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Filr – Next Generation File Experience Onderwijsdag 2012
Anthony Priestman Sr. Technology Specialist
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File Sharing Today …
Team and social collaboration tools
On-line social file-sharing and backup
Cloud only, consumer focused and not feasible
in most enterprises
Disruptive (“move all your files here”) and doesn't improve the basic file experience
Simple file sharing à la 1990. Lots of plumbing, many
“dead” files
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Forrester 2010: only 8% of
organizations plan to use the
cloud – 3% are using it right
now.
Introducing Novell® Filr
Novell Filr gives IT powerful new abilities to deliver social file
sharing to users’ popular devices, combining the capabilities of
well-known online tools with enterprise controls.
+ On-prem Secure Controlled
Simple, Social,
Mobile
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Filr Appliance Filr v1 Release
• Local Administrator Account / Password
• Server Name
• Network IP address – DHCP or Manual
• Finalize Configuration via the browser
Simple appliance install approach
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W I N
N A S
Novell® Filr at 10,000 Feet
S
OES /NW
File servers supporting CIFS or NCP can be used, as well as eDirectory or MS AD for IDs
Appliance providing management, sync, notification, indexing services and web access
Windows 7, iOS, Android and browser clients talk CIFS, NCP or HTTP to Filr and file servers
Filr
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Filr Clients:
• Windows 7, Android,
iPhone, iPad
Novell
Environments:
- NCP, CIFS file
access
- NSS Filesystem
Microsoft Env.:
- CIFS file access
- NTFS Filesystem
- 3rd Party NAS
Filr Appliance:
• Authentication - eDir, AD
• FAMT - NCP, CIFS, HTTPS,
WebDAV file access
• Notification and Search (Comet,
Lucene, QuickFinder)
• New Social Storage: Leverage
existing storage in Novell or
Microsoft ecosystems
Filr Clients:
• Policy Driven
• SSO with Novell, Microsoft
• FileSpaces - Next Generation
F:DRIVE
NCP, CIFS, HTTPS access
Sharing, Notifications, Search
File Sync
“Filr” Architecture Overview
CIFS, NCP, HTTPS,
WebDAV
HTTPS
External/Outside the Firewall
CIF
S, N
CP
CIF
S
CIFS, NCP
CIFS
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Cross Platform access Filr v1 Release
Users can be enabled from eDirectory or Active
Directory environments.
Users can access file resources from eDirectory and
Active Directory environments.
Users can access file resources across multiple
eDirectory trees, and Active Directory Domains.
Users must exist in each corresponding environment
Policies are applied against a Directory Service User,
Container: eDirectory or Active Directory
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Filr – Web based Administration Filr v1 Release
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What are File Spaces Filr v1 Release
Next Generation Mapped Drive without the Drive Letter
• A UNC path to a NSS Volume, Windows Share, NAS CIFS Share
Provides new capabilities to existing Storage
• On-the-fly end-user controlled sharing of files and folders
Internal, external users, its like sending an email, right click, share, tweet about it !
• Send & receive notifications – Tweet-like messages to users about the files
you share and update.
Native Habitat: integrated into Device/OS Folder View
• Windows File Explorer, Mobile Device Applet view
• Windows Library Filr Folder
• File Sync with Merged-views between local and Network storage
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A bit more about File Space Types Filr v1 Release
Admin Controlled (FileSpaces) Points to an “existing” NSS volume/folder, Windows NTFS Share, or NAS
CIFS Share where data is in use thru standard mapped drives
Admin Controlled FS may need to have more restrictive settings for sharing,
notifications, and synchronization controls.
Filr policy can disable sharing, notifications, and synchronization.
Existing Quota settings are honored
Basic File Versioning support
Personal Ad Hoc (Filr Storage) Points to Free Space Dedicated for Filr File Sharing.
Supports NSS, Windows NTFS Shares, or NAS CIFS Shares
Users can create their own personal File Spaces for personal and
collaborative sharing needs
Quota can be set on Users
Basic File Versioning support
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Enterprise Controls: File Space Policy Filr v1 Release
Location, Display Name, and Type Location: A UNC path to NSS, NTFS Windows Share, or NAS
Display Name: appears as a folder under the Neutron Library on the device
Type: Admin Controlled, Personal, Ad_Hoc
NOTE: Concurrent FileSpace access to eDirectory & Active Directory. You can
create a FS Policy pointing to a NSS Volume, and another FS Policy pointing to
a NTFS Share. The user (password sync’ed) must exist in environments.
Behavior Settings Enable Sharing. External, Internal or Both
Enable File Synchronization
File Synchronization Filters – based on File/Folder Meta Data
Enable Notifications
Associations Associations must be selected – eDirectory and Active Directory. Association
can be applied to Users, or Containers.
