SMB/CIFS configuration workflow
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Configuring SMB/CIFS involves optionally creating an aggregate and then choosing a workflow that is specific to your goal—creating a new CIFS-enabled SVM, configuring CIFS access to an existing SVM, or simply adding a CIFS volume to an existing SVM that is already fully configured for CIFS access.
![Shows an overview of the steps involved in setup of CIFS in ONTAP.](../media/cifs_config.gif)