HP CIFS Server 3.0f Administrator's Guide verison A.02.03

12 Configuring HA HP CIFS
Overview of HA HP CIFS Server
Highly Available HP CIFS Server allows the HP CIFS Server product to run on a MC/ServiceGuard cluster
of nodes. MC/ServiceGuard allows you to create high availability clusters of HP 9000 Server computers.
You must set up an MC/ServiceGuard cluster before you can set up an HA HP CIFS Server. For instructions
on setting up an MC/ServiceGuard cluster, refer to the Managing MC/ServiceGuard manual.
The HA HP CIFS Server provides customizable configuration, control scripts and monitor scripts. These scripts
as well as the README file are in the /opt/samba/HA directory. These are sample scripts for you to customize
for your environment.
The README file and the files in /opt/samba/HA apply to an active-standby or active-active HA configuration.
Recommended Clients
The recommended clients for the HA HP CIFS Server are Windows 2000, XP SP1 and XP SP2, Windows
Terminal Server (NT4 and 2000) and HP CIFS Client. Older clients, such as DOS/Windows 3.1 LM 2.2C
and Windows for Workgroups, may not respond well to the HP CIFS Server stopping and to network
connections terminating, as occurs during an HA HP CIFS Server switchover.
Review the "Special Notes for HA HP CIFS Server" section contained later in this section for usage
considerations.
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