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HP INTERNAL USE ONLY
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NetWare for the HP 9000 Series 800 Q&A's
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Q: What is NetWare for the HP 9000?
A: NetWare for the HP9000 is a fully compatible NetWare server
product which provides transparent integration of PC's to the
HP 9000. Overall, it allows for file and printer sharing.
File sharing allows PC's to share data residing on an HP 9000
server and access the files using commands which they understand.
For example, the HP9000 is mapped onto the PC as the M:\ drive. A user
wishing to retrieve a file in a wordprocessing application on their PC may
access the file on the HP 9000 by typing M:\filename. From
the user's standpoint the file appears the be on their local
PC even though it resides on the HP9000.
Printer sharing allows users to print their PC applications
over the network. This saves money because companies don't
have to buy a printer for every PC; they are shared.
The HP 9000 with NetWare services will connect existing
Novell networks or, can be used to build new NetWare networks and
provides the same services as NetWare on PC based servers.
Q: I am happy with my NetWare Intel server. Why would I want to upgrade to
NetWare for the HP 9000?
A: Netware on the HP9000 presents a great opportunity for HP! With
the large installed base of Novell customers, Netware on the
HP 9000 allows you to integrate into these environments.
There are several reasons customers may want to use Netware on the
HP9000. The key customer qualifications are:
* The customer must have a business critical application or
database which runs on the server, and wishes to integrate this
with other PC's and or Netware Servers.
* The customer is willing to place and Manage UNIX in their
environment.
* The customer must have PC clients using OS/2, Dos or Windows.
* The customer already has Novell or has a stated preference for
Novell.
Examples where Netware on the HP 9000 makes sense:
1) The customer has a need for UNIX or or an application
which requires an HP9000, but they have an existing Novell
server. These customers may want to place Netware
on the HP9000 to eliminate having to manage 1 or more
Novell Intel servers in addition to the HP9000; this eliminates
the need for the Intel server. This makes managing the environment
easier because the customer can consolidate their business application
and file/printer sharing onto one server and take advantage
of the management and back-up capabilities of the HP9000 Series
800.
2) Business applications on the HP 9000 can spool document output
to remote printers connected to other Netware servers in an
enterprise. In an environment where there are many Netware
servers and few if any UNIX servers, this allows the HP9000
to integrate in this environment and enjoy the advantages
of remote spooling off of other Intel File Servers. Netware
allows the HP9000 to "talk" to these other Intel servers and
peripherals connected to them. It doesn't replace, but
integrates with the environment.
3) The customer wishes to share files between UNIX workstations
and PC's. If Unix Clients are using NFS to share files, adding
Netware allows the PC's to access the files on the server from
the UNIX clients, but in the PC's language e.g. M:\filename
The HP9000 offers NFS for the Workstations, adding Netware for
Unix makes this possible.
4) The customer wants to develop a client-server application. The
HP9000 offers a much richer Client/Server development environment
than Novell on Intel. In fact, industry articles have
indicated that the Novell Native development environment on Intel
doesn't offer basic operating system capabilities for mission
critical applications. For example, if one application on
an Intel Novell environment goes down, it will bring down all
the applications running on the server. Therefore, although
it is claimed that NLM's (applications written to Native Novell Intel
environments) are typically faster, it is at the cost of not having
safeguards which are mandatory for mission critical applications.
5) If the customer is geographically dispersed or if the customer
is extremely concerned about support. HP offers worldwide support
for the HP9000 and Netware. Vendors typically selling Intel
based Netware Servers do not have the geographic coverage or
the breadth to cover major accounts. In this situation, the
HP9000 with Netware, may make sense.
Examples where NetWare and an HP9000 S/800 does not make sense:
1) In cases where the customer doesn't need a UNIX server for
an application. They have DOS applications or NLM's only.
2) In cases where the customer is looking for a file and print
server for a PC workgroup in which the customer doesn't have a
need for a UNIX server.
Q: What is HP's relationship with Novell?
A: HP signed a strategic relationship agreement with Novell last December.
