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

Chapter4:ConfigureVirtualCIFSServers 18
IfHPPolyServeSoftwaredetectsthataVirtualFileSharecannolongerbe
accessedontheprimarynode,bydefaultMatrixServerwillfailoverthe
associatedVirtualCIFS Servertooneofthedesignatedbackupnodes.
ClientsthenaccesstheVirtualCIFSServer’sVirtualFileSharesfromthat
node.
BecausethefilesassociatedwiththeVirtualFileSharesarelocated
onaPSFSclusterfilesystem,thebackupnodecanimmediatelyaccessthe
data.
Bydefault,theVirtualCIFSServerwillremainactiveonthebackupnode.
However,youcancustomizethefailoverandfailbackbehavior.For
example,afteraccessto
theVirtualFileShareisrestoredontheoriginal
node,youmaywanttheVirtualCIFSServertofailbacktothatnode.
CIFS clients use a Virtual CIFS Server to access file share data1
Ethernet
FC Fabric
Disk Array
VFS1
Backup2
file share
data1
VFS1
Backup1
file share
data1
VFS1
Primary
file share
data1
Matrix Server
\data1
filesystem