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Configuring SMB client access to shared storage

To provide SMB client access to shared storage on an SVM, you must create a volume or qtree to provide a storage container, and then create or modify a share for that container. You can then configure share and file permissions, and test access from client systems.

Before you begin

  • SMB must be completely set up on the SVM.

  • Any updates to your name services configuration must be complete.

  • Any additions or modifications to an Active Directory domain or workgroup configuration must be complete.

  1. Creating a volume or qtree storage container
    You can provision storage on a volume or a qtree. If you are creating a qtree, the volume that contains it must already exist.
  2. Requirements and considerations for creating an SMB share
    Before creating an SMB share, you must understand requirements for share paths and share properties, particularly for home directories.
  3. Creating an SMB share
    You must create an SMB share before you can share data from an SMB server with SMB clients. When you create a share, you can set share properties, such as designating the share as a home directory. You can also customize the share by configuring optional settings.
  4. Verifying SMB client access
    You should verify that you have configured SMB correctly by accessing and writing data to the share. You should test access using the SMB server name and any NetBIOS aliases.
  5. Creating SMB share access control lists
    Configuring share permissions by creating access control lists (ACLs) for SMB shares enables you to control the level of access to a share for users and groups.
  6. Configuring NTFS file permissions in a share
    To enable file access to the users or groups who have access to a share, you must configure NTFS file permissions on files and directories in that share from a Windows client.
  7. Verifying user access
    You should test that the users you configured can access the SMB share and the files it contains.