The CIFS implementation supports the following features on OES 11 SP3:
Table 1-1 CIFS Feature List
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Feature |
Description |
|---|---|
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Client Support |
Support for clients from Windows 7 onwards. Support for Linux clients from SLED 11 onwards (CIFS filesystem only). Support for Mac clients from 10.10 onwards. |
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Integration and Support for Novell Technologies |
Integration with NetIQ eDirectory. Integration with the Novell Storage Services (NSS) file system. Support for DST shadow volume pair access. For more information, see Section 6.5, Dynamic Storage Technology for CIFS Server. Support for DFS junctions. For more information, see Section 6.6, DFS Junction Support in CIFS Linux. |
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Subtree Search |
Subtree search or contextless login enables CIFS to search for a user in the entire base context of a tree. For more information, see Section 6.7, Subtree Search. |
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Cross-Protocol File Locking |
Cross-Protocol locks help prevent the same file from being concurrently accessed for modifications from different users/clients accessing over different protocols (CIFS, NCP, and AFP). This option ensures that a file is updated correctly before another user, application, or process can access it. For more information, see Section 6.3, Locks Management for CIFS. |
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Migration |
Migration capability from NetWare to Linux. For more information, see Section 7.0, Migrating CIFS to OES 11 SP3. |
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Universal Password |
Support for Universal Password. For more information, see Password Management Security Consideration. |
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Authentication Modes |
CIFS supports NMAS authentication method Support for NTLMv1 and NTLMv2 authentication mode. For more information, see Table 6-2. Support for Third-Party Authentication. |
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File Access |
Supports the Novell Trustee Model for file access. For more information, see |
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Client-side caching (Offline Files support) |
Stores frequently used information on the client's machine. For more information, see Section 6.8, Enabling Offline Files Support. |
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High Availability |
Supported by Novell Cluster Services for high availability. For more information, see Section 9.0, Configuring CIFS with Novell Cluster Services for an NSS File System. |
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Administration and Configuration |
Performed through iManager. For more information, see Section 6.1, Using iManager to Manage CIFS. |
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User Management |
CIFS does not require Linux User Management (LUM) enabling. |