User Guide

Create file systems and SMB shares
This chapter contains the following information:
Topics:
• Create a file system
• Create an SMB share
Create a file system
A file system must be created on the NAS server before you can create an SMB share.
Prerequisites
Ensure that there is a NAS server that is configured to support the SMB protocol as described in Configuring NAS servers.
Steps
1. Select Storage > File Systems and click Create.
2. Continue to work through the Create File System wizard.
Option Description
Select Type Select General file system type
Select NAS
Server
Select a NAS server enabled for SMB.
Advanced SMB
Settings
Optionally choose from the following:
● Sync Writes Enabled
● Oplocks Enabled
● Notify on Write Enabled
● Notify on Access Enabled
● Enable SMB Events Publishing
For details see
File system advanced settings for SMB shares.
File System
Details
Provide the file system name, and the size of the file system.
The file system size can be from 3 GB to 256 TB.
NOTE: All thin file systems, regardless of size, have 1.5 GB reserved for metadata upon creation.
For example, after creating a 100GB thin file system, PowerStore T model immediately shows 1.5 GB
used. When the file system is mounted to a host, it shows 98.5 GB of usable capacity.
This is because the metadata space is reserved from the usable file system capacity.
File-Level
Retention
Optionally, select file-retention type:
● Enterprise (FLR-E) - Protects content from changes that are made by users through CIFS and FTP.
An administrator can delete an FLR-E file system that contains protected files.
● Compliance (FLR-C) - Protects content from changes that are made by users and administrators and
complies with SEC rule 17a-4(f) requirements. FLR-C file system can be deleted only when it does
not contain any protected files.
NOTE: FLR state and file-retention type are set at file system creation and cannot be modified.
Set the retention periods:
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