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Linux Clients

Linux clients can mount Virtual File Shares using the Virtual CIFS Server

address. If a mount command fails with the message “Connection

Refused,” retry the command with the port=445 option. Following is an

example:

# mount -t smbfs -o ‘username=Administrator,uid=Administrator,port=445’

//10.11.200.200/temp /try1

Other Procedures

Virtual CIFS Servers

These procedures can be performed from the PolyServe Management

Console or the command line. On the Management Console, select the

Virtual CIFS Server on the Servers, Virtual Hosts, or Applications tab and

then right-click to display a menu listing the available options.

Modify the Configuration

To modify the configuration of a Virtual CIFS Server, select that Virtual

CIFS Server on the PolyServe Management Console, right-click, and

select either Properties or Rehost. You can add or remove interfaces from

the Virtual CIFS Server configuration and can reorder the interfaces. If

you designate a new primary interface, the service will automatically be

moved to that interface.

You can also change the configuration at the Command Prompt:

mx vfs update [--policy autofailback|nofailback] [<ip>|<name>]

[ALL_SERVERS <primary_interface>|<node1_IP> <node2_IP>

<nodeN_IP>]

This command allows you to add or remove interfaces from the Virtual

CIFS Server configuration and to reorder the interfaces. If you specify a

different primary interface and --policy is set to autofailback, the

command will automatically move the service to the new primary.

If --policy is set to nofailback, the update command will not move the

service to the new primary. You will then need to use the vfs move

command shown below to move the service.

mx vfs move <ip>|<name> <target_networkinterface>