HP StorageWorks 4000s NAS 4000s and 9000s Administration Guide - Page 173

Microsoft Services for NFS NFS Client Groups The Client Groups feature gives administrators a method of assigning access permissions to a set of clients. The administrator creates a client group, gives it a name, and then inserts clients into the group by client name or IP address. After the client group is created, the administrator adds or removes permissions for the entire group, instead of allowing or denying access for each individual client machine. Proper planning includes control over the naming conventions of client groups and users. If the client group is given the same name as a client, the client is obscured from the view of the server. For example, assume that a client d4 exists. If a client group called d4 is created, permissions can no longer be assigned to just the client d4. Any reference to d4 now refers to client group d4. To manage NFS client groups: 1. From the WebUI, access the NFS Protocol Properties dialog box by selecting Shares, Sharing Protocols. Select Client Groups. The NFS Client Groups dialog box is displayed. Figure 97: NFS Client Groups dialog box The following tasks are available: ■ Adding a new client group ■ Deleting a client group ■ Editing client group information NAS 4000s and 9000s Administration Guide 173