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Deciding whether to use the SMB/CIFS and NFS Auditing and Security Tracing Guide

This guide describes the file access auditing features available for the SMB/CIFS and NFS protocols with ONTAP: native auditing and file policy management using FPolicy. It includes a conceptual overview, planning guidance, and detailed implementation instructions.

You should use this guide if you want to design and implement auditing of SMB/CIFS and NFS file access events under the following circumstances:

  • Basic SMB/CIFS and NFS protocol file access has been configured.
  • You want to create and maintain an auditing configuration using one of the following methods:
    • Native ONTAP functionality
    • External FPolicy servers

If you want to create a basic configuration using best practices, and you do not want a lot of conceptual background, you should choose among the following documentation:

If you want general information about SMB/CIFS and NFS protocol support in ONTAP, you should choose among the following documentation:

If you require additional configuration or conceptual information, you should choose among the following documentation: