Beginning with OES 2023, AFP is deprecated. New installations of OES 2023 will not include pattern to install AFP. OpenText offers OES CIFS as an alternative to AFP.
Beginning with OES 2023, service proxy is being deprecated on a new server in favor of common-proxy and will not be supported in the future releases. If any service is configured with service-specific proxy users in the earlier versions of OES, then an upgrade to the OES 2018 SP1 or later server moves the service to use a common proxy user.
ShadowFS uses FUSE to create a local mount point for merged view of each DST shadow volume pair. Beginning with OES 2023, ShadowFS support is being deprecated and will not be supported. If you are using or taking advantage of ShadowFS, then request you to email us at oes@microfocus.com
Beginning with OES 2023, the support for Ganglia is discontinued. Therefore, the Server Health Values link that was used to monitor the health of the server is no more available in OES Remote Manager.
Beginning with OES 2023, NetStorage is deprecated. New installations of OES 2023 will not include pattern to install NetStorage. OpenText offers Filr as an alternative to NetStorage. Although, Filr is a separate product, its Standard version is offered as an entitlement to OES customers. For more information about Filr, see Filr Overview.
Beginning with OES 2018 SP1, Novell Samba is deprecated. New installations of OES 2018 SP1 will not include pattern to install Novell Samba.
If you are upgrading to OES 2018 SP1 from an earlier OES version that includes Novell Samba, the package and configuration will be removed during the upgrade process. It is recommended to install and use Novell CIFS to access the data that was earlier accessed from Samba shares. For more information, see Understanding the Implications of Novell Samba Currently Installed on the Server in the OES 2018 SP3: Installation Guide.
The iManager plug-in for Novell Samba is still available post upgrade to manage the DSfW shares.
Beginning with OES 2018, service migration from supported OES platforms to latest OES platform is no longer supported except for the following services:
Beginning with OES 2023, building and bundling of the unsupported service plugins are also discontinued.
Beginning with OES 2018, iFolder is deprecated. New installations of OES 2018 will not include pattern to install iFolder.
If you are upgrading to OES 2018 or later from an OES 2015 SP1 or earlier server that includes iFolder, the package will not be accessible on the OES 2018 or later server. However, the iManager plug-in is still available post upgrade, and you can use them to manage servers prior to OES 2018.
Beginning with OES 2015, Archive and Version Services (AV) and QuickFinder services are deprecated. New installations or upgrade to OES 2015 and later will not include patterns to install these components.
If you are upgrading to OES 2015 or later from an OES 11 SP3 or earlier server that includes the Archive and Versioning Services (AV) and QuickFinder, these packages and the associated data will not be accessible on the OES 2015 or later server. However, the iManager plug-ins for AV and QuickFinder are still available post upgrade to OES 2015, OES 2015 SP1, or OES 2018 and you can use them to manage servers prior to OES 2015.
Beginning with OES 2018 SP1, the iManager plug-ins for AV and QuickFinder are obsolete.