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- | ====== Enabling the CIFS Provider | + | ====== Enabling the SMB/CIFS Connector |
+ | #### Last Updated: August 11, 2021 | ||
- | ===== Appliance Requirements ===== | + | For the SMB/CIFS to be available it must be enabled both for the appliance and in the User Package for an organization. |
- | This CIFS feature is only available for version 3.0+ of SME Appliance. Please use [[cloudappliance/ | + | For enabling storage file locking see [[:cloudappliance/ |
+ | ===== Enabling the SMB / CIFS Connector for the File Fabric Appliance ===== | ||
- | ===== Introduction ===== | + | * Login as appladmin in to the appliance |
+ | * Go to Settings -> Site Functionality | ||
+ | * Toward the bottom of the page under Providers ensure that the SMB provider is enabled | ||
+ | * If you are integrating locks with storage locks choose SMB - Storage Locking Enanbled. (For more information on integrating locks see [[: | ||
+ | * To ensure proper SELinux functionality do not change the default mount point ( /mnt/CIFS ) | ||
+ | * Click Update Options at the bottom of the page | ||
- | From version 3.0 of the SME Cloud Appliance there is an easier way to expose Windows based CIFS shares from the SME Enterprise File Share and Sync service . This guide steps an Admin through how to enable the CIFS connector (provider) in the SME Appliance. | ||
- | For CIFS to be available it must be enabled both for the appliance and in the User Package for an organization. | + | {{: |
- | ===== Enable CIFS provider for the appliance ===== | ||
- | * Login as appladmin in to the appliance | ||
- | * Go to Settings -> Site Functionality | ||
- | * Toward the bottom of the page under Providers ensure that CIFS is enabled | ||
- | * To ensure proper SELinux functionality do not change the default mount point ( /mnt/CIFS ) | ||
- | * Click Update Options at the bottom of the page | ||
- | {{:: | + | ===== Enabling the SMB Connector |
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- | ===== Enable CIFS provider | + | |
* Login as appladmin in to the appliance | * Login as appladmin in to the appliance | ||
* Go to Menu button in the top right of the screen -> User Packages | * Go to Menu button in the top right of the screen -> User Packages | ||
* Select the package assigned to the user/ | * Select the package assigned to the user/ | ||
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- | * Enable | + | * Enable |
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- | ===== Add CIFS to the account ===== | + | ===== Adding |
- | Login in to the SME user account and you should see CIFS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as SME user {{:/ | + | Login in to the SME user account and you should see CIFS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as SME user |
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+ | {{:/ | ||
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===== FAQ ===== | ===== FAQ ===== | ||
- | If you have added a CIFS share that is later directly removed then the metadata will remain visible in SME but you will be given warnings that SME cannot connect on upload, download or sync. | + | If you have added a CIFS / SMB share that is later directly removed then the metadata will remain visible in the File Fabric |
- | If you wish to remove this metadata you need to remove the provider entirely via the Cloud DashBoard. | + | If you wish to remove this metadata you need to remove the provider entirely via the Cloud Dashboard. |