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-====== Enabling the FS Provider ======+====== Enabling the File System Provider ======
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
-SME Enterprise File Fabric  allows you to expose local folder. This is particularly useful if you want to use external File Systems that support protocols e.g NFS and  can be mounted in Linux. 
  
-(This guide assumes you are familiar with mounting filesystems on linux)+The Enterprise File Fabric appliance allows a local folder, or file system, to be added as provider. This is particularly useful for network file servers and applications that can be mounted as file systems in Linux.
  
 +To connect using the CIFS protocol directly see [[cloudappliance/cifs30|]].
  
-===== Enable FS provider for the appliance =====+(This guide assumes you are familiar with mounting file systems on linux) 
 + 
 +By default the ability to add a file system storage provider is disabled within the appliance and for user packages. To enable follow these instructions: 
 + 
 +===== Enable the FS provider for the appliance =====
  
 * Login as appladmin in to the appliance * Login as appladmin in to the appliance
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-You can also tune the block 
 ### Tuning Block Size ### Tuning Block Size
-You can also tune the block size the enterprise file fabric will use to read and write from the file system. Sensible values are 65536.+ 
 +In the same section you can also tune the block size used to read and write from the file system. The default value is 65536 (64KiB)
 {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_block_size.png |}} {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_block_size.png |}}
  
 ## Enable FS provider for the user package ## Enable FS provider for the user package
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 * 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/organization+* Select the package assigned to the user/organization
  
 {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:sme_user_packages.png |}} {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:sme_user_packages.png |}}
  
-* Enable CIFS provider for the package and save+* Enable the FS provider for the package and save 
 {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_package.png |}} {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_package.png |}}
 {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_save_package.png |}} {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_save_package.png |}}
  
 ===== Disable SELinux ===== ===== Disable SELinux =====
-Before you proceed further  you will need to disable SELinux. Please follow the instruction [[cloudappliance/cifs30#disabling_selinux|Disable SELinux]] 
  
 +Before you proceed further you will need to disable SELinux. Please follow the instruction [[cloudappliance/cifs30#disabling_selinux|Disable SELinux]]
  
-===== Mount the FileSystem to Linux ===== +===== Mount the File System on Linux =====
-Mount the file system on Enterprise File Fabric. If you need to create a new linux user do so and note the password as you will need it in the next step. +
  
 +Mount the file system on the appliance. If you need to create a new linux user do so and note the password as you will need it in the next step.
  
 ===== Add FS to the account ===== ===== Add FS to the account =====
-Login in to the SME user account and you should see FS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as SME user 
  
 +Login in to the SME user account and you should see FS as provider in the dropdown list when you login as SME user
  
 {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_add_provider_1.png |}} {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_add_provider_1.png |}}
  
 Enter the linux user name and password.This is the linux user that has read/write access to the mounted file system. Enter the linux user name and password.This is the linux user that has read/write access to the mounted file system.
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 {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_add_provider_2.png |}} {{ :cloudappliance:fsprovider:fs_add_provider_2.png |}}
  
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