3.4.0 MxFS for CIFS Administration Guide

Chapter 2: Configure CIFS with Matrix File Shares 9

any of the same nodes, the Matrix File Share and the Virtual File

Share must be configured identically.

If a Matrix 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 PolyServe Management Console.

Path: Type the location of the Matrix 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 Matrix File Share.

User Limit: This value specifies the number of users that will be allowed

to access the Matrix 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.

Probe Configuration: The Matrix File Share monitor periodically probes

the health of the file share. The timeout is the maximum amount of time

that will be waited for the probe to complete. The default timeout interval

is five seconds.

The frequency is the interval of time, in seconds, at which the monitor

probes the file share. The default setting is 10 seconds.

Servers: Select the servers on which the Matrix File Share should be

configured. Using the arrows, move the appropriate servers from the

Available Servers column to the Selected Servers column.