Novell Open Enterprise Server

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1 Novell Open Enterprise Server Roadmap and Futures Harald Gemmer Carpe diem.de

2 Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2 SLES 10 SP3 support NSS file system auditing Cross protocol file locking for AFP, CIFS and NCP DFS support via CIFS protocol Remote Server Navigation for FTP servers UPD & Bi-Di Printing support for HP & Xerox printers ifolder support for Active Directory and tiered admin support Simplified Domain Services for Windows Install ifolder and iprint clients for Win 7, SLED 11 and MAC

3 Open Enterprise Server 2 SP3 NSS performance enhancements Domain Services for Windows enhancements Novell CIFS enhancements OpenSLP service location data persistence DHCP view of leases in Java console Dynamic Storage Technology w/ CIFS support LUM, PureFTP, Consolidated Proxyuser, ifolder QuickFinder new file formats 3

4 DST (Dynamic Storage Technology) Stabile Haupt Server und Backup Systeme Garantierte Restore Zeit heute und morgen!!! BEFORE AFTER 4

5 NSS Physical Read Performance improvements 25-40% increase ( IOZONE Physical Sequential Read) 5-13% increase in Backup 20-30% increase using Host based Multi-path SANs More Scalable, Reliable, Performing File Server Stack!! 5

6 File Services Superior Access for End Users File Systems File Access Protocol ifolder End-user Services File Novell Storage Service (NSS) Performance increase of 5-15% Auditing Cross protocol file locking Ext3, reiser, XFS Can use rich file system rights by adding NCP support to these file systems NCP: Traditional file access CIFS: Samba, Novell CIFS AFP: Native Apple 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 workstation authentication NFS Distributed File System w/ junction support Client Support Apple 10.5 and 10.6 Windows XP, Vista and 7 SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Microsoft AD Support edir or AD Authentication Domain Tiered Admin Support Customized administration for large organizations SaaS product delivery 6

7 File Services Novell CIFS Delivers on Customer Requirements End-user Services Novell CIFS - Advantages & Benefits No LUM User enablement required Scalability over Samba --- supported up to 1500 users Efficiency & Performance - small memory footprint Leverage with DSFW Cross Protocol File locking: AFP, CIFS, NCP NTLM v1 DFS Support NCS support Novell CIFS Conceptual Overview 7

8 File Services - AFP Extending End-User Choice End-user Services Novell AFP - Advantages & Benefits Support for Mac OS* 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and Scalability & Performance 200 concurrent busy users Outperforms CIFS access on MAC Bonjour support for the AFP server discovery using the Bonjour protocol. Cross-Protocol File Locking support between AFP, CIFS, and NCP. AFP parameter configuration and administration through imanager. No LUM User enabling required Auditing and Monitoring (afpstat) support for File Access activities. Support for Unicode* filenames. Support for Universal Passwords longer than 8 characters. Clustering support for high availability. 8

9 Novell iprint Reducing Helpdesk Calls with End-User Self-Service End-user Services Novell iprint Client Support Windows 7, XP, Vista, Apple, Linux By modifying iprint.ini we can allow non admin users to install printers Bi-Directional Support Allows for a printer to auto configure the driver on a workstation regarding the feature set of the printer Universal Printer Driver Support No Longer need a unique driver for each Printer Model within the same family of Printers (e.g., Xerox GPD, HP UPD, Ricoh UPD) Print Accounting ISV Partners: Pcounter, EquiTrac, PaperCut Enables an organization to recover, track or charge back for printing costs Highly Available via Clustering (NCS) 9

10 Domain Services for Windows Applications who requires Active Directory can use Linux servers No Active Directory server required for login and authentication Microsoft Administrators can use MMC to administer users Access to Linux Servers without a Novell Client Easy installation and integration into existing Microsoft environments Supports Active Directory Trusts 10

11 Domain Services for Windows Support for Major Applications Infrastructure Services Novell Supported Applications ZENWorks Configuration Management 10 Citrix Terminal Server VMWare VDI MS Sharepoint NetApp Filers Limited Support MS Exchange ZENWorks Endpoint Security 4.1 Novell Secure Login 7 11

12 Domain Services for Windows Seamless Windows Interoperability So good, even Microsoft apps think they're using AD Native Microsoft Active Directory and Windows Protocols running on OES2 servers. Windows Workstations, Servers are joined into a DSFW domain No Novell Client required Support for cross-domain and cross-forest trust relationships Use existing management tools MMC, imanager, ConsoleOne Unified repository of user account information not a Meta Directory Single Password to Login Support for common authentication protocols and open standards Kerberos*, NTLM, and SSL/TLS. 12