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What is a “Merged View”: File Spaces Filr v1 Release
File Space Policies Control:
• File synchronization to a workstation/device
• File Sync based on file meta data (access & modification
times, size, extension)
• User See’s a Merged view between files locally
synchronized and files remaining on Server Storage (NSS,
NTFS, NAS)
CIFS, NCP
•OES, NetWare NSS Volume/Folder
•Windows NTFS Shares
•3rd Party NAS CIFS Shares
•Local Filr Managed Library
•Folders (File Spaces) display both:
Locally synchronized files/folders
Server Hosted files/folders – not synch’ed
File Space
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Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place
Next Generation Mapped Drives: Access existing Network Shares and NCP Volumes
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My personal files: - Users Home
Directory on existing server – Novell NetWare, OES, or Windows, & NAS
- Synchroniztion of Home Folder
Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place
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Files/Folders others shared with me: With Comments, Synchronized, Leased Times (share for specified time frame, 1 month, year, etc.)
Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place
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Windows 7 Plugin Capabilities
Windows File Explorer Integration Features
Context Sensitive menu (Filr FileSpaces)
Sharing & Notification right-click dialog
Favorites shortcut, FileSpace Library
TrayApp Notification Area Features
Sharing, File Tweeting message pop-ups
Search
FileSpaces via Windows Native Search Capabilities
Personal, Shared, Corporate Wide
FileSpace Access Behind the Firewall:
Novell NSS volumes via NCP, CIFS
Microsoft Network Shares (NTFS) via CIFS
HTTPS and WebDAV
FileSpace Access Outside the Firewall:
HTTPS access to NSS, MS Windows Shares, NAS CIFS Shares
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Filr Android App iOS (iPhone/iPad) will be supported too
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Android and iOS applets Filr v1 Release
FileSpace Access
HTTPS access to NSS, Windows Shares, NAS CIFS Shares
File sync - selective
Filr Server proxies access
Sharing and File Tweeting
Notification
Receive, and send sharing notices, and file tweets
Search
FileSpaces - Personal, Shared, Corporate Wide
Android OS Versions
v2.2 Froyo
iOS versions:
iOS v4.2.1 – iPad, iOS v4.3.2 – iPad2: Neutron v1.1
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Users Share Externally Outside the Enterprise
• Public – Share files with external users with no file
collaboration capability – Similar to emailing a
document today with an external party.
• Public Trust – Share files with external users, external
users authenticate to Filr (openID & Token Auth) and
can collaborate on files (based on permissions)
• Corporate maintains control over content – allowing
files to either remain in corporate storage (tight
controls), or allowed to get copied off and used
externally (loose controls)
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Novell Filr: Platform and System Specifics
• Filr Appliance Deployment platform: VMware virtual appliance
– Coming: XEN, Hyper-V, etc. based on customer demand
• Client-side: Windows 7, Browser, Android, iOS (iPad/iPhone)
– Coming: Native MAC support
• File Server storage targets: NetWare, OES/Linux, Windows
Server 2003/8, NAS: NetApp, and EMC Celerra
• Directories: Active Directory, eDirectory
– Note: no schema extensions are required
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Networking &
Management
NSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
Novell Cluster
Services iPrint iFolder
Novell
eDirectory
Novell
iManager
DNS & DHCP
DFS w/
Junction
Support
Dynamic
Storage
Technology
Domain
Services for
Windows
XEN Virtualization
Novell
Remote
Manager
SAMBA AFP stack CIFS stack
POSIX File
Systems
Auto YaST
File Storage
Interoperability
User & IT
Productivity
Novell Client
Archive &
Versioning
Enhanced
Upgrade
Utilities
NetStorage
Identity
Manager 3.6
Bundle Edition
Workloads with Deployment Flexibility
Novell Linux
Volume
Manager
QuickFinder
Open Enterprise Server Components
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Networking &
Management
NSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
Novell Cluster
Services iPrint iFolder
Novell Filr
Novell
eDirectory
Novell
iManager
DNS & DHCP
DFS w/
Junction
Support
Dynamic
Storage
Technology
Domain
Services for
Windows
XEN Virtualization
Novell
Remote
Manager
SAMBA AFP stack CIFS stack
POSIX File
Systems
Auto YaST
File Storage
Interoperability
User & IT
Productivity
Novell Client
A & V
Novell Filr
Enhanced
Upgrade
Utilities
NetStorage
Novell Filr
Identity
Manager 3.6
Bundle Edition
Workloads with Deployment Flexibility
Novell Linux
Volume
Manager
QuickFinder
Novell Filr
Components Replaced by Novell® Filr
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Open Enterprise Server & Filr
... 2011
OES
iFolder Netstorage Quickfinder
OES
iFolder Netstorage Quickfinder
OES
Filr
Filr
2012 2014
• iFolder, Netstorage and Quickfinder retired in next major OES rev after OES 11
• OES customers with current Maintenance will be entitled to Filr
Filr
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Novell® Filr Time Line
• Early Adopter Release Juli 2012
– Reduced feature set
– Get feedback on design and experience
– Recruit early adopters
• Launch of v1 November 2012!
– Get references and additional feedback
• V2 Q2 2013
– Multi-site, Native Mac client and more …
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