Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Administrator's Guide

Adding A NAS Volume

To add a NAS volume:

Select User Access > NAS Volumes > Configuration. The NAS Volumes Configuration page displays the list of NAS volumes.
Click Add. The Add NAS Volume page is displayed.
In NAS Volume, enter the NAS volume name.
In NAS volume allocated space, enter the space allocated to this NAS volume in MB, GB or TB.
- NOTE: A NAS volume must have a minimal size of 20 MB and its maximum size can be all the available space.
In Alert when used space reaches , enter a percentage of the allocated space.
From the Send email alerts to administrator list, select a Dell Fluid File System administrator to whose email address the system sends alerts.
- NOTE: This feature is not available on Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS solutions. For more information, see the Enterprise Manager documentation for alert handling on these solutions.
From the Access time granularity list, select the resolution of file access timestamp accuracy based on system performance requirements.
From the File Access Security Style list, select the NAS volume security style. You can select NTFS, MIXED, or UNIX.
In Default UNIX permissions of Windows files, define the default UNIX permissions for new files created from Windows clients.
In Default UNIX permissions of Windows directories, define the default UNIX permissions for new directories created from Windows clients.
Click Save Changes to create the NAS volume.