Novell Open Enterprise Server 2015

Powerful file and file services

Look no further than Micro Focus Open Enterprise Server 2015. This new version provides you with ultimate performance and flexibility, meeting your file and print needs for today – and tomorrow. Open up your network's possibilities with the most significant enhancement to Open Enterprise Server.

Features

Access to NSS for Active Directory users natively

Now, Active Directory environments and users can enjoy all the benefits of NSS, which was available only to eDirectory users in the past. More importantly, eDirectory and Active Directory users can have simultaneous access to NSS.

Large storage support

Microfocus has removed the 8 terabyte storage limit. The new limit is 8 exabyte.

The addition of SMB version 2 protocol support

Significant performance gains in file access.

Additional enhancements to the latest release

NSS

• Improved NSS performance
• Unified view of all NSS configuration settings across pools and volumes

Protocols

• NCP and client support for more than 16TB (NSS supported up to 8TB previously; NCP supported up to 16TB)
• CIFS can now be used independently of NetBIOS with direct TCP support on port 445
• Enhanced security: CIFS NTLMSSP and Kerberos support for eDirectory user authentication and Active Directory user authentication, respectively
• CIFS NT Notify Support enables notifications of changes in real time
• CIFS now shares authorization information with NSS, eliminating in-memory trustee copy and improving performance and reliability

Installation, Migration, and Management

• Installation and upgrade paths now support DNS names
• Support of Common Proxy user migration as part of Transfer ID migration
• DFS Junction Management to search and view all the DFS junctions in a volume and export the list

Identity Translator

• Automated Linux User Management (LUM) solution, which makes administering LUM painless

Micro Focus iPrint

• Direct Print Accounting provides support for Micro Focus iPrint Direct Printers
• Browser-independent printer installation – installation is no longer limited to IE or Firefox