NFS Exports and CIFS Shares

NFS Exports and CIFS Shares

What is NFS..?

NFS is a protocol. Network file system which is used to share the directories across the Unix network.

NFS port number 2049

Prerequisites:

1. NFS license is required
2. Create volume
3. If required create qtree

add license to netapp filer

Netapp> license add <License Number>

check NFS service status

Netapp> nfs status

Switch on NFS service

Netapp> nfs on

Switch off NFS service

 Netapp> nfs off

Netapp>exportfs -z /vol/vol2
Netapp>exportfs -p rw=192.168.168.0/24,root=192.168.168.0/24 /vol/vol1
Netapp>exportfs -p rw=192.168.168.0/24,root=192.168.168.0/24 /vol/vol2

We can also edit using wrfile command ad add the entry

Netapp> wrfile /etc/exports
#shared NFS to entire subnet ###
/vol/vol2 -sec=sys,rw,root=192.168.1.0/24
Press Ctrl+C to Save

CIFS shares creation

Introduction- We can access NetApp volume using CIFS/SMB just like windows share. It is very useful to use NetApp storage in mixed environment of Linux/Windows or on Windows based Products.

Step 1) Creating NetApp volume or use Qtree First we need to create  “/vol/mycifs_share” netapp volume or you can use qtree as well.

Step 2) Change Secuirty style to NTFS

Netapp> qtree security /vol/mycifs_share ntfs 
Mon Nov 02 06:19:08 EDT [Netapp: wafl.quota.sec.change:notice]: security style for /vol/mycifs_share/ changed from unix to ntfs

Step 3) Creating CIFS/Windows Share

I assume that NetApp filer has been joined to AD (Active Directory, LDAP) and CIFS licensed is installed/configured and cifs service is  running on NetApp. Now we will create CIFS share and give permissions to User/Groups…

Netapp> cifs  shares  -add MyShare /vol/mycifs_share -comment “My Test Windows CIFS Share”

The share name ‘MyShare’ will not be accessible by some MS-DOS workstations

Step 4) Give CIFS Share Access

 



Netapp> cifs access MyShare “MYDOMAIN\USER_OR_GROUP”   “Full Control"
1 share(s) have been successfully modified

NOTE: We can give Full permission ie “Full Control”, Read permission ie “Read”

Step 5) List CIFS

Netapp> cifs shares 
Name         Mount Point                       Description 
—-         ———–                       ———– 
MyShare       /vol/mycifs_share                My Test Windows CIFS Share

Step 6) Access CIFS/Share on Windows or Linux

\192.168.10.50\MyShare

Done..!!