Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 7

Samba for MPE/iX Services

Overview of Samba for MPE/iX

Samba for MPE/iX is a suite of programs which allow an HP e3000 running MPE/iX operating system to

provide service using a Microsoft networking protocol called Server Message Block (SMB). This product

allows implementation of interoperability features allowing the system to act as a file and print server to PC

clients running the following operation systems:

• Microsoft Windows NT

• Microsoft Windows 95

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups

Introduction to Samba

Samba is an application of choice allowing interoperability between Windows and UNIX-like systems. It is a

group of programs that allows a UNIX host to act as a fileserver for DOS and Windows platforms and also

provides print services for them. It is freely available under the GNU Public License. Samba allows

UNIX-like machines to be integrated into a Windows network without installing any additional software on

the Windows machines. Many different platforms run Samba successfully; and there are nearly forty

different operating systems which support Samba.

Features of Samba for MPE/iX

As more of our customers implement and configure networking services in a heterogeneous environment of

MPE/iX, UNIX, and Windows NT servers, along with Netware, Windows, and NT workstation clients, the

need for knowledge in the area of interoperability becomes a must for our customers. Beginning with MPE/iX

release 6.0, Samba for MPE/iX is available on MPE/iX shell operating system. It allows clients to access a

server’s filespace and printers via the SMB protocol.

Samba for MPE/iX is the result of porting Samba to MPE/iX under POSIX environment. It is a solution for

those wishing to access HP e3000 disk storage and printers (both networked and spooled from MPE/iX) from

common PC client operating systems like Windows 95 and NT Workstation.

Samba for MPE/iX allows access to these disk and printer resources of MPE/iX, by providing standard SMB

file and printer services that are accessible from PC clients and their applications. It is available to the HP

e3000 users starting with the MPE/iX 6.0 release.

Samba for MPE/iX can now be configured remotely from the convenience of a browser. Various parameters

share security, and other features can be configured from a browser interface, in effect giving added flexibility.