The Eclipse Network File Utility program replaces SAMBA as the utility to write and retrieve images within a company's network.
SAMBA works in a UNIX environment and makes a UNIX server look like a Windows NT server. It does the routing and retrieving of images along with other functions not related to imaging. When using SAMBA, a request at one branch to see an image stored at another branch must go through a main server, then the image must follow that same path back.
Using the Network File Utility program, which resides on an NT server, a user in one branch can go directly to another branch to retrieve an image. This functionality greatly increases the speed of the retrieval.
To use the Eclipse Network File Utility service, you must do the following:
Install the utility on all of the servers where it will be used.
Define the settings for each branch's service on the Network File Utility Maintenance screen.
Set the Enable Network File Utilities control maintenance record to Y. You must do this step last.
See Also:
Configuring the Eclipse Network File Utility