HP CIFS Server Administrator's Guide Version A.03.01.04 (5900-2303), April 2012

9 HP CIFS deployment models
This chapter describes three HP CIFS deployment models: Samba Domain, Windows Domain, and
Unified Domain. Examples of configuration files for each deployment model are provided for
reference. It contains the following sections:
• “Introduction” (page 114)
• “Samba domain model” (page 114)
• “Windows domain model” (page 122)
• “Unified domain model” (page 128)
Introduction
HP CIFS provides HP-UX with a distributed file system based on the Microsoft Common Internet
File System (CIFS) protocols. HP CIFS server interoperates with Windows NT, Windows 200x,
Advanced Server, and other CIFS servers and clients. This chapter provides reference for three
deployment models: Samba Domain Model, Windows Domain Model, and Unified Domain Model.
These three models represent common network environments and demonstrate HP CIFS Server's
flexibility.
Each model shows server relationships, but all deployment models support native file access with
any combination of the following clients:
• Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP SP1 and Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
• Windows Terminal Server (NT4 and 2000)
• HP CIFS Client
• UNIX workstations (via mounting NFS exported CIFS directories)
Samba domain model
You can use the Samba Domain Deployment Model in environments with the following
characteristics:
• A domain consisting of HP CIFS Servers and no Windows domain controllers.
• Support for any number of UNIX servers that provide file and print services for corresponding
numbers of users.
• An HP CIFS server is configured as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC). One or more HP CIFS
Servers act as Backup Domain Controllers (BDCs).
• The PDC and BDCs use the LDAP backend to consolidate common Posix and Windows accounts
on the LDAP directory. It requires LDAP-UX Integration software for larger deployments.
• Access to an LDAP-UX Netscape Directory Server as the backend storage for larger
deployments.
The Samba Domain Model provides the following benefits:
• It can be expanded easily.
• The HP CIFS Server acting as a BDC can pick up network logon requests and authenticate
users while the PDC is busy on the network. The BDC 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.
• The PDC, BDCs, and domain member servers store account databases in the LDAP directory
to centralize administration regardless of network size.
Figure 9-1 shows a standalone HP CIFS Server as a PDC with the local password database:
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