7.5 Cross-Platform Issues for Management Tools

7.5.1 Storage-Related Plug-Ins for Novell iManager 2.7

The following storage-related plug-ins for OES 2 and later require Novell iManager 2.7 (or later):

Storage-Related Plug-In

NSS on Linux

NSS on NetWare

Archive and Versioning (Archive and Version Services)

Yes

Yes

Clustering (Novell Cluster Services)

Yes

Yes

Distributed File Services (Novell Distributed File Services)

Yes

Yes

Novell AFP

Yes

(OES 2 SP1 Linux and later)

Yes

Novell CIFS

Yes

(OES 2 SP1 Linux and later)

Yes

Novell NFS

No

Yes

Files and Folders

Yes

Yes

Storage (NSS file system)

Yes

Yes

For more information about storage-related plug-ins, see Section 9.1.1, Understanding Storage-Related Plug-Ins.

7.5.2 Interoperability of Protocols for the iManager Server and Target Server

Table 9-3 in Protocols for iManager Communications provides information about the protocols needed to use iManager to manage storage in a heterogeneous environment.

7.5.3 Do Not Run EVMS Tools When Working in iManager or NSSMU

Do not run the Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS) management tools at the same time that iManager or NSSMU is running. Before you use evmsgui, close any instance of iManager or NSSMU, and vice versa.

7.5.4 Management Tools for Pool Snapshots

Pool snapshots for NSS on Linux can be managed in NSSMU or iManager.

7.5.5 Management Capabilities for Software RAIDs

NSSMU supports creating nested RAID 0+1 and 5+1 devices.