Dell PowerStore Configuring Multiprotocol File Sharing

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Share and export local paths and export paths

The following table describes the path settings for shares and exports:

Table 1. Path settings for shares and exportsColumn one lists the setting, column two provides a description for each setting.
Setting	Description
Local path	A local path is the path to the file system storage resource on the storage system. This path specifies the unique location of the share or export on the storage system. SMB shares In an SMB file system, you can create multiple shares with the same local path. In these cases, you can specify different host-side access controls for different users, but the shares within the file system all access 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. NFS exports Each NFS export must have a unique local path. PowerStore automatically assigns this path to the initial share created within a new file system. The local path name is based on the file system name. Before you can create additional shares within an NFS file system, you must create a directory to share from a Linux/UNIX host that is connected to the file system. Then, you can create an export from PowerStore and set access permissions accordingly.
Export path	The path used by the host to connect to the share or export. PowerStore creates the export path based on the name of the share or export and the name of the file system where it resides. Hosts use either the export name or the export path to mount or map to the share or export from the network host. This behavior is enabled by using NFS aliases for shares.