HP ProLiant DL380 G5 - Microsoft Services for NFS; MSNFS Overview and Components

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ser vices
This chapter discusses newer networking features in Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 and three
other network file and print services for UNIX, NetWare, and the Macintosh.
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Microsoft Services for Network File System (MSNFS)
MSNFS is a n update to the NFS components that were previously available in Ser vices for UNIX 3.5.
MSNFS includes the following new features:
• Updated administration snap-in—MSNFS Administration
• Active Directory Lookup—The Identity M anag em ent for UNIX Active Directory schema extension,
available in M icrosoft Windows Server 2003 R2, includes UNIX user identifier (UI D) and
group identifier (GID) fields, which enables Server for N FS and Client for NFS to look up
Windows-to-UNIX user account m appings directly from Active Directory. Identity Ma nagem ent for
UNIX simplifies Windows-to-UNIX user account m apping manag ement in Active Directory.
• Enhanced server performance—Microsoft Services for NFS includes a file filter driver, which
significantly reduces common server file access latencies.
• UNIX special device support—Microsoft Services for NFS supports UNIX special devices (mknod).
• Enhanced UNIX support—Microsoft Services for NFS now supports the following versions of UNIX:
•HewlettPackardHP-UXversion11i
•IBMAIXversion5L5.2
•RedHatLinuxversion9
• Sun Microsystems Solaris version 9
The following features that were previously available in Services for UNIX 3.5 are not included in MSNFS:
• Gateway for NFS
• Server for PCNFS
• All PCNFS components of Client for NFS
UNIX Identity Management
Identity Management for UN IX makes it easy to integrate users of Windows operating systems into
existing UNIX environments. It p rovides manageability components that simp lify network administration
and account management across both p latforms.
With Identity Management for UN IX, the administrator can:
• Manage user accounts and passwords on Windows and UNIX systems using Network Information
Serv
ice (NIS).
• Automatically synchronize p asswords between Windows and UNIX operating systems.
UNIX Identity M anag em ent consists of the following components:
• Administration components
• Pass
word synchronization
• Server for NIS
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