3.6.1 HP PolyServe Software for Windows File Serving Administration Guide (T5392-96019, July 2008)

Chapter2:Introduction 6
Windows98/ME.TheDS2003clientisrecommended.Ahotfixfor
Windows98isalsoneeded.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en‐us;555038
ThefollowingarticleregardingWindowsMEmayalsobeofinterest.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en‐us;276472
NotethatDOSandWindows3.1donotsupportDFS.Whiletheseclients
canconnectdirectlytoMatrixFileShares(MFS),theycannottake
advantageofthehighavailabilityandloadbalancingfeaturesprovided
bytheMatrixFileShares/DFSdeploymentmodel.
Linux Clients
AsoftwareupdateforLinuxisavailableatthefollowinglocation:
http://us1.samba.org/samba/Linux_CIFS_client.html
ALinuxclientimplementedinJavaisavailableatthislocation:
http://jcifs.samba.org/

InadditiontointeroperatingwithDFS,Linuxclientscanalsoconnect
directlytoVirtualFileShares.(See“Linu xClients”onpage34formore
information.)
NOTE: TheSambasmbcaclsutilitycanbehelpfulforLinuxclientsthat
needtohandleWindowsDACLsonPSFSfilesystems.Seethe
Sambasmbcaclsmanpagefordetails.
Mac SMB Clients
AsoftwareupdateforMacSMBclientsisavailableatthefollowing
location:
http://www.admitmac.com
Name Resolution
VirtualCIFSServerdeploymentsworkwithFQDN(DNSresolution)or
IPaddress,butdonotworkwithNetBIOSnameresolutionof
non‐qualifiedNetBIOSnames(includingWINSandNetBTbroadcasts).If
clientswillbeusingnon‐qualifiedNetBIOSnames,youmustuseMatrix