6 NAS Storage Allocation
After creating a NAS service, you can create multiple file systems, each with its own size, access controls, and
snapshot settings.
On each file system, you can create multiple Common Internet File System (CIFS) shares and Network File
System (NFS) exports and allow client access to the shares and exports.
Steps for Allocating NAS Storage
A NAS service can contain multiple NAS file systems. On each file system, you can create multiple CIFS
shares and NFS exports, as needed by your environment.
To allocate NAS storage for client use:
1. Gather the information for the NAS storage allocation. See
Gathering the NAS File System Information on
2. Create a file system and, optionally, a CIFS share or NFS export. See
Creating a NAS File System on page
. You can also create shares and exports on a file system at a later time.
Note:
When you create a file system, CIFS share, or NFS export, service-wide default values are applied.
You can modify the NAS service and change the service-wide default values.
In some cases, you can override a default value when creating a file system, share, or export. For
example, you can change the default snapshot reserve value when creating a file system. In other
cases, you must modify the file system, share, or export to change a default value. For example, you
must modify the file system to change the default file system security mode or the UNIX file and
directory permissions.
3. Make sure clients can access each share or export that you created. See
Accessing a CIFS Share on page 65
and
Accessing an NFS Export on page 66
.
After allocating NAS storage, see
Gathering the NAS File System Information
Before creating a NAS file system, obtain or decide upon the following information:
•
File system name
— Identifies the file system. File system names must be unique in the
PS Series group. The file system name must be a valid UNIX file name. Clients use the file system name to
access NFS exports on the file system.
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