This section compares features and capabilities of CIFS on NetWare and Open Enterprise Server servers.
Table B-1 CIFS services on NetWare and OES 2018 or later
|
Service |
NetWare |
OES 2018 or later |
|---|---|---|
|
Kerberos Authentication for Active Directory Users |
No |
Yes |
|
Extended Security Support (NTLMSSP) for eDirectory Users |
No |
Yes |
|
SMB 2.0 (SMB 2.002) Verb Compliance |
No |
Yes |
|
Direct hosted "NetBIOS-less" SMB traffic over port 445 (TCP) |
No |
Yes |
|
File System Change Notifications Support |
No |
Yes |
|
Sync user quotas between primary and shadow volumes for eDirectory and Active Directory users using novcifs command options |
No |
Yes |
|
64-Bit Support |
No |
Yes |
|
NSS Support |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Distributed File Services |
Yes |
Yes |
|
OpLocks |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cross Protocol Locking |
Yes |
Yes |
|
CIFS-enabled shared NSS pool/volume in a NetWare-to-NetWare or Linux-to-Linux cluster |
Yes |
Yes |
|
CIFS-enabled shared NSS pool/volume in a mixed NetWare-to-Linux cluster |
No |
No |
|
iManager Support and Administration tool |
Yes |
Yes |
|
File and Record Locking |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Domain Emulation |
Yes |
Future |
|
Monitoring |
No |
Yes |
|
Xen Virtualized Host Server Environment |
NA |
No |
|
Xen Virtualized Guest Server Environment |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-processor/Multicore Server Support |
No |
Yes |
|
Multi-File System Support |
No |
Future |
|
NTLMv2 |
No |
Yes |
|
Dynamic Storage Technology Support |
No |
Yes |
|
LDAP User (Subtree) Search |
No |
Yes |