Component Overview; The Ifolder Client; Ifolder Server; Ifolder Web Access Console - Novell IFOLDER 3.7 - CROSS-PLATFORM Manual

1.2 Component Overview

Section 1.2.1, "The iFolder Client," on page 14
Section 1.2.2, "iFolder Server," on page 14
Section 1.2.3, "iFolder Web Access Console," on page 14

1.2.1 The iFolder Client

The iFolder client integrates with your operating system to provide iFolder services in your native
desktop environment. The iFolder client allows you to manage your own iFolders and to select
which shared iFolders to set up on each computer. iFolder supports the following operating systems:
SUSE
Windows Vista* SP1
Windows XP SP2
Macintosh OS X (Intel architecture) v10.4.11 and later (requires Mono 1.2.x ). PowerPc
architecture is not supported.

1.2.2 iFolder Server

The iFolder enterprise server is a central repository for storing iFolders and synchronizing files.
Before you start using iFolder, you need to connect to an iFolder server by using the IP address
given by the administrator. For more information on iFolder accounts, see
Accounts," on page
iFolder 3.7 supports multi-server configuration, in which multiple servers participate in a single
iFolder domain. A master-slave setup constitutes a multi-server configuration, where one or more
slave servers are connected to a master server. This helps to host a large amount of data on your
iFolder domain. For more information, see
page 25.

1.2.3 iFolder Web Access Console

The iFolder 3.7 Web Access console provides you an interface for remote access to iFolders on the
iFolder enterprise server. For more information on the Web Access Console, see
Novell iFolder 3.7 Web Access," on page

1.3 iFolder Accounts

An iFolder account is created when an iFolder services administrator provisions you as an iFolder
user for an iFolder server. The administrator provides you with a username and password. For an
enterprise, this might be your username or e-mail address and the related password. You must
configure at least one iFolder account before you can create iFolders. For more information, see
Section 7.3, "Configuring an iFolder Account," on page
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