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

Chapter4:ConfigureVirtualCIFSServers 21
Configuration Steps
Performtheconfig urationinthisorder:
• CreatePSFSclusterfilesystemstostorethefilesthatwillbesharedvia
CIFS.Foreachfilesystem,youwillneedtoassignadriveletterorpath
thatwillbeusedtoaccessthefilesystem.SeethePolyServeMatrix
ServerAdministrationGuidefordetailsabout
creatingandconfiguring
filesystems.
• CreateaVirtualCIFSServer,specifyingaprimarynode.Depending
onyourconfiguration,youmay alsowanttospecifyoneormore
backupnodesforthisVirtualCIFSServer.
•AddVirtualFileSharestothevirtualserver.Besuretocreatethe
VirtualFileSharesonthePolyServe
ManagementConsole;youshould
notuseWindowsapplicationssuchasExplorertodothis.
Whenyouplanyourconfiguration,keepinmindthatallVirtualFile
SharesaddedtoaparticularVirtualCIFSServerareactiveonthenode
wheretheVirtualCIFSServerisactive.Similarly,whentheVirtualCIFS

Serverfailsover,thoseVirtualFileSharesbecomeactiveonthebackup
nodeandwillbe accessedfromthere.
YoumaywanttocreatemultipleVirtualCIFSServerstospreadtheCIFS
activityacrossthematrix,takingadvantageofthescalabilityofthe
PolyServesolution.Remember,anodecansimultaneously
beprimary for
someVirtualCIFSServersandabackupforotherVirtualCIFSServers.
DNS Requirement for Virtual CIFS Servers
ADNSentrymustexistforeachVirtualCIFSServer/IPaddress.The
entrymustincludeanArecordanda[PTR]recordforforwardand
reverselookup.Windowsauthenticationmayfailiftheserecordsdonot
exist.BesuretocreateaDNSentryforeachVirtualCIFSServer/IP
addressthat
youcreate.