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

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FileSharesandDFSloadbalancingforhighavailability,insteadofthe
VirtualCIFSServerdeploymentmethod.
NOTE: Bydefault,NetBIOSnameresolutionorderisusedonclientsifthe
namedoesnotcontainadot.Ifthenamedoescontainadot,
hostnameresolutionorderisused.Also,ifDNSresolutionfails
becauseofimpropernetworkorDNSsetup,duringhostnam e
resolutiontheclientwillresortto
NetBIOSnameresolution
methodsincludingWINSandNetBTbroadcasts,whichcould
resultinincorrectnameresolutionforVFSnames.
User Authentication and Security
MatrixServerusesWindowscredentialstoauthorizeaccesstothematrix.
Bydefault,membersofthemachinelocalAdministratorsgrouphave
accesstothematrixandcanperformallmatrixoperations,includingHP
PolyServeSoftwareoperations.Ifdesired,theMatrixServerRole‐Based
SecurityControlPanelcanbeusedtocreate
arolespecificallyfor
file‐sharingoperations.SeethePolyServeMatrixServerAdministration
Guideformoreinformation.
MatrixServerrequiresthatActiveDirectorybeconfigured.Seethe
“AdministrativeConsiderationsandRestrictions”sectionofthePolyServe
MatrixServerAdministrationGuideformoreinformation.
HPPolyServeSoftwareforWindowsFileServingsetsshare‐
level
permissionsto
EVERYONE:FULL_CONTROL.Theadministratorshouldset
permissionsonthefilesystemtocontrolaccesstodatainsteadofsetting
permissionsatthesharelevel.