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

1. Open the DFS MMC snap-in under “Administrative Tools.” Create a
“domain-based” DFS root, dfsroot, in Active Directory. A DFS root target can
be on a PSFS filesystem; however, it must be a different path/share than the
link. (When creating the root, you will need to use drive letters; attempts to use
mount points will fail.) Then create “root targets” pointing to a CIFS share (for
example, Y:\dfsroot shared as \\clust1-3\dfsroot). Each server should
have a target pointing to the same location on the PSFS filesystem.
2. Add a “New Link” called foo. Then add \\clust1\foo1, \\clust2\foo1,
and \\clust3\foo1 as link targets.
3. Configure all link targets with “manual replication” because you are using a
shared filesystem. There is no need to replicate data between nodes in the same
matrix sharing the same filesystem. However, some form of manual replication
will be needed if you create link targets of this same DFS link on nodes outside
of this matrix.
The client can now have highly available, scalable access to foo over CIFS by
mapping foo with the following command:
net use * \\data\dfsroot\foo /user:data\<username>
Other procedures
Matrix File Shares
Modify the configuration of a Matrix File Share
To change the configuration of a Matrix File Share, select it on the Servers or
Applications tab, right-click, and select Properties. You can then modify the
configuration as necessary.
You can also enter the following at the Command Prompt:
mx mfs update [--path <path>] [--servers ALL_SERVERS|<server1>,<server2>...]
[arguments] <mfs_name>
See the HP PolyServe Matrix Server command reference guide for information about
the arguments.
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