Manage the CIFS share for a volume in BlueXP workload factory
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Managing a volume's CIFS share in BlueXP workload factory includes CIFS share creation, determining the users and groups to give access to and the level of permissions to give them, and CIFS share deletion.
Before you begin, do the following:
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To manage CIFS shares, you must associate a link. If you don't have an existing link, create a link. To associate a link in the file system, select Associate link under Account name. Once the link associates, return to this operation.
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Determine the users or groups to give access to and the level of permissions to give them.
Create a CIFS share for a volume
Follow the steps to create a CIFS share for a volume.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In Storage, select Go to storage inventory.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu of the file system with the volume to update and then select Manage.
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From the file system overview, select the Volumes tab.
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From the Volumes tab, select the three-dot menu of the volume to change the SMB share for.
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Select Advanced actions, then Manage CIFS shares.
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On the Manage CIFS share page, select Create CIFS share.
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In the Create CIFS share dialog, provide the following:
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Name: Enter the name of the CIFS share.
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Permissions: Select Full control, Read/Write, Read, or No access, and then enter the users or groups separated by a semicolon ( ; ). Users or groups are case sensitive and the user's domain must be included using the format "domain\username".
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Select Create.
The CIFS share for the volume is created.
Change a CIFS share for a volume
Follow the steps to change the CIFS share settings for a volume.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In Storage, select Go to storage inventory.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu of the file system with the volume to update and then select Manage.
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From the file system overview, select the Volumes tab.
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From the Volumes tab, select the three-dot menu of the volume to change the SMB share for.
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Select Advanced actions, then Manage CIFS shares.
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On the Manage CIFS share page, hover over a CIFS share and select the pencil icon to make changes.
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Change the CIFS access permissions, or the users or groups to give permissions to.
Changes may cause current users or groups to lose access to the CIFS share.
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Select Apply to save the changes.
The CIFS share for the volume is updated.
Delete a CIFS share for a volume
Follow the steps to delete a CIFS share for a volume.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In Storage, select Go to storage inventory.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the three-dot menu of the file system with the volume to update and then select Manage.
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From the file system overview, select the Volumes tab.
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From the Volumes tab, select the three-dot menu of the volume to change the SMB share for.
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Select Advanced actions, then Manage CIFS shares.
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On the Manage CIFS share page, hover over a CIFS share and select the trash icon to delete it.
Deleting the CIFS share makes it unavailable and inaccessible to any users who want to mount it.
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Select Delete to confirm deletion.
The CIFS share for the volume is deleted.