2.3 Supported Environments

2.3.1 File Viewer Support

In Novell Teaming, file viewing capabilities are provided by Oracle Outside In viewer technology. See Oracle Outside In Technology 8.3 Supported Formats for a list of the supported file formats. See Oracle Outside In Technology for background information about the Oracle viewer technology included in Teaming.

The file viewers also support data indexing by the Lucene Index Server.

2.3.2 IPV6 Support

Novell Teaming supports the IPV6 protocol when it is available on the server. If it is available, Teaming detects it and supports IPV6 by default, along with IPV4.

2.3.3 Clustering Support

You can set up your Novell Teaming site in any of the following clustering environments:

In addition, you can install Teaming components on multiple servers to provide failover support, as described in Section III, Multi-Server Configurations and Clustering.

2.3.4 Xen Virtualization Support

You can install Novell Teaming in virtual environments where a software program enables one physical server to function as if it were two or more physical servers. Xen* virtualization technology in Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux version) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is supported. For more information, see:

2.3.5 VMware Support

Novell Teaming is supported on the following versions of VMware*:

  • VMware Server (formally GSX Server), an enterprise-class virtual infrastructure for x86-based servers

  • VMware ESX Server, a data-center-class virtual infrastructure for mission-critical environments

    For more information, see the VMWare Web site.

2.3.6 Single Sign-On Support

Novell Access Manager can be used to provide single sign-on capabilities for your Teaming site. For setup instructions, see Section 9.8, Configuring Single Sign-On with Novell Access Manager.

2.3.7 Linux File System Support

For best Novell Teaming performance on Linux, the ext3 file system is recommended. If you are running OES Linux and need the feature-rich environment of the NSS file system, Teaming is also supported there. The reiser3 file system is also supported.