You can use System Manager to enable and configure CIFS servers to allow CIFS clients to access the files on the cluster.
Before you begin
- The CIFS license must be installed on your storage system.
- While configuring CIFS in the Active Directory domain, the following requirements must be met:
- DNS must be enabled and configured correctly.
- The storage system must be able to communicate with the domain controller by using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
- The time difference (clock skew) between the cluster and the domain controller must not be more than five minutes.
- If CIFS is the only protocol that is configured on the storage virtual machine (SVM), the following requirements must be met:
Procedure
- Click .
- Select the SVM, and then click SVM Settings.
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In the Configuration tab, click Set up.
- In the General tab of the CIFS Server Setup dialog box, specify the NetBIOS name and the Active Directory domain details.
- Click the Options tab, and then perform the following actions:
- In the SMB settings area, select or clear the SMB signing check box and the SMB encryption check box, as required.
- Specify the default UNIX user.
- In the WINS Servers area, add the required IP address.
- Click Set up.