Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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7. Click the Start button and select Programs

AdministrativeToolsCluster Administrator.

8. In the Cluster Administrator left window pane, ensure that a physical disk resource exists in the cluster.

9. In the Cluster Administrator left or right window pane, right-click and select New

Resource.

10. In the New Resource window, perform the following steps:

a. In the Name field, type a name for the new share.

b. In the Description field, type a description of the new share (if required).

c. In the Resource type drop-down menu, select File Share.

d. In the Group drop-down menu, select the appropriate virtual server for your file share.

11. Click Next.

The Possible Owners window appears.

12. Select the appropriate cluster node(s) in the Available nodes box on which this resource can be brought online.

13. Click the Add button to move the cluster node(s) to the Possible owners menu.

14. Click Next.

The Dependencies window appears.

15. In the Available resources menu, select the appropriate resource dependencies which must be brought online first by

the Cluster Service.

16. Click the Add button to move the resources to the Resource dependencies menu.

17. Click Next.

The File Share Parameters window appears.

18. Perform the following steps:

a. In the Share name field, type the name of the file share.

b. In the Path field, type the path to the file share.

c. In the Comment field, enter any additional information about the file share (if required).

d. Click Permissions and apply the appropriate group or user names and permissions for the file share (if

required), and then click OK.

e. Click Advanced and select the appropriate file share properties (if required), and then click OK.

See "

File Share Resource Types

" for more information.

19. Click Finish.

The Cluster Administrator window appears.

20. In the right window pane, right-click the share and select Bring Online.

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