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NFS Maestro Services

NFS Maestro client configuration service

Note: The NFS Maestro Client service is available if the user has either NFS Maestro Client or the NFS Maestro Gateway Jconfig installed.

Use the NFS Maestro Client service to customize how a user connects to NIS servers. You can configure the following categories of options:

To configure general server options:

Click the Directory Service tab and fill in the required information.

Click the Transfer Settings tab and fill in the required information.

To set file access options:

Click the Default Protection tab and select the options you want to enable in the User, Group, and Other sections:

To set host connection options:

Click the Default Links tab and select the required options:

You can control this behavior for individual network connections with the NFS Network Access application.

To set advanced options:

Click the Advanced tab and select the required options.

Timeouts

The client repeatedly sends network requests for information to the remote host about each file. This information is cached on the client. Timeout values specify how long the client waits before checking whether this information has changed.

Warning: Avoid modifying default timeout values for file name and file attributes unless directed by Hummingbird Technical Support or to resolve specific problems. Contact Technical Support for more information.

Miscellaneous

Warning: In certain circumstances, data may become corrupted if you select Do not protect file creation. Contact Technical Support for more information.

Special File Name Characters

To set authentication options:

Click the Authentication tab and select the required option.

To set locking options:

Click the Locking tab and select the required options.


NFS Gateway Service

Note: The NFS Maestro Gateway service is available only if the user has NFS Maestro Gateway Jconfig installed.

Use the NFS Maestro Gateway service to configure user connections to the Gateway server. You can do the following:

For a detailed description of the NFS Maestro Gateway options, see the NFS Maestro Gateway Guide or the NFS Gateway online help.

To modify a setting:

  1. Expand any folder.
  2. Select the item you want to modify.
  3. On the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar, click Edit on the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar. The Edit Entry dialog box opens. The content of this dialog box depends on the parameter selected.
  4. Make your changes and click OK.

To add a share:

  1. Select the Shares folder and click Add on the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar. The Add Share dialog box opens.
  2. In the Share name box, type a name for the share. This is the name to which your SMB users connect.
  3. In the network path box, specify the path in one of the following formats:
\\server\/file/system
\\server\unc-name
\\$nis-map\key
Where:
server is the host name or IP address,
unc_name is the path of the file system specified by using the Universal Naming Convention,
nis-map is the NIS path.
  1. Select a drive letter from the Drives drop-down list. The linked drive acts like a local drive for the currently logged in NT user on the remote machine. Click OK.
  2. To modify other share parameters such as permissions, protection and links, select the parameter you want to change. Click Edit on the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar.
Note: To add a subshare, select the share to which you want to add subshares and follow steps 1-3 above.

To add a name mapping:

  1. Select the Name Mappings folder and click Add on the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar. The Add dialog box opens.
  2. To create a single mapping, select Gateway Mapping and click OK. The Add Name Mapping dialog box opens.
  3. In the Load Usernames From drop-down list, select the user's Windows NT domain and click Load.
  4. Select the name of the user from the User Name drop-down list.
  5. Specify the UID and the primary NFS supported GID that you want to assign to the selected user and click OK. The new name mapping appears in the Name Mappings folder.
  6. To assign additional GIDs to this user, select the GID folder for that user and click Add on the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar. The Add GID dialog box opens.
  7. Specify the additional GID and click OK. Repeat the above step for each GID you want to add. All assigned GIDs appear in the GIDs folder for that user.

Refer to the NFS Maestro Gateway Guide and online help for more details.

To add name mappings automatically:

  1. Select the Name Mappings folder and click Add on the NFS Maestro Gateway Service toolbar. The Add dialog box opens.
  2. To create mappings automatically, select Gateway Automatic Mapping and click OK. The Add Automatic Name Mapping dialog box opens.
  3. If you are using an NIS server and want to use the existing UID and GID information, select Mapping via NIS.
  4. If you want to automatically map a password file (containing UIDs) and a group file (containing GIDs) to relative NT user names, select Mapping from disk. Click Browse to search for and select the password and group files from your local PC.
  5. To clear all existing mappings before performing the automatic map, select the Clear All Mappings First.
  6. To replace information assigned to the users and groups with the same name, select Overwrite in the Existing Mappings box. To add only new users and groups, select Append in the Existing Mappings box.

NFS Maestro Gateway toolbar

Save--Saves changes to NFS Maestro Gateway settings.
Add--Adds a share or a name mapping.
Edit--Modifies the selected entry.
Delete--Removes the selected item.
Refresh--Updates the display.


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