Managing CIFS Shares

CIFS shares provide an effective way of sharing files and data across a Windows network.

Viewing the Properties and Status of CIFS Shares

To view information on the existing CIFS shares:

1Click User AccessSharesCIFS Shares.

2Select a specific NAS volume or all NAS volumes from the Show CIFS Shares for NAS Volumes list.

Adding a CIFS Share

To add a CIFS share:

1Click User AccessSharesCIFS Shares.

2On the CIFS Share page, click Add.

3Click General to define general CIFS share parameters.

4Click Advanced to define advanced CIFS share parameters.

5In the General tab, if you have selected the option Files should be checked for viruses, click Antivirus, and define the antivirus policy.

6Click Save Changes to save the share parameters.

NOTE: Click Revert to restore default parameters.

NOTE: Do not attempt to create a CIFS share using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Use MMC only to set share level permissions (SLPs). See "Setting Access Control Lists and Share Level Permissions on FluidFS" on page 100.

Modifying a CIFS Share

Once you determine whether a CIFS share is a general access directory or user-based directory, you cannot change this setting. However, you can change the parameters of the general access or user-based directory settings.

To modify the parameters of a specific CIFS share:

1Click on the CIFS share that you want to edit.

2In the Edit CIFS Share page, click General to modify general CIFS share parameters.

Using Volumes, Shares, and Quotas

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Dell NX3500 Managing Cifs Shares, Viewing the Properties and Status of Cifs Shares, Click User Access→ Shares→ Cifs Shares

NX3500 specifications

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