Sun Microsystems 280R manual About Personal Computer Connectivity

About Personal Computer Connectivity

Based on AT&T’s Advanced Server for UNIX, Solaris PC NetLink software enables Sun servers to integrate with Microsoft Windows systems by implementing Windows NT services on the Sun environment. This enables companies to consolidate services and applications onto an open, scalable, highly reliable platform.

■Solaris PC NetLink has the following features:

■Enables Sun Fire 280R servers, Sun Enterprise servers, and the Solaris Operating Environment to run in Windows NT domains, coexisting with or replacing Windows NT servers

■Enables Sun Fire 280R servers and Sun Enterprise servers to provide transparent Windows NT file, print, directory, and security services to Microsoft Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT clients

■Uses native Windows NT tools to manage key server and network functions

■Enables transparent change on the client and requires no added client software

The Solaris PC NetLink product is composed of the following:

■Solaris Easy Access Server software

■Solaris PC NetLink software

For more information about Solaris PC NetLink, see the Solaris PC NetLink Administration Guide and the Solaris PC NetLink Installation Guide.

78 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001