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CIFS protocol

You can use Storage Manager to enable and configure CIFS servers to allow CIFS clients to access files on the cluster.

  • Setting up CIFS
    You can use Storage Manager to enable and configure CIFS servers to allow CIFS clients to access the files on the cluster.
  • Editing the general properties for CIFS
    You can modify the general properties for CIFS such as the default UNIX user and default Windows user by using Storage Manager . You can also enable or disable SMB signing for the CIFS server.
  • Adding home directory paths
    You can use Storage Manager to specify one or more paths that can be used by the storage system to resolve the location of the CIFS home directories of users.
  • Deleting home directory paths
    You can use Storage Manager to delete a home directory path when you do not want the storage system to use the path to resolve the location of the CIFS home directories of users.
  • Resetting CIFS domain controllers
    You can use Storage Manager to reset the CIFS connection to domain controllers for the specified domain. Failure to reset the domain controller information can cause a connection failure.
  • Updating the CIFS group policy configuration
    You have to update the group policy after the policy configuration is changed through the command-line interface (CLI). You can use the CIFS window in Storage Manager to update the group policy.
  • Enabling or disabling a CIFS group policy configuration
    You can enable or disable the CIFS group policy configuration from the CIFS window in Storage Manager .
  • Reloading CIFS group policy
    You have to reload a CIFS group policy if the status of the policy is changed. You can use the CIFS window in Storage Manager to reload the group policy.
  • Setting up BranchCache
    You can use Storage Manager to configure BranchCache on a CIFS-enabled storage virtual machine (SVM) to enable the caching of content on computers that are local to the requesting clients.
  • Modifying the BranchCache settings
    You can use the CIFS window in Storage Manager to modify the BranchCache settings that are configured for a CIFS-enabled storage virtual machine (SVM) . You can change the hash store path, the hash store size, the operating mode, and the BranchCache versions that are supported.
  • Deleting the BranchCache configuration
    You can use Storage Manager to delete the BranchCache configuration if you no longer want to offer caching services on the storage virtual machine (SVM) that is configured for BranchCache.
  • Adding preferred domain controllers
    Storage Manager automatically discovers domain controllers through DNS. Optionally, you can add one or more domain controllers to the list of preferred domain controllers for a specific domain.
  • Editing preferred domain controllers
    You can use Storage Manager to modify the IP address of the preferred domain controllers that are configured for a specific domain.
  • Deleting preferred domain controllers
    You can use Storage Manager to delete a preferred domain controller to which the storage virtual machine (SVM) computer account is associated. You can do this when you no longer want to use a particular domain controller.
  • Viewing CIFS domain information
    You can use Storage Manager to view information about the domain controllers and servers that are connected to the storage system.
  • CIFS window
    You can use the CIFS window to configure the CIFS server, to manage domain controllers, to manage symbolic UNIX mappings, and to configure BranchCache.
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