Compaq DIGITAL Server Cluster Kits for Windows NT manual DCNT V1.1 SP1

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DCNT V1.1 SP1

Although only billed as a service pack, v1.1 SP1offers some fairly significant new functionality, including some of the most-requested enhancements to the product:

∙DCNT IP Address Failover Support for File Shares

DCNT provides the ability to failover a NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) name in association with an IP address. The feature enables the capability of failing over file shares, which can be accessed over a wide area network using TCP/IP.

Support is provided in the Cluster Administrator for specifying NetBIOS Names in association with IP failover objects.

A NetBIOS Name is used to identify a host for providing LAN Manager services, such as file shares or named pipes. Also, since the LAN Manager protocol is actually contained inside TCP/IP packets, the NetBIOS Name is associated with an IP address.

LAN manager services, such as file shares, are made accessible on a wide area network by layering them on top of TCP/IP. This is accomplished using "NetBIOS over TCP/IP" (NetBT).

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