3.6.0 MxFS for CIFS Administration Guide (5697-7082, December 2007)

Configure MxFS for CIFS with

Virtual CIFS Servers

Configuration Overview

When CIFS is configured with Matrix Server and MxFS for CIFS, the data

to be shared is stored on PSFS clustered filesystems. A set of Virtual File

Shares, one per node in the matrix, is typically created for each filesystem.

MxFS for CIFS uses “Virtual CIFS Servers” to provide CIFS access to the

Virtual File Shares. Clients access the Virtual File Shares via the CIFS

interface to those Virtual CIFS Servers; they do not need to know which

physical node is providing the service.

When you create a Virtual CIFS Server, you will need to assign it to a

primary node and one or more backup nodes. You can then add one or

more Virtual File Shares to the Virtual CIFS Server. Following are some

sample configurations.

Virtual CIFS Server Providing a Single File Share

The following example shows a Virtual CIFS Server providing the Virtual

File Share data1. In this example, the Virtual CIFS Server VFS1 is initially

active on the primary node; client requests for its Virtual File Shares go to

this node. MxFS for CIFS periodically monitors the Virtual File Shares to

determine whether they can be accessed externally.