OpenVMS Notes: CIFS + Samba

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CIFS for OpenVMS

Common Internet File System (CIFS) from HP based upon Samba
only available on OpenVMS-8.2 and higher
only available on Alpha and Itanium (won't ever be supported on VAX)
version: E 3.0.10 released 2006-09-xx (v3.0 Evaluation Release 1)
version: E 3.0.20 released 2006-10-09 (v3.0 Evaluation Release 2)
version: E 3.0.30 released 2006-10-19 (v3.0 Evaluation Release 3)
version: T1.0 released 2007-06-30 (External Field Test - for OpenVMS-8.3 only)
version: T1.0-A released 2007-10-05 (External Field Test Update 2)
version: 1.0 released 2007-12-20 (Official Supported Release)
version: 1.2 based upon Samba 3.0.28a
allows Windows-clients to access file and print services provided by OpenVMS
Windows connection syntax that looks similar to this: \\www.MyNode.com\ShareName\
The Evaluation products only work with HP's own stack called "TCPIP Services for OpenVMS". But these ZIP files contain scripts to support both TCPware and Multinet from Process Software Corporation
1. original scripts
2. updated scripts (2006.09.08)
PSC has continually released TCPware patches to support CIFS.

CIFS Patch Notes for TCPware and Multinet
(NSR: 2006-09-08)

	Task	Description
1	execute @sys$startup:samba_startup.com	create logicals etc.
2	unzip "cifsfiles-updated.zip"	unzip DCL scripts
3	copy SAMBA_SHUTDOWN.COM to SAMBA_ROOT:[000000.SYSUPD]	install patch #1
4	copy SAMBA_STARTUP.COM to SAMBA_ROOT:[000000.SYSUPD]	install patch #2
5	copy SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP.COM to SAMBA_ROOT:[000000.BIN]SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP.COM or SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP_v13.COM to SAMBA_ROOT:[000000.BIN]SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP.COM or SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP_v14.COM to SAMBA_ROOT:[000000.BIN]SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP.COM	install patch #3

Quick Configuration

	Task	Description
1	add lines from SAMBA_SYSSTARTUP_STUB.COM to SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM	update the autostart script
2	edit SAMBA_ROOT:[000000.LIB]SMB.CONF and add the following: [neil-ro] browseable = yes read only = yes path = /samba_root/users/neil_shares [neil-rw] browseable = yes read only = no path = /samba_root/users/neil_shares	add two share entries into one physical directory; one share is read-only while the other one is full access.
3	cre/dir SAMBA_ROOT:[users.neil_shares]	create physical directories
4	execute @samba_root:[bin]samba_commands.com	acquire samba management commands
5	testparm	this foreign command tests the contents of SMB.CONF
6	execute @sys$startup:samba_shutdown.com execute @sys$startup:samba_startup.com	restart Samba
7	pdbedit -a neil	this foreign command adds user NEIL to SAMBA; NEIL must already be in SYSUAF

Windows-XP Connection Methods

1	on a Windows PC click START, then click RUN, then enter \\kawc15.on.bell.ca\ then click the BROWSE button, select a folder, then click OPEN, then wait for a username + password dialog
2	on a Windows PC click START, then click RUN, then enter \\kawc15.on.bell.ca\neil-ro\ then click the OK button, then wait for a username + password dialog
3	on a Windows PC, right-click on MyComputer, select Map Network Drive, then enter \\kawc15.on.bell.ca\ then click BROWSE

Sample Installation

tips:

like Apache, this open source app is best installed on an alternate driver rather than the system drive
if the installation fails, don't ever abort (in my case, this happened because TCPware was installed rather than "TCPIP Services for OpenVMS")

KAWC15::Neil> prod instal * /dest=disk$user1:[000000] (so we don't install on the system disk)

1 - DEC AXPVMS JAVA142 V1.4-25          Layered Product
2 - DEC AXPVMS JAVA142 V1.4-24P2        Layered Product
3 - DEC AXPVMS VMS82A_PCSI V1.0         Patch (maintenance update)
4 - DEC AXPVMS VMS82A_UPDATE V3.0       Patch (maintenance update)
5 - HP AXPVMS SAMBA E3.0-10             Layered Product
6 - HP AXPVMS SSL V1.2                  Layered Product
? - Help
E - Exit

Choose one or more items from the menu: 5

The following product has been selected:
HP AXPVMS SAMBA E3.0-10                Layered Product

Do you want to continue? [YES]

Configuration phase starting ...

You will be asked to choose options, if any, for each selected product and for
any products that may be installed to satisfy software dependency requirements.

HP AXPVMS SAMBA E3.0-10: SAMBA for OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2

Do you want the defaults for all options? [YES]

TCPIP software is not installed.

Do you want to review the options? [NO]

Execution phase starting ...

The following product will be installed to destination:
HP AXPVMS SAMBA E3.0-10                DISK$USER1:[000000.]

Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...80%...90%
%PCSI-I-PRCERREXE, error executing: @PCSI$DESTINATION:[SAMBA.BIN]SMBD_SETUP_TCPIP.COM

%PCSI-E-EXEPSTFAIL, product supplied EXECUTE POSTINSTALL procedure failed
-CLI-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling
%PCSI-E-OPFAILED, operation failed
Terminating is strongly recommended. Do you want to terminate? [YES] no (don't abort)
Portion done: 100%

The following product has been installed:
HP AXPVMS SAMBA E3.0-10                Layered Product

HP AXPVMS SAMBA E3.0-10: SAMBA for OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2

Release notes for SAMBA on OpenVMS available
%PCSIUI-I-COMPWERR, operation completed after explicit continuation from errors
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