HP CIFS Windows 2000 Interoperability (October 2002)

CIFS/9000 and Windows 2000 Interoperability
Hewlett-Packard
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Chapter 2 CIFS/9000 Overview
HP’s CIFS/9000 Server product is based upon Samba open source. CIFS/9000 Server is only
supported on HP-UX 11 and newer releases. CIFS/9000 Server updates follow Samba open
source updates as follows:
• March 2000 HP-UX Application Release: Samba 2.0.6
• March 2001 HP-UX Application Release: Samba 2.0.7
• September 2001 HP-UX Application Release: Samba 2.0.9 (planned)
HP includes CIFS/9000 Server as a default Distributed File System product on all HP-UX 11
and later releases. There is no charge for CIFS/9000. On HP-UX 11i and later, CIFS/9000 is
included with the base release OS and is instantly ignitable. On earlier HP-UX 11 releases it
is available from the Application Release CDs after March 2000, or from
www.software.hp.com. Setup and configuration scripts are included with the product, as
well as an Installation and Administration manual. A major feature of CIFS/9000 Server is
the availability of support options for HP Response Center and HP Worldwide Technology
Expert Center support. This feature - as well as HP product enhancements - give the
customer exceptional value with CIFS/9000 Server over Samba open source, and competitor’s
Windows interoperability products.
CIFS/9000 Server runs on HP’s enterprise-ready server family, and has the flexibility to run
as a connectivity application for Windows clients to a general-purpose server, or with NFS as
a dedicated file server platform on a Network Attached Storage single-purpose server.
Either way, CIFS/9000 and HP-UX on HP enterprise servers have the following advantages:
• Scaleable RISC Architecture
o A-Class
o L-Class
o N-Class
o Superdome
o HP-UX Workstations
• 99.999% Reliability with MC ServiceGuard
• State-of-the-Art Storage Platforms
o XP48, XP256, XP512
o VA7100, VA7400
o FC10, FC60
• HP Server Flexibility, not limited single-purpose
o General Purpose Server
o Dedicated NAS File Server
• No added costs on HP-UX 11
CIFS/9000 Server is based upon NT4.0 technology using the Common Internet File System
protocol (The SMB specification) that is the standard protocol for Windows operating systems
on Windows 95, Windows 98, NT4.0, and Windows 2000. The common deployment
architecture for NT4.0 utilizes:
• Master-Resource domain model
• PDCs and BDCs
• explict 1-way or 2-way trusts
• global and local groups
• 4.0 authentication protocol
• 4.0 name resolution