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

Introduction to the HP CIFS Server

HP CIFS Server Enhancements

Chapter 1 7

HP CIFS Server Enhancements

The HP CIFS Server A.02.01 incorporates a variety of functional

enhancements. The sections that follow will provide an overview of each

of these enhancements. The sections are:

• Backup Domain Controller (BDC) Functionality (new for version

A.02.01).

• Winbind Functionality (new for version A.02.01).

• HP CIFS Deployment Models (new for version A.02.01).

• New Authentication Systems Support (new for version A.02.01).

NOTE HP CIFS Server A.02.* versions require LDAP-UX Integration product ,

J4269AA, to be installed.

Backup Domain Controlller (BDC) Funtionality

(version A.02.01)

HP CIFS Server version A.02.01 provides the following enhancements to

support BDCs in a domain in which it serves as a Primary Domain

Controller (PDC):

• The ability to act as a BDC to an HP CIFS Server PDC

• The ability to act as a BDC for Windows clients including Windows

NT, XP, SP2 and Windows 200x

• Support for Windows NT logon scripts

• View resources on a Samba BDC using the Microsoft Server

Manager for Domain tool

• Support for local and roaming proﬁles

• Support for the speciﬁed logon home share to a Samba server

For detailed information about setting up and conﬁguring a BDC

support, please see Chapter 5 in this document.