Now, lets turn our attention to a popular networking server software package across campus, namely Novell Netware. Novell has an excellent Year 2000 web site that addresses all its packages regarding Year 2000 compliance. After reviewing the Novell web site, it is evident that Novell is aware of Year 2000 issues and is reporting information o n several versions of Netware products. However, no results regarding potential problems by failing to upgrade have been published to our knowledge. As a proactive approach, Novell recommends Netware administrators address potential problems before the turn of the century.
Actions range from a complete software upgrade to nothing.
Here are the suggested steps. Make sure your microcomputer hardware is compliant. Determine the version of Netware you are running and then visit the Novell Year 2000 URL listed above. Find out what Novell recommends to make your version of Netware Year 2000 compliant. In general, Netware 3.11 or older will require a complete sof tware upgrade.