HP CIFS Server 2.2i Administrator's Guide version A.01.11.01

Introduction to the HP CIFS Server

HP CIFS Enhancements to the Samba Server Source

Chapter 1 11

Distributed File System (DFS) Server Functionality

(version A.01.08)

These enhancements are new for version A.01.08. The HP CIFS Server

now provides the following DFS functionality:

• A HP CIFS Server can act as a Distributed File System (DFS) server

• The Distributed File System (DFS) provides a way to separate the

logical view of ﬁles and directories that users see from the actual

physical locations of these network resources

• The DFS tree allows users to easily access any particular resource on

the network server

• The HP CIFS DFS tree is accessible from the following types of

DFS-aware clients:

Windows NT

Windows XP

Windows 2000

• A DFS root directory can host DFS links in the form of symbolic links

which point to other servers

For detailed information about setting up DFS support, please refer to

Chapter 2 in this document.

Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Functionality

(version A.01.08)

These enhancements are new for version A.01.08. Please refer to

Chapters 4 and 5 in this document for detailed information about setting

up and conﬁguring a PDC. The HP CIFS Server now provides the

following PDC functionality:

• Continue the support for joining a Samba server to the Windows NT

domain as a member server

• Provide the ability to act as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) for

Windows clients which include Windows NT, XP and 2000

• Support the Domain logon feature for Windows NT 4.0 SP3+,

Windows XP and Windows 2000 clients

• Support for Windows NT group and username mapping