3.4.0 MxFS for CIFS Administration Guide

Chapter 3: Configure CIFS with Virtual CIFS Servers 18

Virtual CIFS Servers Providing Multiple Virtual File

Multiple Virtual File Shares can be associated with a Virtual CIFS Server,

and multiple Virtual CIFS Servers can be supported on a physical node.

Also, a node can host multiple active Virtual CIFS Servers while

simultaneously serving as a backup for Virtual CIFS Servers that are

active on other nodes.

In the following example, the first node is primary for Virtual CIFS Server

VFS1 and a backup node for Virtual CIFS Server VFS2. The second node

is primary for Virtual CIFS Server VFS2 and is a backup for VFS1. Node

three is a backup for both Virtual CIFS Servers.

Load Balancing for a Virtual File Share

A Virtual File Share can also be associated with more than one Virtual

CIFS Server, enabling load balancing to be used. In the following

example, the Virtual File Share sh1 is assigned to the Virtual CIFS Servers

CIFS clients use a Virtual CIFS Server to access file shares

and

Ethernet

FC Fabric

\d1

and

\d2

filesystems

Disk Array

Primary:

VFS2, file

Backup2:

VFS1

Backup1:

VFS1

Backup2:

VFS2

Primary:

VFS1, file

Backup1:

VFS2

Matrix Server