The following enhancements for NCP Server are available in the initial release of Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux:
Novell Dynamic Storage Technology allows rarely accessed files to be automatically moved, according to policies set by the administrator, from faster-access storage to lower-cost storage media where the files can be managed and backed up at a lower cost. You can set policies for when files are moved to secondary storage. The primary and secondary storage areas appear to users as a single unified file system.
For information about managing storage with Dynamic Storage Technology, see the OES 2 SP3: Dynamic Storage Technology Administration Guide
You can modify the Inherit POSIX Permissions setting for files on NCP volumes, using Novell Remote Manager for Linux. See Section 10.8, Configuring Inherit POSIX Permissions for an NCP Volume.
File share modes have been added to lock files being accessed across protocols, such as between CIFS/Samba and NCP. See Section 3.11, Configuring Cross-Protocol File Locks for NCP Server.
The configurable DOS Archive Bit parameter is no longer available. Backups of NCP volumes should be done from the server, not an NCP client.
The NCP “execute only” bit is now used to provide the EXECUTE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORT parameter. The Novell Client for Linux uses this bit to represent the user mode execute bit on a file or subdirectory. For information, see Section 3.8, Configuring the Execute Only File Attribute for NCP Server.