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

Chapter2:Introduction 5
requeststoasinglenetworkname(providedbyDFS)willbeevenly
distributedamongthenodesinthecluster.Onfailureofanode,DFSwill
detectthelossofnetworkconnectivityandroutenewconnectionand
re‐connectionrequeststotheremainingnodesinthecluster.
Ifanodein
theclusterlosesaccesstothePSFSfilesystem(forexample,
becauseofaSANproblem)butitisotherwisehealthy,theMatrixFile
SharemonitorwillteardowntheassociatedCIFSsharetopreventfuture
connectionandre‐connectionrequestsfrombeingdirectedtoanodethat
haslostaccess
totheunderlyingsharedfilesystem.
Whenthenoderegainsaccesstothesharedfilesystem,theMatrixFile
SharemonitorautomaticallyrecreatestheCIFSshareandthenodethen
startshandlingrequests.
HP PolyServe Software and Legacy Client
Operating Systems
Severallegacyclientoperatingsystemsdonotsupportthemodern
networkinginfrastructurerequiredtoconnecttoavirtualizednetwork
connectionsuchasthatprovidedbytheVirtualCIFSServer.These
operatingsystemsincludeWindowsNT4,WindowsME,Windows98,
Windows95,Windows3.1,DOS,MACSMBclient,andsomeLinux
versions.
Tosupportconnectivitywiththeselegacyclients,HPPolyServe
SoftwareshouldbedeployedwithMatrix FileShares,plusDFSfor
connectionloadbalancingandfailover.
ManyoftheseclientssupporttheDFSinterface;however, someofthe
operatingsystems(namelyWindows95/98/ME/NT4,MacSMBclients,
andLinux)requireasoftwareupdate
tointeroperatewithDFS.
Windows Clients
ThefollowingMicrosoftKnowledgeBasearticlescontaininformation
abouttheWindowsclients.
Windows95/NT.TheWindows2000AD/DFSclientisrecommended.See
MicrosoftKnowledgeBasearticle288358formoreinformation.