HP CIFS Client A.02.02 Administrator's Guide

Introduction to the HP CIFS Client

HP CIFS Client Features

Chapter 1 21

The HP CIFS Client supports the following kernel module states:

• Auto: The module will be dynamically loaded at the ﬁrst time it is

used.

• Static: The module is statically linked into the kernel.

• Loaded: The module is dynamically loaded and running in the

kernel.

• Unused: The module is not loaded in the kernel.

• Best: A state that selects the following order of preference: auto,

static, loaded, unused.

By default, the kernel module state is auto. The HP CIFS Client kernel

module will be dynamically loaded when the ﬁrst CIFS ﬁle system mount

is performed. You may use the kcmodule command to change the kernel

conﬁguration state. Ensure you understand the effects of any changes if

you want to modify the kernel conﬁguration state. Refer to man page

kcmodule(1M) for details.

NOTE HP CIFS Client DLKM support is available only on HP-UX release 11i

v2 or later.

SMB Over TCP

This feature eliminates the use of the NetBIOS Session Service in CIFS

client-server connections. This is the default on current Windows clients.

SMB-over-TCP is turned off by default in the HP CIFS Client. This

feature is not supported by Windows NT servers. For detailed

information on how to conﬁgure this feature in networks with and

without NT servers, see the smbOverTCP parameter in Chapter 7,

“Conﬁguration File,” on page 99.