Dell PowerVault 725N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 80)

A NAS system supports the following methods of sharing folders:
l CIFS — The Common Internet File System protocol is used by clients running a Windows operating system.
l NFS — The Network File System protocol is used by clients running UNIX.
l FTP — The File Transfer Protocol is an alternative way of accessing a file share from any operating system.
l HTTP — The Hyptertext Transfer Protocol is the protocol for accessing a file share from Web browsers.
l AppleTalk — The AppleTalk protocol is used by clients running a Macintosh operating system.
l NetWare — The NetWare protocol is used by NetWare clients.
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.
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 if it does not already exist.
7. If desired, enter comments in the Comments box.
8. 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 the " Advanced Features " section in this guide for
information about enabling the AppleTalk and NCP protocols.
9. Use the protocol tabs to configure the specific properties of each type of share.
10. Click OK.
Modifying Share Properties
1. Log in to the NAS Manager.
2. Click Shares.
3. On the Shares page, click Shares.
4. In the Shared Folders table, click the share you want to modify.
5. Click Properties.
NOTE: The AppleTalk and NetWare protocols are disabled by default on the NAS system. See the " Advanced Features " section of this guide for
information about enabling these protocols.
NOTICE: To make the shares more fault-tolerant, create your data shares on the data drives.
NOTE: Do not share the root directory of your system. Share only folders in the root directory. For example, do not share d:\; instead, share
d:\foldername, where foldername is the name of the folder in the root directory.
NOTE: The Comment field is ignored for NFS, FTP, and HTTP shares.
NOTE: Services for NetWare (SFN) are compatible with the Novell NetWare Bindery service for authentication and file access using the
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX/SPX) network protocol. You must perform a NetWare logon to the NAS system
using a NetWare client before you can connect to the NetWare shares.