DSfW 2008 R2 Schema Update
DSfW is in the process of being updated to 2008 R2 schema and needs your help. If you are interested in beta testing the next version of DSfW please send an e-mail to pmadhan@microfocus.com and Chitradevi.Kumaraswamy@microfocus.com with a subject line ‘Interested in Domain Services for Windows Beta Program’
The final version will support 2012 schema, aes encryption, and fine grained password policies. This is exciting and would be a great project to be part of. This is your chance see and be a major contributor for the coming versions of DSfW.
For more information on this project please go to the coolsolution page below.
https://www.novell.com/communities/coolsolutions/updating-dsfw-environment-ad2008-r2-level-beta-planned/
OES11 SP1 Beta released
The OES11 SP1 Beta has been publicly released
Check it out if you are interested in seeing some of the new features in OES
The big news for Domain Services for Windows is the simplified install.
The install allows for a simplified install
For the simplified install the YaST configuration screens have been minimized.
The first screen start with what type of install instead of the eDirectory screen.
Some screens have been eliminated and common default values are used automatically making the install less confusing.
Plus it runs on SLES11 SP2
For more info see http://www.novell.com/beta/auth/beta.jsp?id=4425&type=1
The ISOs can be found here:
ISOs:http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=hXpxKX0Z4g8~
The documentation can be found here:
Docs:http://www.novell.com/documentation/beta/oes11/oes11_toc/data/index-stand.html