Administrator Guide

NOTE: A folder name must be less than 100 characters long and cannot contain the following characters: >, ", \, |, ?,
and *.
• To share the root of the NAS volume, leave the Folder Path eld set to the default value of /.
• To use an existing directory to share, type the path to the directory in the Folder Path eld.
• To browse to an existing directory to share:
Click Select Folder. The Select Folder dialog box appears and displays the top-level folders for the NAS volume. Locate the
folder to share, select the folder, and click OK.
– To drill down to a particular folder and view the subfolders, double-click the folder name.
– To view the parent folders of a particular folder, click Up.
• To view a new directory to share, type the path to the directory to create in the Folder Path eld and select the Create
Folder If It Does Not Exist check box.
• To browse existing directories and create a new directory to share:
Click Select Folder. The Select Folder dialog box appears and displays the top-level folders for the NAS volume. Navigate
into the folder in which to create the new folder and click Create Folder. The Create Folder dialog box appears. In the
Folder Name eld, type a name for the folder, then click OK to close the Create Folder dialog box. Select the new folder
and click OK.
– To drill down to a particular folder and view the subfolders, double-click the folder name.
– To view the parent folders of a particular folder, click Up.
7. (Optional) Congure the remaining NFS export attributes as needed. These options are described in the online help.
• Type descriptive text for the benet of administrators in the Notes eld. This text is not displayed to NFS clients.
• To change the client access settings for the NFS export, use the Add, Remove, and Edit buttons.
8. Click OK.
Change the Folder Path for an NFS Export
Change the path to the directory that you want to share for an NFS export.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, select NFS Exports.
4. In the right pane, select an NFS export and click Edit Settings. The Edit NFS Export Settings dialog box appears.
5. In the Folder Path eld, specify the directory that you want to share:
NOTE: A folder name must be less than 100 characters long and cannot contain the following characters: >, ", \, |, ?,
and *
• To share the root of the NAS volume, set the Folder Path eld to /.
• To use an existing directory to share, type the path to the directory in the Folder Path eld.
• To browse to an existing directory to share:
Click Select Folder. The Select Folder dialog box appears and displays the top-level folders for the NAS volume. Locate the
folder to share, select the folder, and click OK.
– To drill down to a particular folder and view the subfolders, double-click the folder name.
– To view the parent folders of a particular folder, click Up.
• To browse existing directories and create a new directory to share:
Click Select Folder. The Select Folder dialog box appears and displays the top-level folders for the NAS volume. Navigate
to the folder in which to create the new folder and click Create Folder. The Create Folder dialog box appears. In the Folder
Name eld, type a name for the folder, then click OK to close the Create Folder dialog box. Select the new folder and click
OK.
– To drill down to a particular folder and view the subfolders, double-click the folder name.
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FluidFS NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports