Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 12)

NetWare®, Macintosh, or UNIX® operating systems.
NOTE: You must use the NAS Manager's Remote Desktop to administer NetWare shares. See " Advanced Features " for
more information.
A NAS system supports the following methods of sharing folders:
DFS — Distributed File System (DFS) makes files that are distributed across multiple servers appear as if they reside in
one place on the network.
NFS — The Network File System protocol is used by client systems running UNIX.
IPX — The Internet Packet Exchange protocol is used by client systems running NetWare. This protocol is not installed
by default.
FTP — The File Transfer Protocol is an alternative way of accessing a file share from any operating system. This
protocol is disabled by default.
HTTP — The Hyptertext Transfer Protocol is the protocol for accessing a file share from Web browsers.
Microsoft SMB — The Microsoft SMB protocol is used by clients running a Microsoft Windows operating system.
AppleTalk — The AppleTalk protocol is used by clients running a Macintosh operating system. This protocol is disabled
by default.
Adding a Share
To create a share, you must supply a share name that is different from all other shares on the system. This is the name that
the client system uses to access the share. Some protocols also support the inclusion of a comment or brief description of the
share. Additionally, you must enable at least one of the available protocols.
NOTICE: It is recommended that you create your data shares on the data drives. Shares that are created on the
operating system drive will be deleted if you reinstall the operating system.
To add a share, perform the following steps:
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. Click Shares.
3. On the Shares page, click Shares.
4. In the Tasks list on the Shared Folders page, click New.
5. Type the share name and share path.
6. If you entered a nonexistent folder in the Share path, click Create folder.
7. Check the appropriate box(es) to specify the types of protocols to enable.
If you want to use a protocol that is grayed out, you must first enable it on the NAS system. See " Advanced Features "
for information about enabling the AppleTalk and FTP protocols.
8. If you want to provide access to the share as part of a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace, select Publish to
DFS root: \\servername\root.
A DFS namespace provides users with a logical grouping of shared resources that is independent of the resources'
locations. Users can access resources without needing to know where the resources reside. If you move a shared folder,
the move does not affect users. For more information about DFS and creating DFS roots, see " Using DFS ."
9. Use the protocol tabs to configure the specific properties of each type of share.