User Guide

Wizard Screen Description
Sharing
Protocol
Select Sharing Protocol
Select SMB.
NOTE: If you select both SMB and NFS protocols, you automatically enable the NAS server to
support multiprotocol. Multiprotocol configuration is not described in this document.
Windows Server Settings
Select Standalone to create a stand-alone SMB server or Join to the Active Directory Domain to
create a domain member SMB server.
If you join the NAS server to the AD, optionally Select Advanced to change the default NetBios name and
organizational unit.
DNS
If you selected to Join to the Active Directory Domain, it is mandatory to add a DNS server.
Optionally, enable DNS if you want to use a DNS server for your stand-alone SMB server.
User Mapping
The User Mapping page displays if you have selected to join the active directory domain.
Keep the default Enable automatic mapping for unmapped Windows accounts/users, to support
joining the active directory domain. Automatic mapping is required when joining the active directory
domain.
Protection
Policy
Select a protection policy from the list.
Summary Review the content and Select Previous to go back and make any corrections.
4. Select Create NAS Server.
The Status window opens, and you are redirected to the NAS Servers page once the server is created.
Next steps
Once you have created the NAS server for SMB, you can continue to configure the server settings, or create file systems.
Select the NAS server to continue to configure, or modify the NAS server settings.
Change NAS server settings
Once you have created a NAS server, you can make configuration changes to the server.
About this task
NOTE: When there is a remote system connection, it may take up to 15 minutes for NAS server configuration changes to
be reflected on the remote NAS server.
Steps
1. Select Storage > NAS Servers > [nas server].
2. On the Network page, optionally configure the network interfaces or the routes to external networks as described in
Configure NAS server networks.
3. On the Naming Services page, optionally add, modify, or delete NAS server DNS servers.
NOTE: You cannot disable DNS for NAS servers that support SMB file sharing and that are joined to an Active Directory
(AD).
4. On the Sharing Protocols page:
● Select the SMB Server card to enable or disable support for Windows shares, or to change the type of lookup the SMB
server will use.
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