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'''Open Enterprise Server'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emerson Process Management |date=October 31, 2023 |title=OpenEnterpriseTM SCADA Suite |url=https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/brochure-openenterprise-scada-suite-version-2-83-en-132608.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031172853/https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/brochure-openenterprise-scada-suite-version-2-83-en-132608.pdf |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Emerson |format=PDF}}</ref> ('''OES''') is a [[Server (computing)|server]] [[operating system]] published by [[OpenText]]. It was first published by [[Novell]] in March 2005 to succeed their [[NetWare]] product.<ref name="Morgan">{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/13/novell_open_enterprise_server_11/ |last=Prickett Morgan |first=Timothy |date=13 December 2011 |title=NetWare-Linux Love Child Turned Up to 11 |website=[[The Register]] |access-date=2017-02-07}}</ref>

Unlike NetWare, Novell OES is a [[Linux distribution]]—specifically, one based on [[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rouse |first=Margaret |date=December 21, 2011 |title=Open Enterprise Server |url=https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26069/open-enterprise-server-oes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810085220/https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26069/open-enterprise-server-oes |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Techopedia}}</ref> The first major release of Open Enterprise Server (OES 1) could run either with a [[Linux kernel]] (with a [[NetWare]] [[compatibility layer]]) or Novell's [[NetWare]] [[Kernel (operating system)|kernel]] (with a [[Linux]] compatibility layer).<ref name="Morgan" /> Novell discontinued the NetWare kernel prior to the release of OES 2, but NetWare 6.5 SP7, and later SP8, can run as a [[Paravirtualization|paravirtualized]] [[Hardware virtualization#Paravirtualization|guest]] inside the [[Xen]] [[hypervisor]] (Officiallyofficially supported until 7 March 2012, Novell self-supported until 7 March 2015).

=={{anchor|1.01|2.03}}OES 1 and OES 2 ==

Novell released OES 1, the first version of OES, on 25 March 2005.<ref name="Morgan" /> Since some users wanted [[backward compatibility]] with NetWare, Novell offered two installation options: OES-NetWare and OES-Linux. These are two different operating systems with different kernels and different [[User space#Overview|userlands]].

OES-NetWare is NetWare v6.5 equipped with [[NetWare Loadable Module]]s for various Novell services (such as [[NetWare Core Protocol]], [[Novell eDirectory]], [[Novell Storage Services]], and [[iPrint]]) and [[open-source software]] (such as [[OpenSSH]], [[Apache Tomcat]], and the [[Apache HTTP Server]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hewlett Packard Enterprise |date=October 21, 2005 |title=Open Enterprise Server (OES) |url=https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/c04283233 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717064800/https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/c04283233.html |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Hewlett Packard Enterprise |type=Imbedded PDF |format=PDF}}</ref>

OES-Linux is based on the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]] (SLES) with added NetWare services ported to the Linux kernel: e.g. the NetWare Core Protocol, Novell eDirectory, Novell Storage Services, and iPrint.

Novell released OES 2, the second version of OES, on 12 October 2007,. itIt was the first SLES-Linux-kernel-only OES, but it retained the OES-NetWare operating system option, as NetWare 6.5 SP7, can run as a [[Paravirtualization|paravirtualized]] [[Hardware virtualization#Paravirtualization|guest]] inside the [[Xen]] [[hypervisor]]. The SLES base of the OES 2 was later updated to SLES 10 SP1.

