Solution 3; Managing Nas Volumes; Adding A Nas Volume; Modifying A Nas Volume - Dell PowerVault NX3600 Administrator's Manual

Solution 3

NAS volumes can also be created based on the feature. The disadvantage of this solution is that user mapping is
required. A user needs to choose one security style, either NTFS or UNIX, and based on the security style chosen the
correct mapping for other users is set.

Managing NAS Volumes

You can view the current status of all NAS volumes, add new NAS volumes, and remove or modify existing NAS
volumes.

Adding A NAS Volume

To add a NAS volume:
1. Select User Access → NAS Volumes → Configuration.
The NAS Volumes Configuration page displays the list of NAS volumes.
2. Click Add.
The Add NAS Volume page is displayed.
3. In NAS Volume, enter the NAS volume name.
4. In NAS volume allocated space, enter the space allocated to this NAS volume in MB, GB or TB.
NOTE: A NAS volume must have a minimal size of 20 MB and its maximum size can be all the available space.
5. In Alert when used space reaches , enter a percentage of the allocated space.
6. From the Send email alerts to administrator list, select a Dell Fluid File System administrator to whose email
address the system sends alerts.
NOTE: This feature is not available on Dell Compellent FS8600 NAS solutions. For more information, see the
Enterprise Manager documentation for alert handling on these solutions.
7. From the Access time granularity list, select the resolution of file access timestamp accuracy based on system
performance requirements.
8. From the File Access Security Style list, select the NAS volume security style.
You can select NTFS, MIXED, or UNIX.
9. In Default UNIX permissions of Windows files, define the default UNIX permissions for new files created from
Windows clients.
10. In Default UNIX permissions of Windows directories, define the default UNIX permissions for new directories
created from Windows clients.
11. Click Save Changes to create the NAS volume.

Modifying A NAS Volume

To modify the parameters of a specific NAS volume:
1. Select User Access → NAS Volumes → Configuration.
The NAS Volumes Configuration page displays the list of NAS volumes.
2. From the list of available NAS Volumes, under the NAS Volume column, click the relevant NAS volume.
The Edit NAS Volume page for the selected NAS volume is displayed.
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