Installation manual

Configuring a Global Server
Adding a Global Server
10-6 CLI Storage-Management Guide
If you identify a WINS server for this network, the virtual server registers its
NetBIOS name with the WINS server. This makes it possible for other WINS clients
to find the virtual server on this switch. Use the
wins command to identify a WINS
server:
wins ip-address
where ip-address is the address of the name server.
If the WINS server supports multi-byte character encoding, set the proper character
encoding at the namespace behind this virtual server. Refer back to “Setting CIFS
Character Encoding” on page 7-13.
For example, this command sequence configures a WINS server for the virtual server
at VIP 192.168.25.15:
bstnA6k(gbl)# global server ac1.medarch.org
bstnA6k(gbl-gs[ac1.medarch.org])# virtual server bstnA6k 192.168.25.15 255.255.255.0 vlan
25
bstnA6k(gbl-gs-vs[ac1.medarch.org~192.168.25.15])# wins 192.168.25.20
bstnA6k(gbl-gs-vs[ac1.medarch.org~192.168.25.15])# ...
Removing the WINS-Server Setting
You can stop the virtual server from registering its NetBIOS name with a WINS
server. This is only effective if you do it before you enable the virtual server (below).
Use the no form of the
wins command to remove the IP address of the WINS server:
no wins
For example:
bstnA6k(gbl)# global server ac1.medarch.org
bstnA6k(gbl-gs[ac1.medarch.org])# virtual server bstnA6k 192.168.25.15 255.255.255.0 vlan
25
bstnA6k(gbl-gs-vs[ac1.medarch.org~192.168.25.15])# no wins
bstnA6k(gbl-gs-vs[ac1.medarch.org~192.168.25.15])# ...
The virtual server answers broadcast requests for its shares, whether it is registered with
a WINS server or not.