Features introduced in OES 2 include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2/upgrade_to_oes_lx/?page=/documentation/oes2/upgrade_to_oes_lx/data/front.html |title=Upgrading to OES2: Planning & Implementation Guide}}</ref>

* [[32-bit]] system or [[64-bit]] system supporting 64 bit and 32 bit applications

* [[Hardware virtualization]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenEnterprise™ SCADA Systems {{!}} Emerson US |url=https://www.emerson.com/en-us/catalog/emerson-openenterprise-scada-systems |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=www.emerson.com}}</ref>

* [[Hardware virtualization]]

* Dynamic Storage Technology, which provides Novell Shadow Volumes

* [[Windows ___domain]] services (from OES 2 SP1)

* [[Apple Filing Protocol]] (AFP) with Cross ProtocollProtocol Locking AFP-NCP-Samba (CPL) (from OES 2 SP1)

See also (based on different OES editions):

* Novell Open Workgroup Suite

* Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition

== OES 11 ==

OES 11 was released on 12 December 2011 based on SLES 11 SP1 64-bit (From OES 2 no NetWare kernel any more). This is the first version of OES to be 64-bit (x86_64) only. NetWare 6.5 SP8 was still possible to run as a 32-bit only [[Paravirtualization|paravirtualized]] [[Hardware virtualization#Paravirtualization|guest]] inside the [[Xen]] [[hypervisor]].

* Introduces Novell Kanaka for Mac client

* Uses Zypper tool to patch up to 100 times faster than OES2

* Added Automated / Unattended Upgrades from OES2

* New Novell Linux Volume Manager ( NLVM) provides easier storage management

Novell released a [[service pack]], OES 11 SP1, on 28 August 2012.

Novell released a [[service pack]], OES 11 SP2, on 28 January 2014.

Novell released a [[service pack]], OES 11 SP3, on 26 July 2016.

== OES 2015==

* OES 2015 was released on 31 August 2015, addedadding new features and improved performance.<ref name=v2015>{{cite web |url=https://www.novell.com/products/openenterpriseserver/ |title=Manage File & Print Networks - Open Enterprise Server |newspaper=Novell Web site |access-date= 20 November 2015}}</ref>

* OES 2015 SP1 was released on 14 June 2016 and was the first to be rebranded [[Micro Focus]]<ref name=v2015.1>{{cite web |url=https://www.novell.com/documentation/oes2015/pdfdoc/oes_readme/oes_readme.pdf|title=OES 2015 Readme |access-date= 16 December 2023}}</ref> after Micro Focus purchased [[The Attachmate Group]] which included Novell.

* OES 2015 SP1 was released on 14 June 2016.<ref name=v2015/>

== OES 2018 & 2023 ==

*Micro OES 2018 wasFocus released onOES 282018 in November 2017, with three service releases (the last being OES 2018 SP3 in July 2021). All releases were all based on SLES 12 SP2and its service packs.

* OES 2018 SP1 was released on 7 February 2019, based on SLES 12 SP3.

* OES 2018 SP2 was released on 5 May 2020, based on SLES 12 SP5.

While SUSE was sold by Micro Focus in 2018,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Burton |first=Graham |date=2 July 2018 |title=Micro Focus to sell SUSE Linux to private equity firm for US$2.5bn |url=https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3035155/micro-focus-to-sell-suse-linux-to-private-equity-firm-for-usd25bn |magazine=[[Computing (magazine)|Computing]] |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072455/https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3035155/micro-focus-to-sell-suse-linux-to-private-equity-firm-for-usd25bn |url-status=dead }}</ref> SLES support and updates are included with an OES installation, provided at least one OES component is installed.

== Release summary ==

* OES, released on 25 March 2005, based on NetWare 6.5 SP3 and SLES 9 SP1.

** OES SP1, released in September 2005, was based on NetWare 6.5 SP4 and SLES 9 SP2.

** OES SP2, released in January 2006, was based on NetWare 6.5 SP5 and SLES 9 SP3.

* OES 2, released on 12 October 2007 based on NetWare 6.5 SP7 and SLES 10 SP1.

** OES 2 SP1, released on 1 December 2008,<ref name="lifecycle">{{cite web |url=http://support.novell.com/lifecycle |title=Novell Product Support Lifecycle}}</ref> based on NetWare 6.5 SP8 and SLES 10 SP2.

** OES 2 SP2 was released on 11 November 2009,<ref name="lifecycle" /> based on SLES 10 SP3.

** OES 2 SP3 was released on 7 November 2014,<ref name="lifecycle" /> based on SLES 10 SP3, SLES 10 SP4 (as of April 15th 2011).

