Administrator Guide

• Data reduction cannot be enabled on a clone NAS volume.
• After a NAS volume is cloned, data reduction cannot be reenabled until all clone NAS volumes have been deleted.
• A clone NAS volume contains user and group recovery information, but not the NAS volume conguration.
• Clone NAS volumes count toward the total number of NAS volumes in the FluidFS cluster.
View NAS Volume Clones
View the current NAS volume clones.
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and then select a NAS volume.
4. Click the Snapshots & Clones tab.
The Cloned NAS Volume panel displays the current NAS volume clones.
Create a NAS Volume Clone
Cloning a NAS volume creates a writable copy of the NAS volume.
Prerequisites
• The snapshot from which the clone NAS volume will be created must already exist.
• Data reduction must be disabled on the base volume.
• The snapshot space consumption threshold alert must be disabled on the base volume.
Steps
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and then select a NAS volume.
4. Click the Snapshots & Clones tab and then select a snapshot.
5. Click Create Cloned NAS Volume .
The Create Cloned NAS Volume dialog box opens.
6. In the NAS Volume Name eld, type a name for the NAS volume clone.
7. In the Folder area, select a parent folder for the NAS volume clone.
8. Click OK.
Delete a NAS Volume Clone
Delete a NAS volume clone if it is no longer used.
1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and then select a NAS volume.
4. Click the Snapshots & Clones tab and then select a clone.
5. Click Delete.
The Delete dialog box opens.
6. Click OK.
Managing SMB Shares
Server Message Block (SMB) shares provide an eective way of sharing les across a Windows network with authorized clients.
The FluidFS cluster supports SMB protocol versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, and 3.1.1.
When you rst create an SMB share, access is limited as follows:
• The Administrator account has full access.
• If you are using Active Directory, the AD domain administrator has full access.
FluidFS NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports
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