Talk:NetIQ eDirectory

Supported Platforms

Resolved

 – eDirectory runs on server operating systems only, not workstation OS (XP, etc.). The Supported Platforms section has been updated to list current 9.2.x platforms and note legacy platforms separately. Sparks19923 (talk) 07:48, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Under the Supported Platforms section, Windows XP Pro is not included. I thought that eDirectory was supported on XP - my school uses eDirectory with Windows 2000 and Windows XP workstations. Or am I misinterpreting it, and it's supposed to mean it will run on those servers, and it is not a list Operating Systems that can connect to it? If so, I think this needs to be clarified. --Tech Nerd 01:01, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

eDirectory itself does not run on the XP or any other Windows non server OS for that matter. eDirectory is normally installed on a server and accessed from a workstation via the Netware Client, LDAP or by some other means. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.141.212 (talk) 16:42, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Citation for "HPCWire"

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 – The HPCWire citation is not present in the current article. The article has been updated with seven inline citations to primary and secondary sources. Sparks19923 (talk) 07:48, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

I have not been able to verify the following citation made in this article:

"Sun Passes Billion-Object Performance Test". HPCWire. 2000-08-04. http://www.taborcommunications.com/archives/18242.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.

These are my findings:

• The page at http://www.taborcommunications.com/archives/18242.html makes no mention of its author or the party responsible for its publication.
• There is an image at the top of the page that contains the logo of Fujitsu, which links to http://www.tgc.com/sponsors/fujitsu/909.html.
• According to DNS and WHOIS queries I perfomed on 24-Jan-2010 at 02:15 EST (and supported by visiting the web pages at the roots http://www.taborcommunications.com/ and http://www.tgc.com/), the two host names www.tgc.com and www.taborcommunications.com refer to the same address and are owned by Tabor Communications, Inc. based in San Diego, CA.
• The citation attributes the article to "HPCWire." HPCWire is an actual publication, located at http://www.hpcwire.com/ and published by Tabor Communications, Inc. This is supported by WHOIS query on www.hpcwire.com.
• When searching for "sun passes billion-object performance test" (with quotes) on the HPCWire website, I was unable to obtain any results.
• Wikipedia maintains no page for HPCWire.

Based upon these findings, I feel there is some reasonable doubt as to the reliability of this reference with respect to its publication status. I cite the lack of any stated author or publisher on the page itself in support of this claim. I furthermore feel there is doubt as to the credibility of this reference. I cite the dubious inclusion of the Fujitsu logo without any link to the corporate website of Fujitsu, the hosting of the page on the corporate website of the publisher instead of on the website of the publication, and the potential obscurity of the publication itself in support of this claim. I have therefore tagged this as a potentially unreliable source in the article.—Kbolino (talk) 07:35, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

A better reference is the source of the claim "Sun Passes Billion-Object Performance Test" is the original articale posted by Novell May 1st 2000 which can be found here https://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana20000502.html ~2026-45350-88 (talk) 06:31, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

A better reference is the source of the claim "Sun Passes Billion-Object Performance Test" is the original articale posted by Novell May 1st 2000 which can be found here https://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana20000502.html Sebastiaanveld (talk) 07:29, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Netware Name Service

Resolved

 – History section now covers NDS origins (1993) and the bindery it replaced. NetWare Name Service was a Novell NetWare 3.x feature distinct from NDS; the two are not a direct upgrade path. Sparks19923 (talk) 07:48, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

In the article Netware, it is stated that the Netware Name Service was started with Netware 3.x version. Is Novell Directory Service is an upgrade of Name Service? Even if it is not an updgade, should we mention about the Netware Name Service in this article? --Vssun (talk) 04:55, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Microsoft Windows Server

In the list of supported platforms multiple versions of "Windows Server <release>" are individually listed. It makes more sense to list "Microsoft Windows Server" as a generally supported platform, which convention better supports other platforms listed in the list too as those follow the "<vendorname> <product>" pattern too. Sebastiaanveld (talk) 05:49, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

FLAIM database history

The articaly reads "FLAIM is an open source embeddable database engine developed by Novell". Flaim origins from GroupWise which Novell got from their Wordperfect aquisition. Originally FLAIM was developed at WordPerfect, so it would be from a historical perspective nice to add this information to the article and helpfull we could find another source supporting that (like a wordperfect announcement containing this information?); The only source I could find so far is in GroupWise articel itself which reads "1993: Version 4.0 brought an entirely new interface and transitioning to a database technology for the message store." which was the Flaim database technology. Novell then aquired WordPerfect in 1994 and sold the Office solution in 1996 but kept GroupWise and it's database technology. ~2026-45350-88 (talk) 07:24, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

FLAIM database history

The articaly reads "FLAIM is an open source embeddable database engine developed by Novell". Flaim origins from GroupWise which Novell got from their Wordperfect aquisition. Originally FLAIM was developed at WordPerfect, so it would be from a historical perspective nice to add this information to the article and helpfull we could find another source supporting that (like a wordperfect announcement containing this information?); The only source I could find so far is in GroupWise articel itself which reads "1993: Version 4.0 brought an entirely new interface and transitioning to a database technology for the message store." which was the Flaim database technology. Novell then aquired WordPerfect in 1994 and sold the Office solution in 1996 but kept GroupWise and it's database technology. Sebastiaanveld (talk) 07:31, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

After some searching I can across this article supporting FLAIM origins from wordperfect:

"WordPerfect .. acquired the technology during the company's early-1990s heyday, and used it as the basis of the WordPerfect Communications Server, an early collaboration and office email tool. Novell bought WP in 1994, acquiring FLAIM and the WPCS system along with it, and WPCS (also known as WordPerfect Office) ultimately evolved into GroupWise."

https://everything2.com/node/e2node/FLAIM Sebastiaanveld (talk) 07:46, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

And another referene supporting FLAIM was developed at Wordperfect is "WordPerfect Corporation acquired the initial idea for FLAIM and developed it for use in the WordPerfect product."which can be found at page 121 of the book https://dokumen.pub/novells-guide-to-troubleshooting-edirectory-0789731460-9780789731463.html

This is from the original book Novell’s Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory Copyright © 2005 by Novell, Inc.:

Novell’s Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory

Peter Kuo and Jim Henderson

International Standard Book Number: 0-7897-3146-0 Sebastiaanveld (talk) 07:57, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

This book "Novell’s Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory" is already part of the "Futher reading" section so we can use it for Inline citation as required. Sebastiaanveld (talk) 08:10, 20 August 2026 (UTC)