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To configure an SMB3 share on a storage virtual machine (SVM), you can use either the SnapCenter user interface or PowerShell cmdlets. |
To configure an SMB3 share on a storage virtual machine (SVM), you can use either the SnapCenter user interface or PowerShell cmdlets.
Best Practice: Using the cmdlets is recommended because it enables you to take advantage of templates provided with SnapCenter to automate share configuration. |
The templates encapsulate best practices for volume and share configuration. You can find the templates in the Templates folder in the installation folder for the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows.
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If you feel comfortable doing so, you can create your own templates following the models provided. You should review the parameters in the cmdlet documentation before creating a custom template. |
You can use the SnapCenter Shares page to create an SMB3 share on a storage virtual machine (SVM).
You cannot use SnapCenter to back up databases on SMB shares. SMB support is limited to provisioning only.
Steps
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In the left navigation pane, click Hosts.
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In the Hosts page, click Shares.
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Select the SVM from the Storage Virtual Machine drop-down list.
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Click New.
The New Share dialog opens.
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In the New Share dialog, define the share:
In this field… Do this… Description
Enter descriptive text for the share.
Share name
Enter the share name, for example, test_share.
The name you enter for the share will also be used as the volume name.
The share name:
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Must be a UTF-8 string.
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Must not include the following characters: control characters from 0x00 to 0x1F (both inclusive), 0x22 (double quotes), and the special characters
\ / [ ] : (vertical bar) < > + = ; , ?
Share path
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Click in the field to enter a new file system path, for example, /.
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Double-click in the field to select from a list of existing file system paths.
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When you are satisfied with your entries, click OK.
SnapCenter creates the SMB share on the SVM.
You can delete an SMB share when you no longer need it.
Steps
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In the left navigation pane, click Hosts.
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In the Hosts page, click Shares.
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In the Shares page, click in the Storage Virtual Machine field to display a drop-down with a list of available storage virtual machines (SVMs), then select the SVM for the share you want to delete.
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From the list of shares on the SVM, select the share you want to delete and click Delete.
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In the Delete Share dialog box, click OK.
SnapCenter deletes the SMB share from the SVM.