OpenText NFS Gateway

OpenText NFS Gateway allows organizations to grant their Windows users access to business data stored in UNIX file systems without requiring any software installation on Windows desktops. For organizations or departments that have light or occasional needs to access file resources on UNIX or NFS-enabled devices, OpenText NFS Gateway is the perfect solution. It offers compatibility, performance and reliability without adding management overhead. By empowering a Microsoft Windows Server with the functionalities of an NFS client, and allowing it to share the access to NFS resources with downstream Windows-based clients, OpenText NFS Gateway turns the Microsoft Windows server into a software gateway between Microsoft and NFS networks. OpenText NFS Gateway has zero software footprint on downstream Windows-based clients. It provides IT organizations with a single point of access control and resource management through tight integration with enterprise directory services, such as Microsoft Active Directory. OpenText NFS Gateway greatly simplifies cross-platform resource sharing with minimal impact on both the Windows-based desktop image and the integrity of the hosts. Key Features and Benefits: Zero installation. Zero Overhead Centralized Access Control No client software needed on Windows desktops Centrally control who can access which NFS resources Microsoft Cluster-aware Support Enterprise Directory Services Better scalability and fail-over in Microsoft cluster environments Integrate with LDAP or Microsoft Active Directory with ease