AFP has many features that can help you manage users, workstations, and networks.
AFP parameter configuration and administration through iManager. For more information, see Section 6.0, Administering the AFP Server.
Support for Macintosh OS 10.12 and later.
Integration with NetIQ eDirectory.
Migration capability from NetWare to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. For more information, see Section 7.0, Migrating AFP to OES 2018 SP2.
Cross-protocol file locking support between AFP, CIFS, and NCP. For more information, see Configuring Cross-Protocol File Locks for NCP Server
in the OES 2018 SP3: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.
Auditing support for file operations and changes to AFP configuration. For more information, see Section 12.0, Auditing the AFP Server.
Support for using the Bonjour protocol for the AFP service discovery.
Auditing and Monitoring support. The Auditing framework helps you to monitor the authentication process and the Monitoring framework helps you assess the performance of the AFP server. For more information, see Section 12.0, Auditing the AFP Server and Section 11.0, Monitoring the AFP Server.
Support for Unicode filenames.
Support for Universal Passwords longer than 8 characters.
Clustering support for high availability. For more information, see Section 9.0, Configuring AFP with OES Cluster Services for an NSS File System.
Support for subtree searching. For more information, see Section 6.3.5, Subtree Search