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By Don Gathers (dgathers@ns.uoregon.edu)
Many campus computer support staff have contacted me regarding Y2K patches for Novell servers. As you may already know, Netware 3.11 servers will not be Y2k compliant. Other servers can be made Y2K compliant, but they will all require patches. Here's a brief description of what's required for each:
Specific Y2K issues are addressed in the files contained in 312Y2Kp2.exe. Before installing these files, all the latest patches/fixes must already installed on the server. There are approximately 64 individual files that need to be installed. These patches are available on the Network Services file server, Zeus. Log in as user anonymous and go to \local\novell\312.
Since this is the oldest version of Netware to be tested for Y2K compliance, it naturally is the most heavily patched. Instructions can be found on at http://support.novell.com, or you can contact me directly at 346-4316 (dgathers@ns.uoregon.edu).
3.2 was shipped as Y2K compliant, but one set of patches was released to improve the CLIB files. This CLIB patch (lib312d.exe) is the same one that must be applied to Netware 312. You'll find it in the 312 area on Zeus (see log-in instructions above).
For Y2K compliance on your Netware 4.10 server, you must install the latest patch level, 410pt8b, plus the specific Y2K fixes found in 410Y2Kp2.exe. These patches are available on the Network Services file server, Zeus. Log in as user anonymous and go to \local\novell\410.
For Y2K compliance on your Netware 4.11 server, you can either apply specific fixes in 411Y2Kp2 or use the latest patch, nw4sp7a These patches are available on the Network Services file server, Zeus. Log in as user anonymous and go to \local\novell\411. Netware 4.2 4.2 was also shipped as Y2K compliant but requires a single set of patches to be truly compliant. The file is called 42Y2Kp1.exe. This patch is available on the Network Services file server, Zeus. Login as user anonymous and go to \local\novell\42.
For additional Y2K information and more detailed instructions for applying these patches, see http://support.novell.com
I have installed the patches on most versions of Netware and have not experienced any problems. If you encounter problems while applying any of these patches, please contact me at dgathers@ns.uoregon.edu