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

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

to access the Virtual 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.

Caching: Offline caching allows users to cache files and programs from

the share to their local machines. There are three options:

• Only the files and programs that users specify will be available offline.

This option lets users select the files that will be available offline.

• All files and programs that users open from the share will be

automatically available offline. If you check “Optimized for

Performance,” all programs are automatically cached and can be run

locally. This feature is useful for file servers that host applications, as it

reduces network traffic and improves server scalability.

• Files or programs from the share will not be available offline. Files and

programs are not cached offline.

Probe Configuration: The Virtual File Share monitor periodically probes

the health of the Virtual File Share on the node where the Virtual CIFS

Server is active. The timeout is the maximum amount of time that will be

waited for the probe to complete. The default value is five seconds.

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

probes the Virtual File Share. The default setting is 10 seconds.