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Filr – Next Generation File

Experience NODS demo overview


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Filr Clients:

• Windows 7, Android, iPhone, iPad

Novell

Environments: - NCP, CIFS file access

- NSS Filesystem

Microsoft Env.:

- CIFS file access - NTFS Filesystem - 3rd Party NAS

Filr Appliance:

• Authentication - eDir, AD • FAMT - NCP, CIFS, HTTPS, WebDAV file access

• Notification and Search (Comet, Lucene, QuickFinder)

• New Social Storage: Leverage existing storage in Novell or Microsoft ecosystems

Filr Clients:

• Policy Driven • SSO with Novell, Microsoft • FileSpaces - Next Generation F:DRIVE NCP, CIFS, HTTPS access Sharing, Notifications, Search File Sync

“Filr” Architecture Overview

CIFS, NCP, HTTPS, WebDAV

HTTPS

External/Outside the Firewall

CIF

S, N

CP

CIFS

CIFS, NCP

CIFS



Filr Appliance Filr v1 Release

• Local Administrator Account / Password

• Server Name

• Network IP address – DHCP or Manual

• Finalize Configuration via the browser

Simple appliance install approach



Cross Platform access Filr v1 Release

Users can be enabled from eDirectory or Active Directory environments.

Users can access file resources from eDirectory and Active Directory environments.

Users can access file resources across multiple eDirectory trees, and Active Directory Domains.

Users must exist in each corresponding environment

Policies are applied against a Directory Service User, Container: eDirectory or Active Directory



Filr – Web based Administration Filr v1 Release



What are File Spaces Filr v1 Release

Next Generation Mapped Drive without the Drive Letter • A UNC path to a NSS Volume, Windows Share, NAS CIFS Share

Provides new capabilities to existing Storage • On-the-fly end-user controlled sharing of files and folders

Internal, external users, its like sending an email, right click, share, tweet about it !

• Send & receive notifications – Tweet-like messages to users about the files you share and update.

Native Habitat: integrated into Device/OS Folder View • Windows File Explorer, Mobile Device Applet view

• Windows Library Filr Folder

• File Sync with Merged-views between local and Network storage



A bit more about File Space Types Filr v1 Release

Admin Controlled (FileSpaces) Points to an “existing” NSS volume/folder, Windows NTFS Share, or NAS

CIFS Share where data is in use thru standard mapped drives Admin Controlled FS may need to have more restrictive settings for sharing,

notifications, and synchronization controls. Filr policy can disable sharing, notifications, and synchronization. Existing Quota settings are honored Basic File Versioning support

Personal Ad Hoc (Filr Storage) Points to Free Space Dedicated for Filr File Sharing. Supports NSS, Windows NTFS Shares, or NAS CIFS Shares Users can create their own personal File Spaces for personal and

collaborative sharing needs Quota can be set on Users Basic File Versioning support



Enterprise Controls: File Space Policy Filr v1 Release

Location, Display Name, and Type Location: A UNC path to NSS, NTFS Windows Share, or NAS Display Name: appears as a folder under the Neutron Library on the device Type: Admin Controlled, Personal, Ad_Hoc

NOTE: Concurrent FileSpace access to eDirectory & Active Directory. You can create a FS Policy pointing to a NSS Volume, and another FS Policy pointing to a NTFS Share. The user (password sync’ed) must exist in environments.

Behavior Settings Enable Sharing. External, Internal or Both Enable File Synchronization File Synchronization Filters – based on File/Folder Meta Data Enable Notifications

Associations Associations must be selected – eDirectory and Active Directory. Association

can be applied to Users, or Containers.



What is a “Merged View”: File Spaces Filr v1 Release

File Space Policies Control:

• File synchronization to a workstation/device • File Sync based on file meta data (access & modification

times, size, extension) • User See’s a Merged view between files locally

synchronized and files remaining on Server Storage (NSS, NTFS, NAS)

CIFS, NCP

•OES, NetWare NSS Volume/Folder •Windows NTFS Shares •3rd Party NAS CIFS Shares

•Local Filr Managed Library •Folders (File Spaces) display both: Locally synchronized files/folders Server Hosted files/folders – not synch’ed

File Space



Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place

Next Generation Mapped Drives: Access existing Network Shares and NCP Volumes



My personal files: - Users Home

Directory on existing server – Novell NetWare, OES, or Windows, & NAS

- Synchroniztion of Home Folder





Files/Folders others shared with me: With Comments, Synchronized, Leased Times (share for specified time frame, 1 month, year, etc.)



Windows 7 Plugin Capabilities

Windows File Explorer Integration Features Context Sensitive menu (Filr FileSpaces) Sharing & Notification right-click dialog Favorites shortcut, FileSpace Library

TrayApp Notification Area Features Sharing, File Tweeting message pop-ups

Search FileSpaces via Windows Native Search Capabilities Personal, Shared, Corporate Wide

FileSpace Access Behind the Firewall: Novell NSS volumes via NCP, CIFS Microsoft Network Shares (NTFS) via CIFS HTTPS and WebDAV

FileSpace Access Outside the Firewall: HTTPS access to NSS, MS Windows Shares, NAS CIFS Shares



Filr Android App iOS (iPhone/iPad) will be supported too



Android and iOS applets Filr v1 Release

FileSpace Access HTTPS access to NSS, Windows Shares, NAS CIFS Shares File sync - selective Filr Server proxies access Sharing and File Tweeting

Notification Receive, and send sharing notices, and file tweets

Search FileSpaces - Personal, Shared, Corporate Wide

Android OS Versions v2.2 Froyo

iOS versions: iOS v4.2.1 – iPad, iOS v4.3.2 – iPad2: Neutron v1.1



Users Share Externally Outside the Enterprise

• Public – Share files with external users with no file collaboration capability – Similar to emailing a document today with an external party.

• Public Trust – Share files with external users, external users authenticate to Filr (openID & Token Auth) and can collaborate on files (based on permissions)

• Corporate maintains control over content – allowing files to either remain in corporate storage (tight controls), or allowed to get copied off and used externally (loose controls)



Novell Filr: Platform and System Specifics

• Filr Appliance Deployment platform: VMware virtual appliance

– Coming: XEN, Hyper-V, etc. based on customer demand

• Client-side: Windows 7, Browser, Android, iOS (iPad/iPhone)

– Coming: Native MAC support

• File Server storage targets: NetWare, OES/Linux, Windows

Server 2003/8, NAS: NetApp, and EMC Celerra

• Directories: Active Directory, eDirectory

– Note: no schema extensions are required



Open Enterprise Server & Filr

... 2011

OES

iFolder Netstorage Quickfinder

OES

iFolder Netstorage Quickfinder

OES

Filr

Filr

2012 2014

• iFolder, Netstorage and Quickfinder retired in next major OES rev after OES 11

• OES customers with current Maintenance will be entitled to Neutron

Filr



Miscellaneous Items to cover

• How to Shutdown Filr – Filr root password = linux

– CTRL+ALT+SPACE+F6

• SNAP your VM’s before starting – Restore previous snapshots before each demo

– Need to clear the data cache on the android emulator

• Windows Connection Setting – effects WebDav performance

• Adobe – Disable Protected Mode at Startup

• FYI – Samba is being used on your OES server

• VMWare OVF Tool



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Filr: The Drop Box for Open Enterprise Server 11 Lecture · 2014-04-23 · Basic File Versioning support . Personal Ad Hoc (Filr Storage) Points to Free Space Dedicated for Filr File