The Certified Novell Administrator (CNA) are the professionals who provide routine supervision of installed Novell Networking products especially Novell Open Enterprise Server for Novell Directory and Netware products.

The Certified Novell Administrator provide the organization with direct support for software users in various work environments. The CNA professionals are also known as the Netware administrator. They are engaged with a range of responsibilities like installation, maintenance, and support the NetWare system of Novell products.