Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP 2 - CLUSTER SERVICES 1.8.7 FOR LINUX Manual page 217

Feature or Capability
Cluster-enabling NSS pools by
using the NSS Management
Utility (NSSMU)
Command line interface
XML-based API
Load, unload, and monitor scripts Yes
NCP support for accessing files
on shared NSS pools
NCP support for accessing files
on shared NCP volumes on Linux
POSIX file systems
Novell AFP support for accessing
files on shared NSS pools
Novell CIFS support for
accessing files on shared NSS
pools
Linux Samba/CIFS support for
accessing files on shared NSS
pools on Linux
Linux Samba/CIFS support for
accessing files on shared NCP
volumes on Linux POSIX file
systems
Cluster Services for Linux
Yes
Yes; using the terminal console
Yes; same as NetWare except
that it uses the /_adminfs
on Linux.
Script commands differ. Scripts
are automatically translated from
NetWare commands to Linux
commands during the cluster
conversion from NetWare to
Linux. For a comparison of script
commands, see Section 6.6,
"Translation of Cluster Resource
Scripts for Mixed NetWare and
Linux Clusters," on page 82.
Yes
Yes
Yes; in OES 2 SP1 Linux and
later
Yes; in OES 2 SP1 Linux and
later. Cross-protocol locking is not
supported in OES 2 SP1.
Yes; with support for cross-
protocol locking that allows both
NCP users and Linux Samba/
CIFS users to concurrently
access data.
Requires users to be Linux-
enabled with Linux User
Management.
Requires Universal Password.
Yes; with support for cross-
protocol locking that allows both
NCP users and Linux Samba/
CIFS users to concurrently
access data.
Requires users to be Linux-
enabled with Linux User
Management.
Requires Universal Password.
Comparing Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare 217
Cluster Services for NetWare
Yes
Yes; using the terminal console
Yes; same as for Linux except
path that it uses the _admin:
on NetWare.
Yes
Yes
Not applicable
Yes
Yes; with cross-protocol locking
Not applicable
Not applicable
volume