3.4.0 MxFS for CIFS Administration Guide

Chapter 3: Configure CIFS with Virtual CIFS Servers 23
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To add a Virtual CIFS Server from the command-line, use this command:
mx vfs add [--policy autofailback|nofailback] <ip> <name>
[ALL_SERVERS <primary_IP>|<node1_IP> <node2_IP> <nodeN_IP>]
See the PolyServe Matrix Server Command Reference for more information
about using this command.
Add a Virtual File Share
When you add a Virtual File Share to a Virtual CIFS Server, be sure to use
the PolyServe Management Console instead of a Windows application. (If
Windows utilities are used to create the Virtual File Shares, they will not
fail over.)
CIFS also creates a service monitor that periodically checks whether the
Virtual File Share can be accessed externally. A failure detected by the
monitor’s probe operation can cause the ClusterPulse process to fail over
the Virtual CIFS Server to a backup node. You can use the Advanced
options on the Add Virtual File Share window to customize the behavior
of the service monitor.
To add a Virtual File Share to a Virtual CIFS Server, first select the Virtual
CIFS Server on the PolyServe Management Console. Then right-click and
select Add Virtual File Share.