IBM eserver i5 Handbook page 549

Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
Desktop users can fully
satisfy their file and print
serving needs through
the iSeries NetServer
function. Therefore, the
file and print serving
functions facilitated with
other iSeries Client
Access clients are
removed from the
Express client. To use
the iSeries NetServer,
only the client for
Microsoft Networks
(shipped with Microsoft
32-bit operating
systems) is required. Current supported clients are Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and a Linux/Samba client.
iSeries NetServer file and printer "shares" are easy to create, locate, and
manage by using the iSeries Navigator printer list and IFS list. The current file
shares can be listed separately to make it easy to explore the contents of a file
share or map a drive to it. File shares support CCSID-to-CCSID conversion.
Features
iSeries NetServer can operate as the
i5/OS and OS/400 can authenticate logging onto Windows, provide the home
directory, and log on scripts to the Windows user. In addition, you can store
and retrieve Windows user profiles, including Desktop, Start Menu, Favorites,
and policies, from an iSeries server. A separate networked Windows 2000 or
Windows 2003 server is no longer needed.
The iSeries Navigator provides an enhanced management of users, including
managing disabled user profiles with menus. Application programming
interfaces (APIs) are also available.
A Windows-compatible 128-character password and NTLMV2 password hash
are now supported.
User IDs longer than 10 characters are truncated (to 10 characters) instead of
being rejected when checking for an iSeries user ID.
An iSeries NetServer Setup wizard within iSeries Navigator helps you set up
your iSeries NetServer. This wizard can also help to configure logon support.
You can access of files larger than 2 GB in the IFS.
Logon Server
for Windows clients.
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