Manage the SMB/CIFS share for a volume in Workload Factory
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Managing a volume's SMB/CIFS share in Workload Factory includes SMB/CIFS share creation, determining the users and groups to give access to and the level of permissions to give them, and SMB/CIFS share deletion.
Before you begin, do the following:
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To manage SMB/CIFS shares, you must associate a link. Learn how to associate an existing link or to create and associate a new link. After 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 an SMB/CIFS share for a volume
Follow the steps to create an SMB/CIFS share for a volume.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage.
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From the Storage menu, select FSx for ONTAP.
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From FSx for ONTAP, select the actions 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 actions menu of the volume to change the SMB share for.
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Select Advanced actions, then Manage SMB/CIFS shares.
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On the Manage SMB/CIFS shares page, select Create SMB/CIFS share.
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In the Create SMB/CIFS share dialog, provide the following:
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Name: Enter the name of the SMB/CIFS share.
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Path: Either define the path using the default volume name or provide a share to an internal directory.
Valid path inputs for volume name, for example "avocado", are as follows:
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/avocado
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/avocado/folder
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/avocado/folder/subfolder
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/avocado/file-name
Valid path inputs for share name, for example "Server", are as follows:
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\\Server
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\\Server\Projects
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\\Server\Projects\Shared resources
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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.
Change an SMB/CIFS share for a volume
Follow the steps to change the SMB/CIFS share settings for a volume.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the actions 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 actions menu of the volume to change the SMB share for.
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Select Advanced actions, then Manage SMB/CIFS shares.
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On the Manage SMB/CIFS shares page, select View and edit.
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Change the SMB/CIFS access permissions, or the users or groups to give permissions to.
Changes might cause current users or groups to lose access to the SMB/CIFS share.
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Select Apply to save the changes.
Delete an SMB/CIFS share for a volume
Follow the steps to delete an SMB/CIFS share for a volume.
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Log in using one of the console experiences.
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In the Storage tile, select Go to Storage.
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In the FSx for ONTAP tab, select the actions 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 actions menu of the volume to change the SMB share for.
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Select Advanced actions, then Manage SMB/CIFS shares.
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On the Manage SMB/CIFS shares page, select the actions menu of the SMB/CIFS share and then select Delete.
Deleting the SMB/CIFS share makes it unavailable and inaccessible to any users who want to mount it.
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In the Delete SMB/CIFS share dialog, select Delete to confirm deletion.