CIFS window

Configuration tab​

The Configuration tab enables you to create and manage the CIFS server.

Server

Specifies the status of the CIFS server, name of the server, authentication mode, name of the active directory domain, and status of SMB multichannel.

Home Directories

Specifies home directory paths and the style for determining how PC user names are mapped to home directory entries.

Command buttons

• Setup

  Opens the CIFS Setup wizard, which enables you to set up CIFS on your storage virtual machine (SVM).

• Options

  Displays the CIFS Options dialog box, which enables you to enable or disable SMB 3.0 signing, to enable or disable SMB 3.0 encryption, and to add Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers.

  SMB signing prevents the network traffic between the CIFS server and the client from being compromised.

• Delete

  Enables you to delete the CIFS server.

• Refresh

  Updates the information in the window.

Domain tab​

The Domain tab enables you to view and reset your CIFS domain controllers, and to add or delete preferred domain controllers. You can also use this tab to manage CIFS group policy configurations.

Servers

Displays information about discovered authentication servers and your preferred domain controllers on the CIFS-enabled SVM.

You can also reset the information about the discovered servers, add a preferred domain controller, delete a domain controller, or refresh the list of domain controllers.

Group Policy

Enables you to view, enable, or disable group policy configurations on the CIFS server. You can also reload a group policy if the status of the policy is changed.

Symlinks tab​

The Symlinks tab enables you to manage the mappings of UNIX symbolic links for CIFS users.

Path Mappings

Displays the list of symbolic link mappings for CIFS.

Command buttons

• Create

  Opens the Create New Symlink Path Mappings dialog box, which enables you to create a UNIX symbolic link mapping.

• Edit

  Opens the Edit Symlink Path Mappings dialog box, which enables you to modify the CIFS share and path.

• Delete

  Enables you to delete the symbolic link mapping.

• Refresh

  Updates the information in the window.

BranchCache tab​

The BranchCache tab enables you to set up and manage BranchCache settings on CIFS-enabled SVMs.

You can view the status of the BranchCache service, the path to the hash store, the size of the hash store, and the operating mode, server key, and version of BranchCache.

Command buttons

• Setup

  Opens the BranchCache Setup dialog box, which enables you to configure BranchCache for the CIFS server.

• Edit

  Opens the Modify BranchCache Settings dialog box, which enables you to modify the properties of the BranchCache configuration.

• Delete

  Enables you to delete the BranchCache configuration.

• Refresh

  Updates the information in the window.