1.2 What’s New in OES 24.4

OES CIFS can be configured to use an OES Multifactor Authentication (MFA) service to enforce multifactor authentication when users access the CIFS share.

For more information, see OES Multifactor Authentication Service in the Installation Guide.

SUSE Manager Support

OES supports upgrade and patching using SUSE manager version 4.3.15.

iPrint Advanced

OES iPrint Advanced and OES iPrint patterns are merged. Thus, OES iPrint Advanced is available with OES iPrint capabilities.

OES Database

The database configuration of the OES services is separated as a new OES database pattern.

OES FTP Server

A new module oesftpipc.service is introduced for OES FTP Server (pure-ftpd) to fetch the user details of eDirectory (FQDN) and Active Directory (User ID, home directory, AD domain name) during authentication.

The pure-ftpd.service and oesftpipc.service must be running on OES server for FTP functionality to work.

For more information, see the Installation Guide.

The dfstool command line utility has been enhanced to include the following operations:

For more information, see DFSTOOL in the Distributed File Services Administration Guide for Linux.

Every release, the versions of third-party software that DSfW supports are verified. For more information, see Domain Services for Windows Administration Guide.

Seamless Data Migration from NSS32 to NSS64 Volume using Dynamic Storage Technology (DST)

You can seamlessly move the NSS data from NSS32 to NSS64 volumes without noticeable change or disruption. The data migration is performed by migrating all the data and corresponding metadata from the source NSS32 volume to the target NSS64 volume in the same tree and server. The source and the target volumes must be local volumes.

For more information, see Migrating NSS32 to NSS64 volume using oes-nss32to64 service in the Storage Services File System (NSS) Administration Guide for Linux.

Managing DST Operation

Introduced dstutil, a new command line utility tool for managing and configuring basic DST operations.

For more information, see dstutil in the Storage Services File System (NSS) Administration Guide for Linux.

Managing Open Enterprise Server (OES) services is made easier by the Unified Management Console (UMC). Highly responsive, simple, and secure management tool for managing small and large heterogeneous deployments. As a single point of administration for OES resources, it takes the place of the multiple management consoles.

UMC provides customized access to network administration utilities and content from virtually anywhere using the Internet and a web browser similar to iManager.

For more information, see the Unified Management Console Administration Guide.

Support Matrix for Managing OES Services

Identity Console

Identity Console is bundled with Unified Management Console (UMC) for identity management in an OES environment. The packages are installed automatically during the UMC installation and no separate installation is required.

For more information, see the Identity Console documentation website..

Managing DFS Jobs

The following DFS jobs can be managed through UMC:

For more information, see Managing Volume Jobs in Unified Management Console.

Managing Storage Management Services (SMS)

Support for managing SMS components Storage Management Data Requester (SMDR) and Target Service Agent for File System (TSAFS).

For more information, see Managing SMDR and Managing TSAFS in Unified Management Console.

Blocked User

In UMC CIFS, Permanent Invalid User is renamed as Blocked User. There is no functionality change.

For more information, see Managing Invalid Users in Unified Management Console.

Enhanced UMC Health Script

The umcServiceHealth script has been enhanced to check the health of Redis (Remote Dictionary Server).

For more information, see UMC Health Script in Unified Management Console.