* OES 11 was released on 12 December 2011, based on SLES 11 SP1 (64-bit only).

** OES 11 SP1 was released on 28 August 2012,<ref name="lifecycle" /> based on SLES 11 SP2.

** OES 11 SP2 was released on 28 January 2014,<ref name="lifecycle" /> based on SLES 11 SP3.

** OES 11 SP3 was released on 26 July 2016, based on SLES 11 SP4.

* OES 2015 was released on 31 August 2015.<ref name=v2015/>, based on SLES 11 SP3.

** OES 2015 SP1 was released on 14 June 2016, SLES 11 SP4.

* OES 2018 was released on 28 November 2017, based on SLES 12 SP2.

** OES 2018 SP1 was released on 7 February 2019, based on SLES 12 SP3.

** OES 2018 SP2 was released on 5 May 2020, based on SLES 12 SP5.

OES 2023 was released in October 2022, using a base of SLES 15 SP4. It includes a new Unified Management Console (UMC) to supersede iManager for server management, TLS 1.3 support and was bundled with NetIQ eDirectory 9.2.7.<ref name=v2023>{{cite web |url=https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/open-enterprise-server/2023/unified_management_console/overview.html|title=What's New or Changed in OES 2023 |access-date= 16 December 2023}}</ref>

== End-of-support schedule ==

Breaking with previous convention, OES 23.4 (rather than SP1) was released in October 2023, and was rebranded to [[OpenText]],<ref name=v23.4>{{cite web |url=https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/open-enterprise-server/23.4/oes_readme/t4f3jxli8w2p.html#t4me07gaejta|title=What's New or Changed in OES 23.4 |access-date= 16 December 2023}}</ref> after their purchase of Micro Focus earlier in the year. General support was extended to 3 years from the usual 2 years of previous releases.<ref name=sles_entitlement>{{cite web |url=https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7023123|title=SLES support entitlement with OWS products |access-date= 16 December 2023}}</ref>

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== Components ==

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* Automatic Client Upgrade (ACU) -{{En dash}} automates the upgrade of Novell client software on existing workstations<ref>

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== Marketing ==

=== Vendor motivation ===

Novell executives expect that porting these services to an OS with growing popularity and better support from hardware and software vendors will give Novell a good opportunity to improve its business results.

OES is Novell's reaction to two things:

* the increased significance of Linux and open-source in the company strategy and the industry in general

* the fact that it lost a lot of market share, not because the customers were dissatisfied with the quality of its networking services, but mostly because these services ran almost exclusively on top of an OS that was narrowly specialized in its initial design and didn't get as strong support from [[Independent software vendor|ISVs]] as most of its competitors.

=== License costs ===

Licensing costs are identical regardless of the platform, and the platforms may be mixed under the same license. As with Novell's other products, OES is licensed per user seat, without regard to the number of servers. Pricing is typically not altered by physical CPUs or the use of hardware virtualization technologies (e.g. [[VMware]], [[Xen]]). NetWare and OES both include two-node licenses for Novell Cluster Services, allowing basic clustered environments to be created without additional licensing charges.

In comparison, [[Microsoft Windows]] charges per server and per client, with additional charges for larger [[Symmetric multiprocessing|SMP]] support and for clustering.

==See also==

* [[SUSE Linux]]

* [[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.microfocus.com/products/open-enterprise-server Open Enterprise Server product page]

* [https://www.novell.com/communities/coolsolutions/author/pmadhan/ Product Manager for Open Enterprise Server]

== Further reading ==

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* {{cite web |url=http://www.novell.com/communities/node/12723/novell-open-enterprise-server-11-authorized-beta |title=Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 Authorized Beta |date=5 April 2011 |access-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810181750/http://www.novell.com/communities/node/12723/novell-open-enterprise-server-11-authorized-beta |archive-date=10 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}

{{Refend}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.microfocus.com/products/open-enterprise-server Open Enterprise Server product page]

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