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- How is Novell File Reporter licensed?
- Does Novell File Reporter integrate with Novell Storage Manager?
- What are the domain and forest functional levels required for Novell File Reporter?
- What are the system requirements for Novell File Reporter?
- How does Novell File Reporter report on the files stored on NAS devices?
- How does Novell File Reporter report on the files stored in a server cluster?
How is Novell File Reporter licensed?
Novell File Reporter is licensed against the Novell eDirectory™ tree name, or by the Active Directory forest root name. Like Novell Storage Manager, Novell File Reporter is an identity-based product and can be integrated with Novell Storage Manager. Novell has provided a tool for finding the forest root name in Active Directory.
Does Novell File Reporter integrate with Novell Storage Manager?
Yes. Novell File Reporter can be integrated with Novell Storage Manager version 2.5.1 and later, but is not required for operation.
What are the domain and forest functional levels required for Novell File Reporter?
Native 2003 or better native level is required.
What are the system requirements for Novell File Reporter?
Depends on the platform and if you are running Novell File Reporter in a network environment that includes Novell Storage Manager. See System Requirements
How does Novell File Reporter report on the files stored on NAS devices?
With the release of Novell File Reporter 1.01, file reporting has been extended to support NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices in Active Directory managed networks. Because NAS devices are appliances—and thus are incapable of hosting an NFR Agent—Novell File Reporter uses an NFR Agent running on another server to collect scan information from the NAS device. In this type of scenario, the NFR Agent is serving as a "proxy agent." The association between the NFR Agent and the proxy agent is made in the nfrproxy.cfg file. For information on how to make these associations, refer to Chapter 8 of the Novell File Reporter 1.0.1 Installation Guide.
How does Novell File Reporter report on the files stored in a server cluster?
The ability of Novell File Reporter 1.01 to support proxy agents also means that it can support clustered servers. This support includes both Windows server clusters in an Active Directory managed network and Novell server clusters in an eDirectory managed network that includes Novell Storage Manager. If you do not have Novell Storage Manager as part of your eDirectory managed network, you cannot use Novell File Reporter to report on clusters.
Novell File Reporter uses an NFR Agent running on another server to collect scan information from the server cluster resource (virtual server). In this type of scenario, the NFR Agent is serving as a "proxy agent" for the virtual server.
Associations between an NFR Agent and a virtual server are made in the nfrproxy.cfg file. For information on how to make these associations, refer to Chapter 9 of the Novell File Reporter Installation Guide.
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