To set up the Macintosh portion of Novell Native File Access Protocols in an environment running Novell Cluster Services, complete the following:
Load AFPTCP.NLM on all servers in the cluster by entering LOAD AFPTCP at the server system console.
HINT: You can add this command to the AUTOEXEC.NCF file of each server.
Cluster-enable the shared-disk volumes by following the procedures described in the Cluster Services documentation.
(Optional) Rename cluster-enabled volumes so Macintosh users will see the same volume name regardless of what server has the volume mounted.
For instructions, see Renaming Volumes.
Volumes are displayed as "ServerName.VolumeName." If the server fails over, the user sees the next failover server with the same volume name. For example, Server1.VOL1 becomes Server2.VOL1. Renaming each ServerName.VolumeName to a common name displays the common name regardless which server is providing the volume. For example, renaming Server1.VOL1 to Graphics, Server2.VOL1 to Graphics, and Server3.VOL1 to Graphics displays Graphics regardless which server is providing VOL1.
Macintosh clients should now be able to access files on the server cluster by entering the IP address or server name of the cluster-enabled volume.
NOTE: Novell Native File Access Protocols does not support automatic reconnect for Macintosh computers. If the network connection between a Mac computer and one of the servers in the cluster fails, the user must reconnect using the same IP address for the cluster-enabled volume.