Novell Doc: OES 2 SP3: Storage and File Services Overview - File Access and Collaboration Services

1.2 File Access and Collaboration Services

Users need to access data securely from a variety of locations including in the office and home, throughout the business or university campus, and on the road. Security and resources management should be easy to use for administrators and users. Security should protect the network resources but not impair the users’ ability to do their job anywhere, at any time.

Storage Requirement	Novell OES Solution
Authorized access to data: The ability to restrict access to data based on user and applications rights.	Novell eDirectory provides a trustee-based rights and access control system that maintains access control rights throughout the enterprise. Trustee management is integrated into the NSS file system. NCP volumes for OES 2 Linux also support the file system trustee model for access control. For information, see the Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide.
Authorized access to data in the event that media is stolen: The ability to meet the legal standard of making data inaccessible to software that circumvents normal access control, such as if the media were stolen.	NSS provides Encrypted Volume Support that requires password access to activate an encrypted NSS volume on server boot or restart. For information, see the Managing Encrypted NSS Volumes in the OES2: NSS File System Administration Guide.
Heterogeneous client and application support with transparent read/write access to network storage areas: The ability to access network data regardless of client or server operating system, the file storage system, or the database format.	OES 2 Linux supports file access protocols for Windows, Linux, and UNIX clients. OES 2 supports NCP and Linux Samba and NFS. In OES 2 SP1 Linux, Novell CIFS and Novell AFP are also available. For information see the following: OES 2 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide. OES 2 SP3: Novell CIFS for Linux Administration Guide OES 2 SP3: Novell AFP For Linux Administration Guide OES2 SP3: Samba Administration Guide.
Heterogeneous client and application support in an Active Directory domain: The ability to access network data using the Novell trustee model in an Active Directory domain.	For OES 2 SP1 Linux and later, Domain Services for Windows is available. It allows CIFS/Samba users in an Active Directory domain to access their data on NSS volumes and NCP volumes on OES 2 SP1 Linux servers. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: Domain Services for Windows Administration Guide.
Secure access to network data from anywhere, at any time: The ability to securely access network data using a standard Web browser from anywhere at any time without requiring special software on the workstation.	Novell NetStorage provides Internet-based access to network files. You can set up a NetStorage server to provide users with secure Web-based access to their files from anywhere, at any time. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: NetStorage Administration Guide. NetStorage also provides access to previous file versions if you implement the Novell Archive and Version Services as part of your overall storage solution. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: Novell Archive and Version Services 2.1 Administration Guide for Linux.
Secure access to local data from anywhere, at any time: The ability to access local data using a standard Web browser from anywhere at any time without requiring special software on the workstation. Secure access to local data from specified workstations at any time: The ability to access local data from different locations on the network.	Novell iFolder provides Web-based and network-based access to local files stored on network servers. iFolder provides users transparent, cross-platform file transfer by synchronizing files across multiple workstations from a secure, centralized network server. Users can use the iFolder client on specified workstations to access their local files wherever they are working and know that they have the most current version of a file to work with. Data transfers between the server and clients are encrypted for secure data transfer. Users can use a Web browser to access files from anywhere using a secure sockets layer (SSL) connection; it does not require a virtual private network (VPN) connection. Novell iFolder 3x supports shared access to iFolders. For information, see the Novell iFolder 3.x documentation Web site.
Secure file access for data The ability to provide secure file access to data for clients in a heterogeneous client environment.	The Novell Client provides secure file access from clients using NCP. NCP access is available for NSS volumes and NCP volumes. Users can also see a merged file view of a Dynamic Storage Technology shadow volume pair. For information, see: Novell Client 4.91 SP5 for Windows XP/2003 Installation and Administration Guide Novell Client 2 for Windows Vista/2008 Administration Guide Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows Administration Guide (Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2, and Server 2012) Novell Client 2.0 SP3 for Linux Administration Guide Beginning in OES 2 SP1 Linux, Novell CIFS is available for NSS volumes. It supports cross-protocol file locking with NCP and AFP. Beginning in OES 2 SP3, Novell CIFS can also access files with a merged file view of a Dynamic Storage Technology shadow volume pair of NSS volumes. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: Novell CIFS for Linux Administration Guide. Beginning in OES 2 SP1 Linux, Novell AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) is available for NSS volumes. It supports cross-protocol file locking with NCP and CIFS. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: Novell AFP For Linux Administration Guide.
Secure file access to data via FTP: The ability to provide authenticated and anonymous FTP access on the NSS file system and Linux POSIX file systems.	OES provides an integration of the PureFTPd file access protocol with eDirectory with the Novell FTP service option. This provides secure authentication of eDirectory users that are enabled with Linux User Management. For information, see Novell FTP (Pure-FTPd) and OES 2 in the OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide.
Secure file access to data on Linux file systems: The ability to provide secure file access to data on Linux file systems for clients in a heterogeneous client environment.	OES provides the NCP Server for Linux, which provides the ability to create NCP volumes as shares over the Linux POSIX file system. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide. The Novell Client provides secure file access from clients using NCP for NCP volumes. For information, see: Novell Client 4.91 SP5 for Windows XP/2003 Installation and Administration Guide Novell Client 2 for Windows Vista/2008 Administration Guide Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows Administration Guide (Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 R2, and Server 2012) Novell Client 2.0 SP3 for Linux Administration Guide OES provides an integration of the Samba file access protocol with eDirectory with the Novell Samba service option. This provides secure authentication of eDirectory users that are enabled with Linux User Management. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide. OES provides an integration of the PureFTPd file access protocol with eDirectory with the Novell FTP service option. This provides secure authentication of eDirectory users that are enabled with Linux User Management. For information, see Novell FTP (Pure-FTPd) and OES 2 in the OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide. OES supports native file access protocols such as NFS. For information, see Sharing File Systems with NFS in the SLES 10 SP4 Installation and Administration Guide. Beginning in OES 2 SP1, Domain Services for Windows provides CIFS access for users. For information, see the OES 2 SP3: Domain Services for Windows Administration Guide.