HP CIFS Server 3.0b Administrator's Guide version A.02.01.01

Updating HP CIFS Server A.01 to A.02
Updating HP CIFS Server A.01.* to A.02.*
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Updating HP CIFS Server A.01.* to A.02.*
The installation and configuration procedures in Chapter 2, "Installing
and Configuring the HP CIFS Server" apply to HP CIFS Server A.02.*
versions as well as to A.01.* versions. However, you must consider the
following additional concerns and apply these procedures when updating
from an A.01.* version to an A.02.* version of HP CIFS Server:
HP CIFS Server A.02.* versions do not provide a downgrade path to
A.01.* versions. Therefore, it is especially important to follow the
backup procedure described in “Step 1: Installing HP CIFS Server
Software” on page 25 of Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring HP
CIFS Server.
Determine your server deployment model.
Remember that an HP CIFS Server A.02.* cannot be a member
server to an HP CIFS Server A.01.* version PDC domain. HP CIFS
Server A.01.* member servers can successfully join to an HP CIFS
Serer A.02.* PDC domain. For more information on HP CIFS
deployment domain models, see Chapter 9, “HP CIFS Deployment
Models,” on page 181.
Determine your target authentication backend.
The authentication backend you choose affects your deployment
model and your update procedures. Understand the authentication
alternatives before proceeding to update. Consult the Samba books,
The Official Samba HOWTO and Reference Guide and Samba 3 by
Example, provided by HP CIFS Server.
HP CIFS Server A.02.* authentication backends consist of the
following:
smbpasswd: A.01.* versions of compatible flat file format. It is
the default configuration.
tdbsam: Attribute-rich database intended as an smbpasswd
replacement for standalone servers.
ldapsam: Attribute-rich account storage and retrieval backend
utilizing an LDAP directory. This makes use of a different
schema than what had been provided with A.01.* versions.