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6.3.4.Comparing Administrative & Standard Shares

CIFS supports both administrative shares and standard shares. Administrative shares are shares with a last character of $. Administrative shares are not included in the list of shares when a client browses for available shares on a CIFS server. Standard shares are shares that do not end in a $ character. Standard shares are listed whenever a CIFS client browses for available shares on a CIFS server.

The NAS appliance supports both administrative and standard CIFS shares. To create an administrative share, end the share name with the $ character when setting up the share. Do not type a $ character at the end of the share name when creating a standard share.

6.3.5.Planning for Compatibility between File Sharing Protocols

When planning for cross-platform share management on the NAS appliance, it is important to understand the different protocols and their associated constraints. Each additional protocol that is supported adds another level of constraints and complexity.

6.3.5.1. NFS Compatibility Issues

When planning to manage CIFS and NFS shares, consider two specific requirements.

Note

Further information, including details about the NFS Service and the User Mapping service, is available in the “UNIX File System Management” chapter.

•NFS service does not support spaces in the names for NFS file shares.

NFS translates any spaces in an export into an underscore character. Additional translations can be set up for files. See the “OEM Supplemental Help” chapter of the SFU help, found on the NAS appliance. This feature is designed to ensure the greatest level of compatibility with NFS clients, because some do not work with NFS exports that contain a space in the export name.

If you plan to use the same name when sharing a folder through CIFS, and then exporting it through NFS, do not put spaces in the CIFS share name.

•NFS service does not support exporting a child folder when its parent folder has already been exported.

An NFS client can access a child folder by selecting the parent folder and then navigating to the child folder. If strict cross-platform compatibility is an administration goal, CIFS must be managed in the same way. Do not share a folder through CIFS if the parent folder is already shared.

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