Dell PowerStore Configuring Multiprotocol File Sharing

Create an SMB share

You can create an SMB share on a file system that has been created with an SMB-enabled NAS server.

1. Select Storage > File System > SMB Shares.
2. Click Create and complete the steps of the Create SMB Share wizard.

   Page	Description
   Select File System	Select a file system that has been enabled for SMB.
   Select Snapshot (Optional)	Select one of the file system snapshots on which to create the share.
   SMB Share Details	Enter a name, description, and local path for the share. When entering the local path: You can create multiple shares with the same local path on a single SMB file system. In these cases, you can specify different host-side access controls for different users, but the shares within the file system have access to common content. A directory must exist before you can create shares on it. If you want the SMB shares within the same file system to access different content, you must first create a directory on the Windows host that is mapped to the file system. Then, you can create corresponding shares using PowerStore. You can also create and manage SMB shares from the Microsoft Management Console. PowerStore also displays the SMB Share path, which the host uses to connect to the share. The share path is the IP address or the name of the NAS server, and the name of the share. Hosts use the share path to mount or map to the share from a network host.
   Advanced SMB Share Settings	Enable one or more of the advanced SMB share settings: Continuous Availability Protocol Encryption Access-based Enumeration Branch Cache Enabled Offline Availability (default - None) Umask (default - 022)