HP D2D .HP D2D Backup System user guide (EH985-90907, March 2011) - Page 30

Configuring NAS targets for CIFS, Configuring the CIFS server

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1. Select the share on the Shares tab and click Edit. 2. Make the required changes and click Update. When the changes are applied they will take effect immediately. If the NAS server (service) needs to restart, there will be a warning provided to the user, which they can accept to allow all shares to temporarily go offline. Note that you cannot change the share name once it has been created. If a share is converted from Read/Write to Read Only, any open items will be force closed which may result in inconsistencies if they are being written to by a backup application. The user will be warned that this could occur before the change is made. Configuring NAS targets for CIFS HP StoreOnce Backup Systems provide a CIFS interface in order to provide shares that are accessible to Windows servers. There are two configuration stages when creating a file share that Windows users can access; both stages are implemented from the Web Management Interface: • Configure authentication for the StoreOnce Backup System CIFS server, these settings then apply to all CIFS shares. • Create NAS CIFS shares on the HP StoreOnce Backup System Configuring the CIFS server 1. Log on to the Web Management Interface for the appliance. 2. Select NAS. 3. Select the CIFS Server tab. The CIFS server name is the same as the name of the HP StoreOnce Backup System device. 4. Click Edit to modify the authentication settings. There are three authentication options that provide different levels of security for CIFS NAS shares. Before configuring the settings, make sure you know which is appropriate for your network and any extra information that may be needed during configuration. None (default), User, and Windows Active Directory. See the next section for examples and more information about CIFS authentication. 30 NAS

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1.
Select the share on the
Shares
tab and click
Edit
.
2.
Make the required changes and click
Update
. When the changes are applied they will take effect
immediately. If the NAS server (service) needs to restart, there will be a warning provided to the
user, which they can accept to allow all shares to temporarily go offline. Note that you cannot
change the share name once it has been created.
If a share is converted from Read/Write to Read Only, any open items will be force closed which
may result in inconsistencies if they are being written to by a backup application. The user will
be warned that this could occur before the change is made.
Configuring NAS targets for CIFS
HP StoreOnce Backup Systems provide a CIFS interface in order to provide shares that are accessible
to Windows servers.
There are two configuration stages when creating a file share that Windows users can access; both
stages are implemented from the Web Management Interface:
Configure authentication for the StoreOnce Backup System CIFS server, these settings then apply
to all CIFS shares.
Create NAS CIFS shares on the HP StoreOnce Backup System
Configuring the CIFS server
1.
Log on to the Web Management Interface for the appliance.
2.
Select
NAS
.
3.
Select the
CIFS Server
tab. The CIFS server name is the same as the name of the HP StoreOnce
Backup System device.
4.
Click
Edit
to modify the authentication settings.
There are three authentication options that provide different levels of security for CIFS NAS shares.
Before configuring the settings, make sure you know which is appropriate for your network and
any extra information that may be needed during configuration. None (default), User, and
Windows Active Directory. See the next section for examples and more information about CIFS
authentication.
NAS
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