The document introduces Filr, a next generation file experience from Novell that provides simple, social, and mobile file sharing capabilities. It summarizes Filr's key features such as allowing access to file servers using CIFS or NCP, syncing files to devices, and enabling team collaboration through file sharing and social features. Filr can be deployed on-premises or in hybrid cloud environments to give users access to files across different directories and domains.

1. Filr – Next Generation File Experience
Onderwijsdag 2012
Anthony Priestman
Sr. Technology Specialist
apriestman@novell.com

2. File Sharing Today …
Simple file sharing
à la 1990. Lots of
plumbing, many
“dead” files On-line social
file-sharing and
backup
Team and social
collaboration tools
Cloud only, consumer
Disruptive (“move all focused and not feasible
your files here”) and in most enterprises
doesn't improve the
basic file experience
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3. Introducing Novell Filr ®
Simple, Social, On-prem
+
Forrester 2010: only 8% of
organizations plan to use the
Mobile Secure cloud – 3% are using it right
Controlled now.
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.
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4. Filr Appliance
Filr v1 Release
Simple appliance install approach
• Local Administrator Account / Password
• Server Name
• Network IP address – DHCP or Manual
• Finalize Configuration via the browser
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5. Novell Filr at 10,000 Feet
®
W N
File servers supporting CIFS or I A
NCP can be used, as well as OES N S
eDirectory or MS AD for IDs /NW
S
Appliance providing management,
sync, notification, indexing services
and web access Filr
Windows 7, iOS, Android and
browser clients talk CIFS, NCP
or HTTP to Filr and file servers
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6. “Filr” Architecture Overview
Filr Appliance:
External/Outside the Firewall • Authentication - eDir, AD
• FAMT - NCP, CIFS, HTTPS,
WebDAV file access Novell
• Notification and Search (Comet, Environments:
Lucene, QuickFinder) - NCP, CIFS file
• New Social Storage: Leverage access
CIFS, NCP
existing storage in Novell or - NSS Filesystem
HTTPS Microsoft ecosystems
CIFS
CIFS, NCP, HTTPS,
WebDAV Microsoft Env.:
- CIFS file access
Filr Clients: Filr Clients: - NTFS Filesystem
• Windows 7, Android, • Policy Driven - 3rd Party NAS
iPhone, iPad • SSO with Novell, Microsoft
• FileSpaces - Next Generation
F:DRIVE CIFS
 NCP, CIFS, HTTPS access
 Sharing, Notifications, Search CIFS, NCP
 File Sync
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7. 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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8. Filr – Web based Administration
Filr v1 Release
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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
File Space
• OES, NetWare NSS Volume/Folder
• Local Filr Managed Library
• Windows NTFS Shares
• Folders (File Spaces) display both:
• 3rd Party NAS CIFS Shares
 Locally synchronized files/folders
 Server Hosted files/folders – not synch’ed
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13. Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place
Next Generation Mapped Drives:
Access existing Network Shares and NCP
Volumes
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14. Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place
My personal files:
- Users Home
Directory on existing
server – Novell
NetWare, OES, or
Windows, & NAS
- Synchroniztion of
Home Folder
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15. Filr on Windows 7: Everything in One Place
Files/Folders others shared
with me:
With Comments, Synchronized,
Leased Times (share for specified
time frame, 1 month, year, etc.)
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16. 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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17. Filr Android App
iOS (iPhone/iPad) will be supported too
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18. 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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19. 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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20. Novell Filr: Platform and System Specifics
• Filr Appliance Deployment platform: VMware virtual appliance
– Coming: XEN, Hyper-V, etc. based on customer demand
• File Server storage targets: NetWare, OES/Linux, Windows
Server 2003/8, NAS: NetApp, and EMC Celerra
• Client-side: Windows 7, Browser, Android, iOS (iPad/iPhone)
– Coming: Native MAC support
• Directories: Active Directory, eDirectory
– Note: no schema extensions are required
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21. Open Enterprise Server Components
Workloads with Deployment Flexibility
User & IT iFolder Enhanced Novell Linux Novell Cluster iPrint
Upgrade Volume Services
Productivity Manager
Utilities
Interoperability Domain SAMBA AFP stack CIFS stack Identity
Services for Manager 3.6
Windows Bundle Edition
File Storage POSIX File Dynamic Archive & NSS DFS w/
Systems Storage Versioning Junction
Technology Support
Networking & Novell Client NetStorage DNS & DHCP Novell QuickFinder
Management eDirectory
Auto YaST Novell Novell
iManager Remote
Manager
XEN Virtualization
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
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22. Components Replaced by Novell Filr ®
Workloads with Deployment Flexibility
User & IT iFolder Enhanced Novell Linux Novell Cluster iPrint
Novell Filr Upgrade Volume Services
Productivity Manager
Utilities
Interoperability Domain SAMBA AFP stack CIFS stack Identity
Services for Manager 3.6
Windows Bundle Edition
File Storage POSIX File Dynamic A&V NSS DFS w/
Systems Storage Novell Filr Junction
Technology Support
Networking & Novell Client NetStorage DNS & DHCP Novell QuickFinder
Management Novell Filr eDirectory Novell Filr
Auto YaST Novell Novell
iManager Remote
Manager
XEN Virtualization
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
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23. Open Enterprise Server & Filr
Filr Filr
iFolder iFolder
Netstorage Netstorage Filr
Quickfinder Quickfinder
OES OES OES
... 2011 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
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24. 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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