Command Reference Guide 33
Define Required Fileserver
The user must perform two operations to set up a Novell file server as the required file server for the Emulex printer server.
1)Define whether the printer server will attach to the required file server or preferred file server:
>Server>> define server netware required [enabled disabled]
enabled | If enabled, the printer server will attach only to |
| the required file server. |
disabled | If disabled, the printer server attaches to the |
| preferred file server. |
The Emulex printer server will only attempt to directly attach to the Novell file server and no other, even if that file server is currently down.
2)Enter this command to further designate the preferred file server.
> Server>> define node node_name nfserver
node_name | Enter the name for the node that will be the |
| Novell Preferred File Server. |
nfserver | Specifies the file server as the Novell Preferred |
| File Server. Only one Novell nfserver node may |
| be defined. |
The Emulex printer server will perform a get nearest query. The file server that responds will be queried to see if it is the defined preferred file server. If it is not, the file server’s bindery is scanned to find the defined preferred file server. If this information is found in the bindery, a direct attachment is made and the existing file server attachment is dropped.
If no Novell file server is defined as the Emulex nfserver, the printer server does a get nearest query, and will attach to the file server which responds and use its bindery.