4.0.0 HP PolyServe Software for Windows File Serving administration guide (T5392-96047, March 2010)

NOTE:
You can use the same name for a Matrix File Share and a Virtual File Share.
However, if the Matrix File Share and the Virtual CIFS Servers associated with the
Virtual File Share are configured on any of the same nodes, the Matrix File Share
and the Virtual File Share must be configured identically.
If a Matrix File Share and a Virtual File Share have the same name but are configured
differently (for example, they point to different paths), share name collisions can
occur in failover situations. This can cause CIFS clients to connect to the wrong file
share and can cause alerts to appear on the PolyServe Management Console.
Path: Type the location of the Matrix File Share (such as y:\). This is typically the
drive letter or path assigned to the PSFS filesystem that will be accessed via this share.
Share subdirectories: Check this box to share all subdirectories that are one level
under the specified path. CIFS clients can then attach directly to the subdirectories.
(Subdirectories that are two or more levels below the path will not be shared.)
Comment: If desired, enter a description of the Matrix File Share.
User Limit: This value specifies the number of users that will be allowed to access the
Matrix File Share simultaneously. Maximum is the system maximum, which is limited
by the available memory. To specify a different number of users, select Allow and
then type the number of users to be given access.
Access: Check this box to enable the Access-based Enumeration feature, which allows
users to see only the files and folders to which they have access on a file share.
Caching: Offline caching allows users to cache files and programs from the share to
their local machines. There are three options:
• Only the files and programs that users specify will be available offline. This option
lets users select the files that will be available offline.
• All files and programs that users open from the share will be automatically
available offline. If you check “Optimized for Performance,” all programs are
automatically cached and can be run locally. This feature is useful for file servers
that host applications, as it reduces network traffic and improves server scalability.
• Files or programs from the share will not be available offline. Files and programs
are not cached offline.
Probe Configuration: The Matrix File Share monitor periodically probes the health
of the file share. The timeout is the maximum amount of time that will be waited for
the probe to complete. The default timeout interval is 15 seconds. The frequency is
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