Novell Afp - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

Table 17-3
Access Methods
Users have read and write
access to files from

Windows Explorer:
Enabled by the HTTP
protocol with WebDAV
extensions.

Browsers: Users can
access files directly by
connecting to the
NetStorage server.

PDAs: PDA users with
network connections
can access their files as
well.
Access is granted through
login script drive mapping
(NCP server required) or
through Storage Location
Objects.

17.1.5 Novell AFP

The Novell AFP service lets users on Macintosh workstations access and store files on OES 2
servers with NSS volumes without installing any additional software, such as the Novell Client (see
Figure 17-4).
Figure 17-4
Access Points
Macintosh
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NetStorage on Linux
Authentication
File service access is
controlled by LDAP-
based authentication
through the eDirectory
LDAP server.
Although shown
separately, eDirectory
could be running on
the OES 2 server.
How Novell AFP Works
Authentication
AFP
eDirectory
LDAP server
NetStorage Server Target Servers
The NetStorage NetStorage on Linux can
server receives and connect eDirectory users
processes to their files and folders
connection requests stored in the following
and provides access locations:
to storage on various

servers on the
network.

Linux volumes can also
be made available as
NCP volumes.
Management of NSS
volumes on OES 2
through NetStorage
requires SSH access to
the server. See
SSH Access Required?"
on page
AFP Services
AFP server
processes
OES 2 server
Windows workgroup
shares (CIFS or
Samba shares)
Linux POSIX
volumes through an
SSH connection.
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