Comparing Your Cifs File Service Options - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - PLANING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 11-10-2009 Implementation Manual

Service
NetStorage
Novell AFP
Novell CIFS
Novell iFolder 3.8
Novell Samba

17.2.2 Comparing Your CIFS File Service Options

OES 2 SP2 offers three file services that use the CIFS protocol: Novell CIFS, Novell Samba, and
Samba in Domain Services for Windows (DSfW).
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Access Method Features
Any supported
browsers
Personal Digital
Assistant (PDA)
Remote (browser-
based)
Web Folders (on
either an Internet
Explorer browser or
in Windows Explorer)
Windows Explorer
Macintosh Chooser
Any CIFS client
Remote access (Web
Folders in the
Internet Explorer
browser)
Windows Explorer
Linux File Managers
Macintosh Chooser
Offline access with
file synchronization
(between local and
network copies) on
reconnect
Web browsers
Windows Explorer
Any CIFS client
Remote access (Web
Folders in the
Internet Explorer
browser)
Windows Explorer
Back-End Storage Features
Linux POSIX volumes
NetWare volumes
NCP volumes
NSS volumes
Samba (CIFS) servers
Windows (CIFS)
servers
NSS volumes
NSS volumes
Novell iFolder 3.8
Enterprise server file
repository on OES 2
server
Linux POSIX file
system on OES 2
server
NSS volumes
Security Features
Secure LDAP
Authentication
Secure LDAP
Authentication
Secure LDAP
Authentication
Files can be
encrypted for
transport through
SSL (HTTPS).
Secure LDAP
Authentication
Secure LDAP
Authentication