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NCP Volumes No Yes NCP Server on Linux supports creating
NCP volumes on Linux POSIX file systems
such as Reiser and Ext3.
For information, see “ Managing NCP
Volumes ” in the OES 2 SP2: NCP Server for
Linux Administration Guide .
NCP Server Yes Yes NCP services are native to NetWare 6.5
and NSS volumes; to have NCP services on
OES, the NCP Server must be installed.
See “ Benefits of NCP Server ” in the OES 2
SP2: NCP Server for Linux Administration
Guide
.
NetStorage Yes Yes NetStorage on Linux offers connectivity to
storage locations through the CIFS, NCP,
and SSH protocols. NetWare uses only
NCP.
These and other differences are
summarized in
“NetStorage” on page 181 .
NetWare Traditional
File System Yes No Novell has no plans to port the NetWare
Traditional File System to Linux.
NetWare Traditional
Volumes Yes N/A
NFS Yes - NFAP Yes - native to
Linux For NetWare, see “ Working with UNIX
Machines ” in the NW 6.5 SP8: AFP, CIFS,
and NFS (NFAP) Administration Guide .
NICI (Novell
International
Cryptography
Infrastructure) Yes Yes No functional differences.
NMAS
TM
(Novell
Modular Authentication
Services)
Yes Yes No functional differences.
Novell Audit Yes No Novell Audit is not included with OES.
However, the Novell Audit 2.0 Starter pack
is available for download at no cost on
Novell.com (http://www.novell.com/
downloads)
.
Novell Client
TM
for
Windows and Linux
support
Yes Yes Novell Client connectivity to OES 2 requires
that the NCP Server be installed.
Novell Cluster
Services
TM
Yes Yes See “ Product Features ” in the OES 2 SP2:
Novell Cluster Services 1.8.7 for Linux
Administration Guide
.
See “ Product Features ” in the NW6.5 SP8:
Novell Cluster Services 1.8.5 Administration
Guide
.
Service NetWare 6.5 SP8 OES 2 Platform Differences / Migration Issues