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

3 Configure Virtual CIFS Servers
Configuration overview
When CIFS is configured with Matrix Server and HP PolyServe Software, the data
to be shared is stored on PSFS clustered filesystems. A set of Virtual File Shares, one
per node in the matrix, is typically created for each filesystem.
HP PolyServe Software uses “Virtual CIFS Servers” to provide CIFS access to the
Virtual File Shares. Clients access the Virtual File Shares via the CIFS interface to
those Virtual CIFS Servers; they do not need to know which physical node is providing
the service.
When you create a Virtual CIFS Server, you will need to assign it to a primary node
and one or more backup nodes. You can then add one or more Virtual File Shares
to the Virtual CIFS Server. Following are some sample configurations.
Virtual CIFS Server Providing a Single File Share
The following example shows a Virtual CIFS Server providing the Virtual File Share
data1. In this example, the Virtual CIFS Server VFS1 is initially active on the primary
node; client requests for its Virtual File Shares go to this node. HP PolyServe Software
periodically monitors the Virtual File Shares to determine whether they can be
accessed externally.
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