Upgrading Netware Core Protocol (Ncp) File Services; About Ncp File Services In Oes 2 - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - UPGRADING TO OES-PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2009 Implementation Manual

5.5 Upgrading NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) File
Services
The NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) Server provides the same file services on OES 2 SP2 that are
available on NetWare.
Section 5.5.1, "About NCP File Services in OES 2," on page 70
Section 5.5.2, "Planning to Upgrade NCP File Services," on page 72
Section 5.5.3, "Only Data Transfers Are Required," on page 72

5.5.1 About NCP File Services in OES 2

"What NCP Server Provides" on page 70
"What NCP Server Alone Doesn't Provide" on page 71
What NCP Server Provides
With NCP Server, you can define NCP volumes (NCP shares on Linux Ext3 and Reiser file
systems). The advantage of using an NCP server is that you can control access using the Novell
trustee model. Windows and Linux workstations running Novell Client software can access data and
manage file sharing on OES 2 SP2 servers just as they do on NetWare servers, unless they need NSS
file attributes (see
Novell NCP Server for OES enables support for login scripts, mapping drives to OES 2 SP2 servers,
and other services commonly associated with Novell Client access. This means that Windows users
with the Novell Client installed can be seamlessly transitioned to file services on OES 2 SP2.
Services provided by NCP include file access, file locking, security, resource allocation tracking,
event notification, and synchronization with other servers.
NCP is a client/server LAN protocol. Workstations create NCP requests and use TCP/IP to send
them over the network. At the server, NCP requests are received, unpacked, and interpreted.
Figure 5-4
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"What NCP Server Alone Doesn't Provide" on page
illustrates the basics of NCP file services.
71).