3.7.0 HP StorageWorks HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software administration guide - HP Scalable NAS 3.7 for Linux (AG513-96002, October 2009)

B Samba configuration
This information describes how to configure Samba and HP Scalable NAS to provide
failover support for virtual Samba servers.
The configuration steps in this appendix apply only if you want to create a failover
Samba configuration. If you do not need a failover configuration, you can configure
Samba using traditional methods such as via the /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
Overview
Samba provides a set of UNIX applications that understand the Server Message
Block (SMB) protocol, which is the networking protocol used by Microsoft Windows
products. A Linux server running Samba can act as a server on a Microsoft network
and can provide services such as access to CIFS shares.
Looking at Samba from a hierarchical view, the first item of interest is a workgroup,
which is a logical grouping of clients that are configured to share data from WINS
servers. The next items of interest are the Samba servers and the client systems. In
our usage, the Samba servers are virtual servers that can be moved from node to
node in the cluster while keeping the same name. The last items are the directories,
or shares, containing the data to be broadcast.
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