Re: [cifs-protocol] Trying to let a Windows client use MS-SWN against a samba cluster #Q6- TrackingID#2311070040010094

2024-01-04 Thread Stefan Metzmacher via cifs-protocol
Hello Sreekanth, below is the answer to your question #6. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks for the response! Please note that section 3.2.4.3.5 did not say MUST. It only uses SHOULD. Also, the wording of the section does NOT imply that when requesting durable handle, one cannot request ha

Re: [cifs-protocol] MS-SWN Q9: Section 3.2.4.27-3.2.4.29 seems to actions triggered when the client receives an RESP_ASYNC_NOTIFY - TrackingID#2311070040010334

2024-01-04 Thread Stefan Metzmacher via cifs-protocol
Hi Jeff, I didn't see a response to my previous request. It's not clear to us what you are looking for here. Having a single netname for multiple nodes sounds similar to a SOFS configuration. We use DNS to enumerate the IP addresses. Windows uses witness for the following: - If networki

Re: [cifs-protocol] [EXTERNAL] Trying to let a Windows client use MS-SWN against a samba cluster - TrackingID#2311070040010486

2024-01-04 Thread Stefan Metzmacher via cifs-protocol
Hi Kristian, With regard to your 11th question (quoted below), I've done code research and the server only compares against one ServerGlobalName, but it does strip the domain of the client-provided cluster netname when making the comparison to the value present on the server. This would make

Re: [cifs-protocol] Q.8 Durability without SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP_PERSISTENT_HANDLES- TrackingID#2311070040010257

2024-01-04 Thread Stefan Metzmacher via cifs-protocol
Hi Sreekanth, section "3.3.5.9.10 Handling the SMB2_CREATE_DURABLE_HANDLE_REQUEST_V2 Create Context" has following text If the SMB2_DHANDLE_FLAG_PERSISTENT bit is set in the Flags field of the request, TreeConnect.Share.IsCA is TRUE, and Connection.ServerCapabilities includes SMB2_GLOBAL_CAP

Re: [cifs-protocol] [EXTERNAL] Trying to let a Windows client use MS-SWN against a samba cluster

2024-01-04 Thread Stefan Metzmacher via cifs-protocol
Am 11.12.23 um 22:15 schrieb Kristian Smith: Hi Metze, I'm reaching out with regard to question 10 from your mail below. - Question 10: MS-SWM 3.1.6.1 Server Application Notifies of an Interf

Re: [cifs-protocol] [EXTERNAL] Trying to let a Windows client use MS-SWN against a samba cluster

2024-01-04 Thread Kristian Smith via cifs-protocol
Hi Metze, I don't think I'll be able to get answers to your follow-ups before I'm out-of-office tomorrow evening. I'm happy to get back in touch with you when I return the week of the 23rd, or I can have one of my colleagues look into these while I'm away. Just let me know if these are more urg

[cifs-protocol] MS-SWM Q10 - 3.1.6.1 Server Application Notifies of an Interface Being > Enabled or Disabled - TrackingID#2401040040013236

2024-01-04 Thread Hung-Chun Yu via cifs-protocol
[BCC dochelp] Hi Stefan Since Kristian will be out of office until after Jan 23, 2024. We went ahead and create SR Case - TrackingID#2401040040013236. Do leave this tag in the Subject line for future reference and tracking. One of our engineers will contact you shortly. Hung-Chun Yu hu...@mic