13 Domain Services for Windows Seamless Windows Interoperability Remove barriers to adoption Partition Boundary limitation removed. A Domain can span across multiple partitions DNS configuration on additional DSfW DC Fault tolerance for DNS. Slave DNS on DSfW DC Deployment enhancement Master replica requirement removed Domain Name can be different from Container Name Disconnected children OU's > Domain hierarchy can differ from edir Windows 2008 Member server support 13

14 Domain Services For Windows Conceptual Diagram Infrastructure Services 14

15 DNS/DHCP Infrastructure Services DHCP edirectory integration support DNS edir or OpenLDAP. Enables you to configure, administer, and manage IP addresses host names through LDAP imanager plug-in provides support for the new directory objects. Clustered Service via NCS A new version of the Java Management Console to manage DHCP objects rndc Support: DNS can now be managed through an open source tool called rndc. Clustered Service via NCS DsfW: Novell DNS can now be installed with the DSfW (Domain Services for Windows) pattern. 15

16 Novell Cluster Services High Availability for Your Data and Resources Infrastructure Services OES2 SP2 NCS v Upto 32 Node Clusters File systems > NSS Volumes, NCP Volumes (NSS, posix) > Linux Posix ext3, reiser, xfs partitions OES Services > DNS/DHCP, ifolder, iprint, NetStorage, QuickFinder, Novell CIFS, AFP, Certificate Server, IDM, Dynamic Storage Technology POSIX/Linux Services > DNS/DHCP,mySQL, Samba Cluster restart not required in rolling cluster upgrade 16

17 File Services - Audit Meeting Business Requirements for Compliance Infrastructure Services NSS Auditing events (includes AFP events): File or Directory create, rename, delete events. File opened, closed Link to file or directory created File or directory metadata modified (ie: file creation time, owner, flags, etc. -not file data) Trustee added or removed to file or directory. Inherited Rights of a directory modified. NCP engine events: File opened, closed by an NCP client. CIFS engine events: File opened, closed by a CIFS client. 17

18 Auditing Applications Open Enterprise Server on Linux Infrastructure Services Novell Sentinel Log Manager Released, and available today. BlueLance, LT Auditor+ 9 for SUSE Linux Release scheduled for March 22, 2010 NetVision, NVMonitor Version 7.0 Requires an NCP-engine fix to be available 1H '10 Only reports on NSS_ADD_TRUSTEE, NSS_REMOVE_TRUSTEE and NSS_SET_INHERITED_RIGHTS events. (Does not report on file/directory related events). Novell, OES via vlog 18

19 Management Improvements Infrastructure Services Proxy Services User consolidation NSS CIFS, DHCP, DNS, ifolder, LUM, NCS, NetStorage > Leverage a common proxy - OESCommonProxy_<ServerName> > Tool & Automated password changes per password policy Auditing - Track IP address perpetrator. Quota Management console tool (Salvage, Purge tools made available) LUM Stability and Performance improvements Faster edir lookups > Workstation-dn cached in namcd & stored in nam.conf Selection of Unix Config Object during LUM enablement > Avoids possible UIG/GID assignment conflicts Diagnositic Utility allows admin to see if any conflicts exist Service Location Protocol - OpenSLP Persistence of Service Location data - Backup File, DA Sync 19

20 Open Enterprise Server 11

21 Open Enterprise Server OES11 Focus Areas Simplify Perform Innovate SLE11 Alignment (SLES 11 SP1) Windows Interoperability (CIFS/DSfW) Simplified Management (LUM/Dsrepair/Nagios) New File Experiences (Novell Neutron ) 21

22 Linux is the Fastest Growing OS IDC: Worldwide Server Operating System Revenue Growth, % Average Annual Growth, % 15% 10% 5% 0% -5% 19.0% 5.9% -1.2% -3.3% -7.0% -10% Linux Windows Other Mainframe (z/os) UNIX 22 Source: IDC, Worldwide Operating Environments Forecast: A First Look March 2010

23 Open Enterprise Server 11 Roadmap,

24 Key Features Cross-Platform Authentication Domain Services for Windows Business Apps require AD authentication? Leverage your best-in-class edirectory identity store for all apps in your enterprise Feature Pack 1 Bi-Directional Trust Post-Install MAC support 24

25 Iprint Feature Pack 1 Update l l l l Print from any Mobile Device l l l No Drivers required on the device Printing rendered on the server As easy as sending an New User and Admin Tools l l Integrate printers into Google Geo Maps New Search Facilities Enhanced Mac & Safari Support Google Chrome Browser Support 25

