I have configured a CIFS server on a cluster-mode system and I would like to configure an alias for it. So I can connect to the same cifs server from two different host names. In 7-mode there is an option called nbalias that is normally used for this. But as i understand it, this is only if you use netbios and wins. We do not use either of those. Beside there is no nbalias option for the cifs on cluster-mode that I can find.
So what I have done so far is only to create a dns alias, so the ip answers to two different hostnames. But when connection to the alias, I get an error.
original hostname: kbnpdnap01 (the hostname used every where, and the name used when joining the domain)
alias hostname: kbnuxsrv159 (an old cifs server that has retired and all shared moved to netapp, and I want to preserve the name)
ip: 10.100.2.219
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
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C:\Documents and Settings\x-kbn_itrb>ping kbnpdnap01
Pinging kbnpdnap01 [10.100.2.219] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.100.2.219: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
C:\Documents and Settings\x-kbn_itrb>ping kbnuxsrv159
Pinging kbnuxsrv159 [10.100.2.219] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.100.2.219: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
C:\Documents and Settings\x-kbn_itrb>net view kbnuxsrv159
System error 31 has occurred.
A device attached to the system is not functioning.
C:\Documents and Settings\x-kbn_itrb>net view kbnpdnap01
Shared resources at kbnpdnap01
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Share name Type Used as Comment
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As said netbios and winns are disabled on the windows server that I am using to connect to the netapp.
Anyone have any idea?
