Table 11-1. CLI Menu Options (continued)

Menu

Options

 

 

system

The system menu lets you configure various system-wide properties. It

 

includes the following menu items:

 

general: lets you view general system information, configure

 

administrator users and manage system licensing.

 

time-configuration:lets you configure the time zone and NTP server.

 

monitoring-configuration:lets you configure e-mail support, syslog

 

and SNMP.

 

maintenance: lets you stop or start the system, save the system

 

configuration, attach and detach controllers and do iSCSI luns discovery.

 

protocols: lets you configure the file system protocols.

 

authentication: lets you select the required NIS and LDAP settings,

 

configure the Active Directory, manage users and groups, and configure

 

user mappings.

 

networking: lets you configure a variety of network settings.

access

The access menu lets you define quotas, file system options, and

 

configure NAS volumes. It includes the following menu items:

 

quota: lets you set default and individual quotas for users and groups

 

in volumes.

 

cifs-shares:lets you set the CIFS shares options.

 

cifs-home-shares:lets you set the CIFS home shares options.

 

nfs-exports:lets you set the NFS export options.

 

nas-volumes:lets you configure NAS volumes.

events

The events menu lets you monitor your PowerVault NX3500 system by

 

detecting normal and abnormal events.

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