26 Better Management Experience Feature Pack 1 Dsrepair for Linux Enhanced service management & monitoring Transparent Lum 26

27 The Future of File-sharing beyond OES11

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29 How important are files? l l l l Do you think that files are important to our customers? What % of time are their users working with files? Do you think collaboration tools will eliminate the need for files? What would it cost to migrate all your mapped drives? What might you lose? Only Novell Focuses on Files 29

30 When New Windows Feels Old Windows 7 adds a lot beyond Windows XP, but the filesharing capabilities are much the same 30

31 File-sharing Options On-line social File-sharing and backup Simple file sharing à la Lots of plumbing, many dead files Disruptive ( move all your files here ) and doesn't improve the basic file experience Cloud only, consumer focused and not feasible in most enterprises Enterprise file & print server 31 Team and social collaboration tools

32 The Gap On-line social file-sharing and backup Who provides basic file-sharing innovations for enterprises? Team and social collaboration tools Enterprise file & print server 32

33 End-user File-sharing Challenges Viel mehr Möglichkeiten! The End-user File-sharing Experience > Where are my files? (locally, on the server, in s) > Are my local files backed-up? > Is there a way to easily share files with external people? > How do I share a file on Twitter/Facebook? > Why can't I access my files on my iphone/pad/droid? > How do I know when someone created a new file? > Is there a file that looks similar to what I am working on? > How do I group these files based on content? > Is there a better way to quickly share a file than ? 33

34 Novell Neutron File-sharing Hub OES AD W I N AD N A S edir S NSS edir NW NSS OES S edir NSS OES DSfW S edir NSS N E U T R O N S Clustered, elastic back-end with a native, scalable data-store, that can integrate with existing file repositories NCP AFP CIFS NCP AFP CIFS NCP AFP CIFS HTTP Native client, web access and mobile device apps with sync, discover, share and notify capabilities 34

35 Novell File-sharing Futures edir NW NSS edir OES S NSS edir OES DSfW S NSS Novell Open Enterprise Server, paired with other Novell products, provide the most scalable, secure and cost-effective enterprise back-end NCP AFP CIFS NCP AFP CIFS NCP AFP CIFS N Novell Neutron makes file-sharing efficient in any environment, with innovative discovery, access and sharing capabilities 35

36 Novell Neutron Ecosystem iphone, ipad, Droid clients with Neutron app installed Replicated Neutron site / Branch office Neutron Cache HTTPS Web browser access to Neutron HTTPS files and folders Neutron scalable data store Connector HTTPS Windows 7 PCs and Macs with the Neutron client installed Neutron Cluster Elastic, self-configuring cluster with black-box appliances (compute, data and data store nodes) Connector Servers with file resources NetWare / OES Windows Server NetApp SharePoint Lotus Notes Cloud storage 36

37 Neutron End User Benefits ifolder like benefits backup & sync + home directory integration Merged View of Local & Remote Files ñ Salvage, Archive, Audit Share files outside the organization ñ Easy share to social media sites (file links). ñ File Notes ñ Notification Feed Unified Search Index Filters out files you don't have rights to. Recommend Files based on file fingerprint ñ Mobile Device Support ñ Windows desktop integration 37

38 Novell Neutron End-user Benefits Innovative file-sharing capabilities Boost end-user productivity with Novell Neutron 38 > No need to learn a new UI, use Windows Explorer/Finder > Find and access all files and folders in a local structure > Rest assured all files are always backed-up > Undelete files you deleted by mistake > Easily restore previous versions of files > Share files with anyone, inside or outside the organization > Post links to files on social sites such as Twitter > Get notifications when files are modified > Access files from any device, including ipads and Droids

39 Novell Neutron IT Benefits Break through the server barriers Simplify file management with Novell Neutron 39 > Adds a layer of abstraction between users and servers > Connects to existing servers and NAS devices > Provides a clustered file system for unlimited scalability > Easily move files between repositories based on policy > Unifies administration across servers and systems > Enables the use of cloud storage for archiving > Provides an audit-trail for file operations across systems > Ensures end-users' local files are backed-up

40 Open Enterprise Server & Neutron Roadmap, (2016 life-cycle) OES 2 SP3/ SLE10SP3 OES 2 SLE10 SP4 OES 2 Time-line OES11 OES11 FP1 OES11 FP2 OES11 FP3 OES11 FP4 Ponderosa Time-line Neutron Phase 1 Neutron Phase 2 Neutron Time-line Previews Wasatch/ SLE12 Wasatch Time-line BS 2011 NW EOL OES 2/SLES 10 EOF General Support OES/SLE 11 EOF General Support 40

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