Planning For Cifs; Cifs System Prerequisites; Server Operating System Requirements; Server Hardware Requirements - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

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Planning and implementing CIFS on an Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Linux server requires you
to understand the information and requirements discussed in the following sections:
Section 3.1, "Planning for CIFS," on page 17
Section 3.2, "CIFS System Prerequisites," on page 17
Section 3.3, "Constraints, Limitations, and Issues," on page 18
Section 3.4, "What's Next," on page 19

3.1 Planning for CIFS

The key factors to consider for implementing and enabling Novell
are:
Upgrading from OES 2 Linux to OES 2 SP2 Linux on your enterprise servers. For details on
installing CIFS on OES 2 SP2 Linux, see
page 21.
Moving from NetWare
from NetWare to OES 2 SP2 Linux," on page

3.2 CIFS System Prerequisites

To access CIFS servers running on an OES 2 Linux server, client computers must be connected to
the network, properly configured to run NBT (NetBIOS over TCP/IP), and meet the following basic
minimum requirements:
Section 3.2.1, "Server Operating System Requirements," on page 17
Section 3.2.2, "Server Hardware Requirements," on page 17
Section 3.2.3, "Client Operating System Requirements," on page 17
Section 3.2.4, "Package Dependencies," on page 18

3.2.1 Server Operating System Requirements

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Support Pack 1 and later.

3.2.2 Server Hardware Requirements

Same as the OES 2 SP2 Linux hardware requirements. For details, see
Software and Hardware Requirements" in the

3.2.3 Client Operating System Requirements

Windows XP SP2 and SP3.
Windows 7 Client.
Chapter 4, "Installing and Setting Up CIFS," on
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to an OES 2 Linux setup. For details see,
51.
OES 2 SP2: Installation
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CIFS on your enterprise servers
Chapter 6, "Migrating CIFS
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