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

NOTE:
You can use the same share name for Virtual File Shares assigned to different Virtual
CIFS Servers. However, if the Virtual CIFS Servers are configured on any of the same
nodes, the Virtual File Shares must be configured identically. (In effect, you are
assigning the same Virtual File Share to multiple CIFS File Servers, as described in
the configuration scenario Load balancing for a Virtual File Share, page 19.)
If two Virtual File Shares 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 Virtual File Share and
can cause alerts to appear on the PolyServe Management Console.
This situation also applies to Matrix File Shares. If a Virtual File Share and a Matrix
File Share have the same name and are using any of the same nodes, they must be
configured identically.
Path: Type the location of the Virtual 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 Virtual File Share.
User Limit: This value specifies the number of users that will be allowed to access the
Virtual 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.
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