HP CIFS Server 3.0b Release Note version A.02.01.01

HP CIFS Server Release Note
HP CIFS Deployment Models
Chapter 110
HP CIFS Deployment Models
HP CIFS Server provides many features and options which can be used
effectively in a large variety of mixed Windows and UNIX environments.
This extreme flexibility presents a dizzying array of deployment
scenarios - too many to adequately cover in a practical set of
documentation. To address this abundance of choice, the HP CIFS Server
documentation and training offers a canonical set of deployment models
that cover common functionality choices.
The models focus on basic deployment decisions in the areas of domain
control, authentication, and user/group management. Each deployment
model shows server relationships and assumes native file access from
following supported clients:
• Windows 2000, XP SP1 sand XP SP2
• Windows Terminal Server (NT4 and 2000)
• HP-UX HP CIFS Client
• UNIX workstations (via mounting NFS exported CIFS directories)
Samba Domain Model
The Samba domain model offers the following characteristics and
benefits:
• Consists of a domain with a HP CIFS server configured as a PDC,
one or more HP CIFS Servers acting as BDCs or member servers.
There is no Windows server in this domain model.
• The HP Netscape Directory Server is used as the backend to
consolidate common POSIX and Windows accounts for all HP CIFS
servers.
• Additional HP CIFS servers can be easily added for large deployment
environments.
• Increased high availability through usage of an BDC that can be
promoted to a PDC if the PDC needs to be taken out of services or
fails.
• The PDC-BDC model provides authentication load balancing for
larger networks.