Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1 Released
Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1 includes significant product enhancements that make the automation of user and collaborative file-based storage management both easier and powerful. Here is a summary of some of the more notable product enhancements that will make you want to download Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1 today!
New Interface for Active Directory
NSMAdmin, the administrative interface for managing Novell Storage Manager, has been re-engineered to use the improved NSMAdmin interface for Novell eDirectory. Icons and dialogs have all been given an updated look. Additionally, the interface has been redesigned to be easier to use. For example, where an administrator had to previously perform certain tasks through multiple steps in NSMAdmin, many of these steps can now be addressed through a single form. In addition, a Quick Links tab lets you place and access your most frequently used management options.
Policy Reporting Enabled Through Novell File Reporter
Novell File Reporter helps organizations more effectively manage network storage by providing administrators the ability to access a comprehensive set of information about their network storage so that they can determine the best means of addressing their storage content. This information comes through reports detailing the files on network volumes, folder paths, and Linux mount points.
When Novell File Reporter is deployed with Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1, you can generate reports on Novell Storage Manager policy paths, providing you with reports on the user or collaborative data stored on the various storage target paths that are defined in a policy.
Storage Redistribution
When deployed in a Novell eDirectory environment, Novell Storage Manager 2.5 allows for policies to include storage distribution parameters for automatically distributing user and collaborative storage content when various thresholds for storage are met. Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1 adds the ability to redistribute the storage via a Management Action when storage needs to be rebalanced across multiple target paths.
This is a powerful new feature that can assure that user storage is optimized at all times, no matter what the state of the storage on the network.
Re-engineered Event Monitors for AD
In Active Directory environments, Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1 no longer requires that Event Monitors run on domain controllers.
Support for Windows Server 2008
Novell Storage Manager 2.5 SP1 has been engineered and thoroughly tested to support network environments that include Windows Server 2008.
