HP-UX CIFS/Samba Server Survey

[eric roseme]

Attached is a short (2 page) survey about usage of CIFS and/or Samba on HP-UX. This data helps HP plan for support and enhancements of new features, and future directions of serving the CIFS (SMB) protocol. Please fill out the survey and email it to eric.roseme@hp.com, or FAX it to (916) 748-7389). The survey is in ASCII format so should be readable by all. Feel free to pontificate at will via email.

All coherent replies will be rewarded with bunnies.

Thanks,

Eric

[Bill McNAMARA_1 · Accepted solution]

Name: _________________________ Company:______________________________

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server_______yes_____a1. How many servers? 2

2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers?
b.

3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
a. 0-50

4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?
a. Microsoft Office

5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
b. No
6. How are clients authenticated?
c. Samba (PDC,server,user,share)

7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?
a. UNIX (owner,group,other-rwx)

8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
d. No

9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?
a. Yes

10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?
a. Yes

11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?
b. No

[Geoff Wild]

Hewlett-Packard CIFS Server Usage Survey

Hewlett-Packard?s System Networking Solutions Lab would like to gather feedback from
HP-UX customers who are using HP CIFS Server or open source Samba. If you would like
to help influence the direction and development of HP CIFS Server, please answer the
following survey questions. (Circle the correct answer)



1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server_YES_______________a1. How many servers? 6
b. Open source Samba___Yes____b1. How many servers? 2
c. Neither
2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers? NO

3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
a. 0-50

4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?


e. Other (please list) - just file sharing and custom apps

5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
b. No

6. How are clients authenticated?
a. W2003 domain

7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?


c. Both

8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
d. No

9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?

b. Yes, and MCSG

10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?

a. Yes

11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?

a. Yes


12. Do you use HP-provided CIFS Server MCSG scripts?
b. No

13. HP-UX Cluster File System on 11i v3 is important.

a. strong agree

14. Full Windows-to-NFS file locking is important.
a. strong agree

15. Windows 2000/2003 DDNS is important.
a. strong agree

16. We plan to turn off NetBIOS on our network.

c. neutral

17. Windows management tool integration is important.

c. neutral

18. Non-ADS LDAP directory access is important.

c. neutral

19. winbind is important.

c. neutral

20. Advanced Server 9000 migration is important.

c. neutral

21. Please rank the following HP CIFS Server attributes from 1 to 6 (each # only once)
a. Performance/Scalability _3_
b. Security _2_
c. Administration _4_
d. Reliability/Availability _1_
e. Windows compatibility _5_
f. Samba version tracking _6_

22. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to purchase HP products?
b. No

23. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to run HP-UX?
b. No

24. What FILE server OS Platforms are currently in the data center?

d. Other (please specify)
HP-UX, Windows, AIX, Solaris
____________________________

25. What FILE server OS platforms are planned for the data center?

d. Other (please specify)__N/A___________________________

[Wim Rombauts]

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server : yes. How many servers? 3
b. Open source Samba : no.

2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers?
b. No

3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
c. 101-200

4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?
a. Microsoft Office
b. CAD/CAM, design apps
e. Other

5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
b. No

6. How are clients authenticated?
b. W2000

7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?
c. Both

8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
a. Yes, global-local

9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?
b. Yes, and MCSG

10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?
a. Yes

11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?
a. Yes

12. Do you use HP-provided CIFS Server MCSG scripts?
a. Yes b. No

13. HP-UX Cluster File System on 11i v3 is important.
a. strong agree

14. Full Windows-to-NFS file locking is important.
a. strong agree

15. Windows 2000/2003 DDNS is important.
b. agree

16. We plan to turn off NetBIOS on our network.
c. neutral

17. Windows management tool integration is important.
b. agree

18. Non-ADS LDAP directory access is important.
c. neutral

19. winbind is important.
a. strong agree

20. Advanced Server 9000 migration is important.
d. disagree

21. Please rank the following HP CIFS Server attributes from 1 to 6 (each # only once)
a. Performance/Scalability 4
b. Security 5
c. Administration 2
d. Reliability/Availability 1
e. Windows compatibility 3
f. Samba version tracking 6

22. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to purchase HP products?
b. No

23. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to run HP-UX?
b. No

24. What FILE server OS Platforms are currently in the data center?
b. HP-UX and Windows
d. Other NetApp

25. What FILE server OS platforms are planned for the data center?
b. HP-UX and Windows
d. Other NetApp

[Christian Deutsch_1]

Name: Christian Deutsch
Company: HP

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server_______yes_____a1. How many servers? 1

2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers? No

3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
a. 1 (usually, may be 2 once or twice a year)

4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?
a. Windows Explorer
b. bash (cygwin)

5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
b. No

6. How are clients authenticated?
c. Samba (user, password)

7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?
a. UNIX (owner,group,other-rwx) user: rwxrwxr-x

8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
d. No

9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?
a. No

10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?
a. No only local system and remote Windows client

11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?
b. No

[Pete Randall]

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server______NO__________a1. How many servers? 0


;^)


Pete

[Darren Prior]

Name: Darren Prior
Company:HP

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server______YES__________a1. How many servers? 3
b. Open source Samba___NO_______b1. How many servers?

2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers?
b. No
3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
a. 0-50
4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?
a. Microsoft Office
e. Other (please list) Notepad, Wordpad
5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
a. Yes
6. How are clients authenticated?
b. W2000
7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?
a. UNIX (owner,group,other-rwx)
8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
d. No
9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?
d. No
10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?
b. No
11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?
b. No
12. Do you use HP-provided CIFS Server MCSG scripts?
b. No
13. HP-UX Cluster File System on 11i v3 is important.
c. neutral
14. Full Windows-to-NFS file locking is important.
f: don?t know
15. Windows 2000/2003 DDNS is important.
b. agree
16. We plan to turn off NetBIOS on our network.
f: don?t know
17. Windows management tool integration is important.
b. agree
18. Non-ADS LDAP directory access is important.
c. neutral
19. winbind is important.
f: don?t know
20. Advanced Server 9000 migration is important.
d. disagree
21. Please rank the following HP CIFS Server attributes from 1 to 6 (each # only once)
a. Performance/Scalability _6__
b. Security _2__
c. Administration _4__
d. Reliability/Availability _1__
e. Windows compatibility _3__
f. Samba version tracking _5__
22. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to purchase HP products?
b. No
23. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to run HP-UX?
b. No
24. What FILE server OS Platforms are currently in the data center?
b. HP-UX and Windows

25. What FILE server OS platforms are planned for the data center?

d. Other (please specify)_____DON'T KNOW________________________

Please add your comments:

[Rita C Workman]

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server____YES____________a1. How many servers? 2
b. Open source Samba___NO_______b1. How many servers?
c. Neither
2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers? B-No
a. Yes b. No c. Some dedicated, some multi-purpose
3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server? B. to F. it varies...
a. 0-50 b. 51-100 c. 101-200 d. 201-500 e. 500-1000
f. >1000 (please specify) _______
4. What kind of client applications access files on the server? C. Database apps
a. Microsoft Office b. CAD/CAM, design apps
c. Database apps d. In-house application
e. Other (please list)
5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares? B.-No
a. Yes b. No
6. How are clients authenticated? 7. They are already on, so we let 'guest' in with read.
a. W2003 domain b. W2000 c. Samba (PDC,server,user,share)
d. Other (please list)
7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered? A.-Unix (actually for what we use it for-all are viewed as Guest with read)
a. UNIX (owner,group,other-rwx) b. POSIX Access Control Lists
c. Both d. Other (please list)
8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups? D. No-but not positive, since I'm not the Windows Guy..
a. Yes, global-local b. Yes, global-global c. Yes, universal-local
d. No e. Other (please list)
9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts? D.-No
a. Yes b. Yes, and MCSG c. Yes, MCSG, same package d. No
10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data? B.-No
a. Yes b. No
11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG? B-No...not at this time, but would like it.
a. Yes b. No

[Steven E. Protter]

Hewlett-Packard CIFS Server Usage Survey

Hewlett-Packard?s System Networking Solutions Lab would like to gather feedback from
HP-UX customers who are using HP CIFS Server or open source Samba. If you would like
to help influence the direction and development of HP CIFS Server, please answer the
following survey questions. (Circle the correct answer)

