Portlock Boot CD 5.0 for NetWare
Introduction
The Portlock Boot CD for NetWare is the essential system administrator toolkit used for professionally managing and maintaining enterprise servers. System administrators can manage NetWare systems, even when an operating system will not boot. Possible booting solutions are CD, USB, PXE, dual-boot, etc.
The Portlock Boot CD for NetWare is based upon Windows PE 2.1 which is built from Windows Server 2008 and is released in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Nearly all storage and networking hardware are supported.
Related product: Portlock SMART Suite for Windows
Portlock customers interested in the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare might also be interested in expanding their administrative toolkit with Portlock SMART Suite for Windows.
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October 2: Portlock Boot CD for NetWare 5.08 released
New features and improvements:
Added Portlock WiFi Manager, enabling users to connect to wireless networks from the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare. For more information, read the Wireless LAN FAQ.
September 22: Portlock Boot CD for NetWare 5.07 released
New features and improvements:
Added support for Sun VirtualBox (read the VirtualBox FAQ)- Single dual-boot ISO image including both 32-bit and 64-bit Portlock
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- Updated splash screens for all Portlock utilities
September 8: Portlock Boot CD for NetWare 5.06 released
New features and improvements:
Added support for dual booting BIOS- and UEFI-based systems (64-bit version only)- Portlock Computer Management displays detailed information about the host installation
- Portlock OS Manager detects the installed host operating system.
- Portlock Device Manager now supports creating a supported device list
- Portlock Crash Analyzer records instances in which a system halts during system management or run time
- The Portlock Boot CD for NetWare User's Guide has been extensively updated
Top 10 Features of the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare, version 5.0
New Menu Interface: All utilities are accessible through a new graphical user interface, including a start menu with a taskbar to access open windows.
- Portlock Drive Explorer: View files and directories on your local disks (NTFS, Netware Traditional and NSS) and removable media, and extract/copy individual files from your system to an alternate location.
- Portlock Device Manager: View detailed information on system devices. Use Portlock Device Manager to find unsupported devices and install missing drivers.
- Portlock Computer Management: Manage critical information such as users, groups, programs, drivers, services, system information, events and administrator passwords.
- Portlock OS Manager: Detects the installed host operating system.
- Portlock Boot Manager: Analyze system boot configurations and dual-boot a system with the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare.
- Remote Connections: Use VNC to connect to a system running the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare. Also use Remote Desktop, VNC or RCONIP – a Netware-based remote connection utility – to connect to a desktop or server from a system running the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare.
- Portlock Drive Map: Map a network drive to a specified server and/or directory and copy individual files or install a driver to and from alternate locations.
- Portlock Network Configuration: Configure your server with DHCP or a static IP. Use the included network diagnostic utility to verify your network connection and resolve network problems.
- Portlock Display Manager: Change the display configuration and resolution of the Portlock Boot CD for NetWare.
- System Information: Obtain a wide variety of information about your system and devices, ranging from model and type to components and problem devices.
