Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS EqualLogic Group Manager Administrator s Guide PS Ser - Page 190

About SMB Shares SMB shares provide an effective way to share files located on a FluidFS cluster, such as the FS76x0, by using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. FluidFS v4 supports SMB protocol versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. The default SMB protocol version is SMB 3.0. You can set the default to an earlier version using the CLI command nas-cluster select cluster_name smb-protocol. Refer to the Dell EqualLogic Group Manager CLI Reference Guide for more information about this command. An SMB share is an access point to files and folders stored on a NAS container. An SMB share points to a folder on a NAS container (/NASFolder) or to the root of the NAS container (/...). Keep the following considerations in mind about SMB shares: • You can create a share for one user or for multiple users. • You determine a user's access to shares by specifying permissions in the Windows Explorer security settings. • You can configure SMB shares in the Group Manager GUI or CLI. Access SMB Shares in Windows To access an SMB share, you must have a valid user name and password. Authentication can be either local or remote. Before you can write to the SMB share: • The group administrator must set the SMB administrator password. • An administrator must log in to the SMB administrator account on the share and assign you write permission to the SMB share through the Windows operating system. If the NAS cluster is part of an Active Directory domain, you can perform the operation through the domain administrator account. Access Shares NOTE: Depending on your Windows version, these steps might vary slightly. 1. Click Start → Run. 2. In the Open field, specify the NAS cluster IP address (or the DNS name associated with the NAS cluster IP address) and click OK. 3. Right-click the share and select Map Network Drive. 4. In the Map network drive dialog box: a. Enter \\service_ip_address\share_name or \\service_dns_name\share_name. b. Click Connect using a different user name. 5. Click Finish. 6. In the Connect as dialog box, enter a valid user name and password and click OK. You can enter SMBstorage\administrator for a user name and the associated SMB administrator password. The SMB administrator has write permission on all SMB shares by default. If you have joined the NAS cluster to an Active Directory domain, you can also enter domain_name\administrator for a user name and the domain password. The domain administrator has write permission on all SMB shares. Mount a NAS SMB Share from UNIX To mount an SMB share from a UNIX operating system, use one of the following commands: smbmount //service_ip_address/share_name /local_directory -o user_name=user_name mount -t smbfs -o user_name=user_name,password=password //service_ip_address/share_name / local_directory Create an SMB Share To create an SMB share: 190 NAS Container Operations