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11.4 Creating a Virtual Server Name for the
Cluster Resource
After you cluster-enable the Linux POSIX volume, you can create a virtual NCP Server object
(
) for the volume in Novell eDirectory. You bind this virtual server name with the
NCS:NCP Server
cluster resource IP address in order to make it possible for clients to access the cluster-enabled
volume via the assigned name instead of the resource's IP address. The
not created automatically as it is with clustered NSS pools. After you create the virtual server object,
you need to modify the load script to identify the name of this virtual server and bind it to the IP
address of the cluster resource. You must modify the unload script to identify the name of this virtual
server and unbind it from the IP address of the cluster resource.
NOTE: The procedures described in this section are the same as those found in
NCP Server Object for NCP
Guide. If you create a virtual server object now, you can use the virtual server name if you set up
NCP volumes later. You don't need to re-create the virtual server name.
You can use any name as the virtual server name. You might apply a similar naming convention for
Linux volumes as is used for NSS pools (clustername_poolname_server) by using the EVMS
volume name or the NCP volume name. For example,
.
CLUS1_USERS_SERVER
IMPORTANT: Do not use periods in cluster resource names. Novell clients interpret periods as
delimiters. If you use a space in a cluster resource name, that space is converted to an underscore.
For example, when you cluster-enable an NSS pool, a virtual NCP Server object (
is automatically created in Novell eDirectory
name of the cluster-enabled pool. For example, if the cluster name is
enabled pool name is
pool1
IMPORTANT: The following procedure uses a similar naming convention as that used for NSS;
however, you can use a different naming convention.
Use one of the two methods in this section to create the
give it a virtual server name and modify the load and unload scripts.
Section 11.4.1, "Using ncs_ncpserv.py to Create an NCS:NCP Server Object," on page 169
Section 11.4.2, "Using iManager to Create an NCS:NCP Server Object," on page 171
11.4.1 Using ncs_ncpserv.py to Create an NCS:NCP Server
Object
The script
/opt/novell/ncs/bin/ncs_ncpserv.py
object for your Linux POSIX volume. The ncs_ncpserv.py script creates a virtual NCP
Server
Server object (
NCS:NCP Server
volumes that you specify. This allows clients to access files on the Linux POSIX volume via the
Volumes" in the
OES 2 SP2: NCP Server for Linux Administration
and given the name of the Cluster object plus the
TM
, then the default virtual server name will be
) in eDirectory, and associates it with none, one, or multiple
Configuring Cluster Resources for Shared Linux POSIX Volumes 169
NCS:NCP Server
CLUS1_SHVOL44_SERVER
cluster1
cluster1_pool1_server
object for the volume to
NCS:NCP Server
is available to help you create the
object is
"Creating a Virtual
or
)
NCS:NCP Server
and the cluster-
.
NCS:NCP
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