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Configuring Front-End Services
Configuring CIFS
CLI Storage-Management Guide 11-23
Client Experience: Using MMC to Manage a Namespace
A properly-enabled client can manage this CIFS service using MMC. For example,
the following client session adds a share to the “ac1.medarch.org” service from a
Windows 2000 machine. The session starts from Start -> Control Panel ->
Administrative Tools -> Computer Management, where you connect to the VIP for
the service. This shows a virtual network drive, “C$,” that serves as a container for all
of the managed volumes in the namespace. It also shows a separate drive for each
direct volume, “D$,” “E$,” and so on. Any of the CIFS service’s shares (exported
through the CLI or GUI) also appear here.
From the MMC snap-in interface, you select System Tools -> Shared Folders ->
Shares, then pull down a menu option to add a new share:
A pop-up appears. You opt to browse the CIFS service for folders to share: