the department. CNS can provide guidance in LAN administration or contract with departments for LAN administration, setup and support of servers.