[Samba] Samba4: fileserver on a box other than a DC

[steve]

On 27/06/12 17:34, Bjoern Baumbach wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> On 06/27/2012 04:59 PM, steve wrote:
>> How do I then tell the clients (I have both Linux and xp and 7 in the
>> domain) to look at the new fileserver?
>
> DFS could be a solution:
>
> msdfs proxy (S)
>
>     This parameter indicates that the share is a stand-in for another
>     CIFS share whose location is specified by the value of the
>     parameter. When clients attempt to connect to this share, they are
>     redirected to the proxied share using the SMB-Dfs protocol.
>
>     Only Dfs roots can act as proxy shares. Take a look at the msdfs
>     root and host msdfs options to find out how to set up a Dfs root
>     share.
>
>     Example: msdfs proxy = \otherserver\someshare
>

Thanks.
I wonder if DRDB would do it too?
Cheers,
Steve