2.0 Overview

Section 2.1, Installers and Executables
Section 2.2, Engine
Section 2.3, Management Interface
Section 2.4, Kanaka Plug-In
Section 2.5, Kanaka Desktop Client
Section 2.6, Deciding Which Access Method to Use

Novell Kanaka for Mac provides Mac OS X users automated single login access to Novell eDirectory storage resources through flexible login options. The Kanaka Plug-in component allows users to simultaneously log in to Mac OS X and mount storage resources through a single username and password. The Kanaka Desktop Client allows users to access network storage resources after they have logged in as a local user to Mac OS X.

Figure 2-1 Novell Kanaka for Mac Architecture

The components of Novell Kanaka for Mac include the Engine, the management interface, and two methods of accessing Novell storage resources from a Mac: the Kanaka Plug-in and the Kanaka Desktop Client. An expanded discussion of each of these components follows: