vitek@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Witek Piestrzynski) (02/20/91)
Novell Netware - Australian Universities Agreement
The Sydney University Computing Service has now finalised details for the
supply of Novell Netware to all Australian Universities at substantial
education discounts. A brief description of the various Netware versions
and their comparitive pricing is given below Novell Netware is the industry
standard for PC based file servers and is now expanding its functionality
to include OS/2 and Macintosh workstations, and in the future, TCP/IP support.
Being the industry standard for PC networks has meant it has been well
supported by PC software.
Products such as Windows for example works on Netware but not as yet on many
other networks. Initially, Netware provided only a disk based server,
but software available today can extend Netware to be a print server,
communications server, or even an SQL server. The low cost entry point for
a Netware server makes it suitable for both small and large departments.
There are three main versions of netware suited to the University environment.
These are Advanced Netware, SFT Netware, and Netware 386.
A Netware server uses its own disk format and access scheme optimised for
multiple users (unlike MS-DOS). While it is possible to share a 286 or 386
based PC with DOS and a Netware server, it is not recommended, a reliable
netware server should be a dedicated PC. Netware supports many cabling schemes
including Ethernet, TokenRing, and LocalTalk. Advanced Netware allows up to
100 concurrent users, be they MS-DOS, Macintosh, or OS/2. All Netware servers
from Advanced Netware and above include system reliability features such as
an active disk correction scheme and UPS (uninteruptible power supply)
monitoring.
SFT Netware offers the same features as Advanced Netware as well as a database
transaction processing scheme. This scheme is supported by several PC database
products. SFT Netware can also handle both Disk Mirroring and Disk
Duplexing for environments requiring extreme reliability.
Netware 386 is the most highly recommended version of Netware due to its
future support and third party enhancements. It offers larger volume sizes,
increased concurrent users (250 users) and larger file sizes (4G). It also
permits Workgroup managers in addition to the Supervisor.
All Netware versions provide excellent security features including the
ability to prevent software copying - particularly important in a student
environment. Netware can run on most 286 or 386 based PC's and requires
4 Megabytes of memory.
Pricing / Ordering
* Manuals must be ordered separately
they are required for any installation not already using a
similar Netware server
* Please specify 3.5" disks or 5.25" disks. Orders received without
specifying will receive 5.25" disks.
* Under the Australian Univerities agreement, Netware is copied by an
appointed distributer and is not necessarily shipped on red label,
Novell disks.
Pricing AU$
ELS Level II 1344
Adv. NetWare 2240
SFT NetWare 3509
NetWare 386 4749
Trade-in
Adv. NetWare 746
SFT NetWare 1270
NetWare 386 1270
Manuals
ELS Level II 115
Adv. NetWare 242
SFT NetWare 242
Netware 386 242
Assurance Advanced $ 746.00
" SFT $ 746.00
" 386 $1120.00
The above overview is intended as general information in the form of a
circular, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further
information.
Regards,
Witold Piestrzynski
Engineering Manager
,-_|\ University Computing Service
/ \ University of Sydney Phone: +61 2 692-3496
\_,-._* New South Wales, 2006, FAX: +61 2 660-6557
v AUSTRALIA. E-mail: vitek@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU