HP CIFS Server 3.0b Release Note version A.02.01.01

HP CIFS Server Release Note

Updating HP CIFS Server A.01.* to A.02.01 or later

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Updating HP CIFS Server A.01.* to A.02.01 or

later

The installation and conﬁguration procedures in Chapter 2, "Installing

and Conﬁguring the HP CIFS Server" of HP CIFS Server A.02.01

Administrator’s Guide apply to HP CIFS Server A.02.* versions and 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” of Chapter 2, Installing and Conﬁguring HP CIFS Server

in HP CIFS Server A.02.01 Administrator’s Guide.

• 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 11, “HP CIFS Deployment

Models” in the HP CIFS Server A.02.01 Administrator’s Guide.

• 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: Flat ﬁle format that is compatible with A.01.*

versions. It is the default conﬁguration.

— tdbsam: Attribute rich database intended as an smbpasswd

replacement for standalone servers.