CIFS Server Administrator's Guide Version A.03.02.00 (5900-2578, January 2013)

• Simplified Identity Mapping
For this release, ID mapping has been rewritten yet again with the goal of making the
configuration simpler and more coherent while keeping the needed flexibility and even adding
to the flexibility in some respects.
• Caching of user credentials by winbind
Winbind allows to logon using cached credentials.
Integrated authentication mechanisms means that administrators can centrally manage both UNIX
and Windows users, groups, and user attributes on their choice of Windows ADS, NT, NDS/RHDS,
or HP CIFS Server’s tdbsam or smbpasswd account databases. The CIFS clients can have their
users authenticated through a single Windows interface enabling HP-UX and Windows server
resource access by means of secure communication channels.
Integrated file system access means that users can use Windows clients and interfaces including
Windows GUIs and applications such as Microsoft Office to read, write, copy, or execute files on
HP-UX and Windows clients and servers. Users and administrators can use Windows to set access
control rights on files stored on HP-UX.
Integrated printer access means that users can publish and find network printers, download drivers
from HP-UX systems, and print to printers with Windows interfaces.
Integrated domain features and network neighborhood means that HP-UX Servers and their file
systems can participate in Windows NT or Windows 2003/2008 R2 ADS domain and can be
found through Windows interfaces along Windows resources. HP CIFS Servers can also present
their own domain.
Samba open source software and HP CIFS Server
Since the HP CIFS Server source is based on Samba open source software, it gains the advantages
of the evolutionary growth and improvement efforts of Samba developers around the world. In
addition, HP CIFS Server also provides the following support:
• Includes Samba defect fixes and features only when they meet expectations for enterprise
reliability.
• Provides HP developed defect fixes and enhancement requests for HP customers.
• Source is compiled and tuned specifically for the HP-UX platform and integrated with the latest
HP-UX environments.
• Adds customized scripts and Serviceguard templates for HP-UX environments.
• Provides documentation specifically for HP-UX users.
Flexibility
In order to accommodate a great variety of environments, HP CIFS Server provides many features
with hundreds of configuration options. Various management tools are available to establish and
control CIFS attributes. Chapter 13, “Tool Reference”, explains the management tools. Chapter 2,
“Installing and Configuring the HP CIFS Server”, discusses the installation and configuration process.
You must first understand the deployment environment and choose the appropriate features for
your server. The concept of “Samba Domain”, “Windows Domain”, and “Unified Domain” models
was developed to assist in deploying HP CIFS Server based on the particulars of various popular
network environments. Hence, Chapter 9, “HP CIFS Deployment Models”, describes each model
and the relevant configuration parameters required to establish servers in each deployment model.
Windows domain concepts are applied within the deployment models. HP CIFS Servers can
participate in either older NT style or newer Windows 2003/Windows 2008 style domains.
Chapter 4, “NT Style Domains”, describes how an HP CIFS Server can participate in an NT style
14 Introduction to the HP CIFS Server