HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 File Serving Option for Windows Administration Guide (403104-005, January 2008)

Chapter 3: Configure FS Option for Windows with Cluster File Shares 11
Servers associated with the Virtual File Share are configured on
any of the same nodes, the Cluster File Share and the Virtual File
Share must be configured identically.
If a Cluster File Share and a Virtual File Share have the same name
but are configured differently (for example, they point to different
paths), share name collisions can occur in failover situations. This
can cause CIFS clients to connect to the wrong file share and can
cause alerts to appear on the HP Management Console.
Path: Type the location of the Cluster File Share (such as y:\). This is
typically the drive letter or path assigned to the PSFS filesystem that will
be accessed via this share.
Share subdirectories: Check this box to share all subdirectories that are
one level under the specified path. CIFS clients can then attach directly to
the subdirectories. (Subdirectories that are two or more levels below the
path will not be shared.)
Comment: If desired, enter a description of the Cluster File Share.
User Limit:This value specifies the number of users that will be allowed
to access the Cluster File Share simultaneously. Maximum is the system
maximum, which is limited by the available memory. To specify a
different number of users, select Allow and then type the number of users
to be given access.
Access: Check this box to enable the Access-based Enumeration feature
provided with Windows 2003 Service Pack 1. This feature allows users to
see only the files and folders to which they have access on a file share.
Caching: Offline caching allows users to cache files and programs from
the share to their local machines. There are three options:
• Only the files and programs that users specify will be available offline.
This option lets users select the files that will be available offline.
• All files and programs that users open from the share will be
automatically available offline. If you check “Optimized for
Performance,” all programs are automatically cached and can be run
locally. This feature is useful for file servers that host applications, as it
reduces network traffic and improves server scalability.