This agreement was reviewed by John Young because this relationship
involved both the CPO for laserjets and peripherals and the CSO.
This is a channel partner agreement, not an equity arrangement.
Although HP inked the deal last December, HP has been working
with Novell for years. Therefore, the HP/Novell relationship
is pervasive throughout HP and is strong from many years.
As an indication of the strength of this relationship, HP was
to first to partner with Novell in porting Native Novell to the
PA-Risc Architecture. Moreover, Novell has replaced their
systems in their Utah and Texas facilities with HP Vectras.
Sun and IBM cannot say this.
Q: When will Native Novell be available on the HP 9000 Series 800?
A: Native Novell will not be available on the HP9000
as it exists today with the HP-UX operating system. Native Novell
is an operating system (hence the name Network Operating System)
in its own right. Therefore applications which run in the UNIX
environment will not run on the Native Novell Environment. The
only applications which can run in the Native environment are those
specifically written for it. They are called Netware Loadable
Modules (NLM's).
Intel based Netware servers have historically not been used to
run applications on the server. They have been used typically to
store files and share printers, and serve applications which run on the
PC clients. Therefore, there are few commercially proven applications
which run on Native Servers, and these Intel servers have not been
traditionally used to run mission critical applications.
Native PA-Risc will open up opportunities for HP in high performance
file and print server segments. It will also fit in markets that
have NLM applications. It is expected to be available in late 1993.
If the customer needs to run mission critical databases and applications on
the server and wants to merge that with file and print sharing, then
the HP 9000 provides the proven quality, security and reliability that
such applications require.
Q: Does NetWare for the HP 9000 have a proven track record?
A: Yes. Netware for the HP9000 has been available on the platform
since mid-1991. With the addition of Netware to the HP CPL this
year, sales have ramped up dramatically, and have significantly
exceeded expectations. To date, unit volume is 150% of quota!
Q: What is the performance on Netware for the HP9000 relative to Native
Intel performance?
A: Today, HP 9000 Netware performance on an S/817-837 class system is
below what a customer will expect on a Native 486 platform. With the
positioning that this is a connectivity solution and not a performance
solution, customers are usually happy with trading off
performance to gain the benefits of security, application availability,
avoiding vendor lock-in and database reliability for mission critical
applications. HP has many satisfied, and referenceable customers
for this product.
HP is making enhancements to the product to improve overall
performance to that of NetWare native on an Intel 486. In Q2 we
will be releasing performance figures on the latest version of NetWare
on the HP 9000 version 3.11. GSY will be investing this fiscal year
in tuning the product and taking further advantage of the PA-Risc
Architecture. However, we cannot commit to actual improvements
until a full investigation has been done.
Q: What is the summary of benefits on Netware on the HP9000 Series 800?
A: * Integrate file and printer sharing with business applications
running on the server.
* Centrally Manage Novell and other Networking Environments using
HP OpenView
* Transparent integration of the HP9000 with other Intel based
Netware servers to share files and printers over the entire
network.
* Superior Communications to the Enterprise
* Support Multi-NOS environments
* Open, proven environment for developing client server and running
mission critical applications.
* A scalable growth path with the HP9000
* HP Worldwide Support
Lasty,HP is currently selling more Netware for UNIX than any other Vendor.
This includes the RS/6000, DataGeneral and Novell's 16 other Netware
for UNIX partners! Therefore, the HP9000 and Netware for UNIX is
definitely a winning combination!
Glossary
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Portable Netware - This is the name of the original version of Netware as it
came out on the market. Novell has since
improved on this product and changed the name to overcome
negative perceptions which were created around the
original product.
Netware for UNIX - This is the proper name for the Product as it runs on
the HP 9000 and other non-Intel platforms. This product
has more tuning to increase performance and integration
with the platform. It offers the same functionality
as that is found on Native Intel based Novell Servers.
Native Netware - The Novell product which runs on a dedicated Intel Server
and is the operating system on that platform. This is
the product which is being ported to Native PA-Risc.