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- | ====== | + | # Enabling the FS (File System) Provider |
- | ===== Introduction | + | ## Introduction |
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. | 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. | ||
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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: | 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 ===== | + | ## 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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- | ## Enable FS provider | + | ## Enable |
* Login as appladmin in to the appliance | * Login as appladmin in to the appliance | ||
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- | ===== Disable SELinux | + | ## Disable SELinux |
- | Before you proceed further you will need to disable SELinux. Please follow the instruction | + | Before you proceed further you will need to disable SELinux. Please follow the instructions |
- | ===== Mount the File System on Linux ===== | + | ## Mount the File System on Linux |
- | 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. | + | 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 | ||
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- | 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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+ | ## Effective User | ||
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+ | File system operations are performed by the File Fabric as the Linux user who mounted the file system. Access permissions thus will be determined by both the Enterprise File Fabric and the network file system. | ||
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+ | The ability to mount the file system for each File Fabric user may also be supported. Contact Storage Made Easy [[support@storagemadeeasy.com]] for more information. | ||
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+ | ## Using the FS Provider with NFS | ||
+ | The FS provider can be used to access NFS file systems through the File Fabric. | ||
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+ | When mounting an NFS file system on the Linux host you may want to use a mount point like: | ||
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+ | That way you can have two or more NFS file systems in the same location in the directory tree. | ||
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