Tim <timrussell@rocketmail.com> writes:>
> Right now, we have one server with one netbios name advertised
> (printserver1) and the other with a netbios name of
> printserver2. Both have been joined to our windows NT 4.0 domain.
>
> We have an interface that fails back and forth between the two boxes and we
> have the DNS name for this interfaces IP set to printserver1. Everthing is
> working now, but I'm wondering about making a change.
>
> Can I (or should I :) , copy the secret.tdb file from printserver1
> to printserver2 as well as change the netbiosname being advertised
> on printserver2 to printserver1.
I've tested this in a similar environment, and my experience is this:
- If you use different netbios names, you must use 2 different secret.tdb
files (or re-join the server to the domain after each fail-over)
- If you use the same netbios name, you can (must?) use the same
secret.tdb file on both physical nodes.
- Remember to use "bind interfaces only = yes" when you bind to a
virtual interface.
I'm not sure if you may experience some kind of "timeout" if you
use
different secret.tdb, and the service doesn't fail over for a long time.
I don't think there has to be a relationship between the DNS name of the
virtual interface and the netbios name.
Andreas