[Technical] NOS Switchover Query

[Russell Curr]

Hi Neil,

You are most welcome to visit - see my  reply to Daniel.

cheers
Russell

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Russell Curr
Network Manager
Avila College
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>>> neil at norwood.vic.edu.au 07/18/07 4:09 pm >>>
We would be very interested too in any site visit to share experiences and
learn more about mac integration.
 
We currently have Linux. Windows, Netware all living together happily (much
like Roland described) and are interested in developing the Mac options, and
finding out more about virtualisation. (various OS on same piece of
hardware.)
 
Neil Wallace
Norwood Secondary College
9871 0424

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From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:tech-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
Behalf Of Daniel Stefyn
Sent: Wednesday, 18 July 2007 4:02 PM
To: Technical Discussion in Schools Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Technical] NOS Switchover Query


Hi Russell,

We run a pretty similar setup here at Westall, but I'm interested in how you
manage the Mac authentication into Novell. A few staff have macbook laptops
and so far we have been using windows virtual machines to do the Novell
integration, anything easier would have a strong ease of use bonus. 

I understand Swinburne are also pretty heavily into Novell and Groupwise,
I'm wondering how you'd respond to allowing a site visit to have a look over
your setup and possibly seeing if we can arrange any mutual technology
collaboration. 

Daniel Stefyn


On 7/17/07, Russell Curr <RUSSELL at avila.vic.edu.au> wrote: 

..and similar here Keith.  We have Novell, Windows, and Linux servers.  All
authentication done via Novell; email on Groupwise, but use Linux for
Moodle, Squid, Sarg, CUPS, PaperCut (to manage printing and web credits -
works a treat).  And we are starting to deploy Mac workstations (laptops and
desktop systems) that authenticate into Novell.  Have also started using
VMserver after using VMworkstation for a couple of years. 

cheers
Russell

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Russell Curr
Network Manager
Avila College
Ph: 9831-9645
Fax: 03-9888-1202
email: russell at avila.vic.edu.au 
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>>> rgesthuizen at gmail.com 07/17/07 11:39 am >>>
Same here Keith, we run a hybrid network that happily supports Novell, 
Windows and Linux servers and a mix of workstations. Authentication by
Novell, application distribution and reimaging by Zenworks, print charging
with pcounter, some dedicated applications on a Windows server (bibliotech, 
markbook etc), Linux (mail / moodle / drupal / sarg / squid / squidguard
etc). I took some cues from Monash and Swinburne that run similar Novell
networks (where our Tech comes from).

Of course this isn't Highlander 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_%2528film%2529>and we are looking
to support a school, not a SOHO <
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network>
network.

Instead, give some thought now towards virtualising and migrating all your
your network servers using VMWare technology. No reason you cannot run all 
these happily together on the one or two physical servers. Once done, you
can step back and reexamine your network services once hardware is removed
from the equation and the focus is put back onto services. :-) 

Regards Roland

On 16/07/07, Keith Richardson <keithcr at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone - just back in Oz after 3 months away OS. Loved it, but have 
> come down to Earth with a thud...
> I am investigating switching our network from Novell to Microsoft 2003
> Server.
> Any advice?
> Cheers, Keith
> Keith Richardson
>
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