Name: _Steven E Protter_____________ Company:_Jewish United Fund_________

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server__________yes___a1. How many servers? 4
b. Open source Samba___Yes_______b1. How many servers? 2 Linux
c. Neither
2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers?
b. No multi-purpose
3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
a. 0-50
f. >1000 (please specify) _______
4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?
a. Microsoft Office application
e. Other (please list)

5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
b. No
6. How are clients authenticated?
c. Samba (PDC,server,user,share)

7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?
a. UNIX (owner,group,other-rwx)
8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
d. No
9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?
a. Yes
10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?
a. Yes
11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?
b. No




12. Do you use HP-provided CIFS Server MCSG scripts?
b. No
13. HP-UX Cluster File System on 11i v3 is important.
a. strong agree
14. Full Windows-to-NFS file locking is important.
a. strong agree
15. Windows 2000/2003 DDNS is important.
a. strong agree
16. We plan to turn off NetBIOS on our network.
b. agree
17. Windows management tool integration is important.
b. agree
18. Non-ADS LDAP directory access is important.
b. agree
19. winbind is important.
d. disagree
20. Advanced Server 9000 migration is important.
e. strong disagree
21. Please rank the following HP CIFS Server attributes from 1 to 6 (each # only once)
a. Performance/Scalability _2_
b. Security _1_
c. Administration _4_
d. Reliability/Availability _3_
e. Windows compatibility _5_
f. Samba version tracking _6_
22. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to purchase HP products?
a. Yes
23. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to run HP-UX?
a. Yes
24. What FILE server OS Platforms are currently in the data center?
b. HP-UX and Windows ____________________________
25. What FILE server OS platforms are planned for the data center?
b. HP-UX and Windows _____________

Please add your comments:

Good Survey.

Eric, I'd recommend you have the post modified and strike your email address. I've proven that spammers can use google to harvest addresses for their purposes from itrc.

SEP

[Sundar_7]

Hewlett-Packard CIFS Server Usage Survey

Hewlett-Packard's System Networking Solutions Lab would like to gather feedback from HP-UX customers who are using HP CIFS Server or open source Samba. If you would like to help influence the direction and development of HP CIFS Server, please answer the following survey questions. (Circle the correct answer)

Name : Sundara Rajan
Company:

1. Do you currently run,
a. HP CIFS Server_____YES______a1. How many servers? 10
b. Open source Samba____YES______b1. How many servers? 4

2. Are your HP CIFS Servers dedicated file servers?
b. No

3. What is the maximum number of client sessions on any one server?
c. 101-200

4. What kind of client applications access files on the server?
c. Database apps

5. Do any of your HP CIFS Servers export print shares?
b. No

6. How are clients authenticated?
b. W2000

7. How is HP CIFS Server file security administered?
a. UNIX (owner,group,other-rwx)

8. Does your Windows domain structure require nested groups?
d. No

9. Do your HP CIFS Servers export CIFS shares and data as NFS mounts?
b. Yes, and MCSG

10. Do Windows clients and UNIX/NFS clients access the same data?
a. Yes

11. Are your HP CIFS Servers configured for High Availability with MCSG?
a. Yes

12. Do you use HP-provided CIFS Server MCSG scripts?
a. Yes

13. HP-UX Cluster File System on 11i v3 is important.
f: don?t know

14. Full Windows-to-NFS file locking is important.
b. agree

15. Windows 2000/2003 DDNS is important.
f: don?t know

16. We plan to turn off NetBIOS on our network.
d. disagree

17. Windows management tool integration is important.
a. strong agree

18. Non-ADS LDAP directory access is important.
a. strong agree

19. winbind is important.
f: don?t know

20. Advanced
Server 9000 migration is important.
f: don?t know

21. Please rank the following HP CIFS Server attributes from 1 to 6 (each # only once)
a. Performance/Scalability _5_
b. Security _5_
c. Administration _6_
d. Reliability/Availability _6_
e. Windows compatibility _5_
f. Samba version tracking _4_

22. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to purchase HP products?
b. No

23. Does HP CIFS Server affect your decision to run HP-UX?
b. No

24. What FILE server OS Platforms are currently in the data center?
d. Other (please specify) : HP-UX, Windows, IRIX, Solaris and Linux.

25. What FILE server OS platforms are planned for the data center?
d. Other (please specify): HP-UX, Windows and Solaris.

Please add your comments: