| Samba is the very popular freeware that turns your AIX machine into a resources server for your PC clients. This book explains how to install and set up a Samba server, how to declare file and printer shares, and how to choose the best security model that fits your needs.
But it won’t cover all the features of Samba in detail. Many books exist that do this already. This book focuses on AIX-specific advantages for Samba, obtaining a highly-available Samba server with HACMP, a powerful Samba server with IBM eNetwork Dispatcher, or putting Samba under the control of the AIX System Resources Controller.
This book also describes how to customize your PC clients running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or OS/2 to access the SambaServer.
Finally, in this book, you will find some sizing guidelines for a Samba server, which server to choose, and which configuration, based on the number of PC clients and activity in your environment, to choose.
This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.
Laurent Vanel is an AIX specialist at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center. He is from Paris, France, where he joined IBM in February 1990 when the first RS/6000s were announced. Since then, he has provided AIX support to both field engineers and customers.
Leonardo Monteiro is a Solution Architect in Brazil. He has five years of experience in AIX and Windows. He has worked on AIX and Windows NT support teams. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Federal Fluminense University, and his areas of expertise include AIX and SP Administration, Notes, and Tivoli Storage Manager.
Steven Pemberton is a System Administrator in Australia. He has five years of experience in UNIX and Windows Administration. He has worked at Utili-Mode for four years and leads their Technical Services AIX team. Steven is currently president of the Victorian group of the System Administrator’s Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU). His areas of expertise include AIX and SP administration, Tivoli Storage Manager, and HACMP administration. |