Dell PowerStore Configuring SMB

Change NAS server settings

Once you have created a NAS server, you can make configuration changes to the server.

1. Select Storage > NAS Servers > [nas server].
2. On the Network page, optionally configure the network interfaces or the routes to external networks as described in Configure NAS server networks.
3. On the Naming Services page, optionally add, modify, or delete NAS server DNS servers.
   NOTE:You cannot disable DNS for NAS servers that support SMB file sharing and that are joined to an Active Directory (AD).
4. On the Sharing Protocols page:
   • Select the SMB Server card to enable or disable support for Windows shares, or to change the type of lookup the SMB server uses.
     NOTE:If you change the Windows Server Type from Standalone to Join to the Active Directory Domain, then you must go to the User Mapping tab and select Enable automatic mapping for unmapped Windows accounts/users.
   • Select the FTP card to enable or disable FTP or SFTP, change FTP or SFTP properties, configure user authentication, a user home directory, and authentication message settings. For details see Configure FTP sharing protocol.
   • Select User Mapping to enable the server to use automatic mapping for unmapped Windows account/users, or the default account for unmapped Windows account users.
5. On the Protection & Events page, enable or disable NDMP.
   For details see Enable NDMP Protection and Events.
6. On the Security tab:
   • Select Kerberos to add the active directory (AD) realm for Kerberos authentication or to configure a custom Kerberos realm.
   • Select Antivirus to enable or disable the anti-virus service and to retrieve or upload the anti-virus configuration file.

   For details see Configure NAS Server Security.