What are the most significant challenges to implementing a file server in a multiplatform environment? How do Origin file servers meet those challenges?

One of the most significant challenges faced in heterogeneous environments is ensuring that all clients, regardless of their systems, can access and share the same data. Origin file servers plus NFS and Samba for IRIX allow both UNIX and PC clients to share the same data on a single file server. Scalable performance, data integrity, network backup, and high availability are some of the other important features that Origin file serving solutions provide.

What types of workstations can I support from an Origin file server? Samba for IRIX provides the SMB/CIFS protocol on IRIX servers. This allows you to connect to any SMB/CIFS compliant machine, which includes LAN Manager clients, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 clients, Windows 95 clients, Windows 98 clients, Windows NT clients, Windows 2000 clients, Windows XP clients, Linux clients, and OS/2 clients.

UNIX workstations will share files via the NFS protocol with Origin file servers. Apple® Macintosh® and Novell® clients will require ...

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