To learn more about storage provisioning and management with OES 11, refer to the storage-related documents in this section.
Table 3-1 File Systems
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Linux POSIX File Systems POSIX file systems on Linux, such as Btrfs, Ext3, XFS, and Reiser. |
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NCP Server and NCP Volumes for Linux A special-purpose service that provides secure file services for NSS volumes and NCP volumes on Linux. |
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Novell Storage Services File System Offers the same familiar file system and features that you enjoyed on NetWare. |
Table 3-2 Storage Solutions
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FCoE for Linux Support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) SANs on Linux. Servers can be FCOE initiators. |
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iSCSI for Linux Support for iSCSI SANs on Linux. Servers can be iSCSI initiators or targets. |
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Novell Cluster Services Server clustering application for 2 to 32 servers using shared or unshared volumes on direct attached storage devices, in Fibre Channel SANs, or iSCSI SANs. |
OES 11 SP3: Novell Cluster Services for Linux Administration Guide OES 11 SP3: Novell Cluster Services NetWare to Linux Conversion Guide OES 11 SP3: Novell Cluster Services Implementation Guide for VMware
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Novell Distributed File Services This NSS technology allows you to use junctions and a volume location database to present a virtual file space view of data to users. |
OES 11 SP3: Novell Distributed File Services Administration Guide for Linux |
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Dynamic Storage Technology Shadow volumes that provide tiered storage transparently to users. A shadow volume is a virtual storage space that consists of a primary storage area and a secondary storage area. Typically, the primary volume resides on high-performance storage media and is contains current and recently used files; the secondary volume resides on less-expensive storage media and is contains less-used files. |
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Novell iFolder 3.9 A special-purpose server that provides file synchronization of users’ local data, and provides users secure access to their local data from anywhere, at any time. |
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Server and Data Consolidation Information for consolidating servers and data. |
Table 3-3 Archiving and Backup
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Novell Archive and Version Services A special-purpose server that copies versions of files at specified intervals or times to its file version archive. Saved file versions are available to users via NetStorage and File Version utilities for secure, on-demand user data recovery. |
OES 11 SP3: Novell Archive and Version Services Administration Guide |
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Novell Storage Management Services A basic server backup utility and interface for vendor backup/restore applications. |
OES 11 SP3: Storage Management Services Administration Guide for Linux |
Table 3-4 User Access to File Services
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File Systems Management File systems management and access control for directories and files, using file system trustees and trustee rights for NSS volumes on Linux. |
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Linux Access Control Lists Local access control for Linux POSIX file systems. |
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NCP Server and NCP Volumes for Linux A special-purpose service that provides secure file services for NSS volumes and NCP volumes on Linux POSIX file systems. |
OES 11 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide Novell Client 4.91 SP5 for Windows XP/2003 Installation and Administration Guide |
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NetIQ eDirectory A powerful directory services application that provides secure user access and network resources management. |
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Novell AFP for Linux A special-purpose Linux service that provides secure, native AFP file access on NSS volumes. |
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Novell CIFS for Linux A special-purpose Linux service that provides secure, native CIFS file access on NSS volumes. |
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Novell Domain Services for Windows A special-purpose Linux service that provides secure, native CIFS/Samba file access in an Active Directory domain. |
OES 11 SP3: Domain Services for Windows Administration Guide |
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Novell NetStorage A special-purpose server that provides secure web-based access to network data and optionally to archived file versions (requires Novell Archive and Version Services). |
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Novell Linux User Management A service that enables eDirectory users to access volumes on Linux using non-NCP protocols and Linux utilities, commands, and services. |
OES 11 SP3: Novell Linux User Management Administration Guide |
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Novell FTP (PureFTPd) for Linux Provides authenticated and anonymous FTP access for Linux and Windows users. Novell FTP provides PureFTPd with eDirectory for authentication. |
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Samba for Linux Provides CIFS access for Linux and Windows users. Requires the service and users to be enabled for Linux User Management. |
Table 3-5 Storage Management Tools
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Linux System Configuration with YaST YaST is a management tool for a variety of services on Linux. |
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Novell iManager A web-based network resources management tool used to manage storage solutions. Novell iManager is the same as NetIQ iManager, but with a special skin for Novell branding. |
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Novell Remote Manager A web-based monitoring and management tool for network resources and services. In OES 11 SP2 and later, Nagios and Ganglia are used to monitor the health of the server and services. The NCP Server and Dynamic Storage Technology plug-ins for Novell Remote Manager for Linux are the management tools for managing NCP on Linux.You can also use this tool for managing file system trustees and trustee rights for directories and files in NSS volumes and NCP volumes. The AFP plug-in for Novell Remote Manager for Linux provides the management tools to manage Novell AFP connections on NSS volumes. The CIFS plug-in for Novell Remote Manager for Linux provides the management tools to manage Novell CIFS connections on NSS volumes. |
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Novell Linux Volume Manager A command line interface management tool that supports command line creation of NSS and Linux POSIX file systems. |
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Linux POSIX Volume Management using Novell Linux Volume Manager Commands Uses the NLVM command line interface to create and manage Linux POSIX file systems. |
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Novell Storage Services Management Utility A management tool to configure storage devices when the web-based Novell iManager tool is not available (such as when the sys: volume is not mounted). NSSMU supports creating and mounting encrypted NSS volumes. |
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Linux POSIX Volume Management in the Novell Storage Services Management Utility Uses the NSSMU management tool to create and manage Linux POSIX file systems. |
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Storage-Related Plug-Ins for iManager Plug-ins for storage-related management. |
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