Users Guide

Overview
This chapter includes the following information.
Topics:
• SMB support
• Planning considerations
SMB support
PowerStore T model supports SMB 1 through SMB 3.1.1. When SMB support is enabled on the NAS server, you can create
SMB-enabled file systems. The NAS server with SMB support can either be stand-alone or Active Directory domain-joined.
Domain-joined NAS servers are placed in the OU=Computers, OU=EMC NAS Servers organizational unit by default.
SMB file systems and shares have the following advanced protocol options:
NOTE: These options, except for Oplocks Enabled, are disabled by default.
Protocol option Level
Sync Writes Enabled File system
Oplocks Enabled File system
Notify on Write Enabled File system
Notify on Access Enabled File system
Continuous Availability Share
Protocol Encryption Share
Access-Based Enumeration Share
Branch Cache Enabled Share
Offline Availability Share
Planning considerations
Review the following information before configuring NAS servers and file systems:
File storage support is only available with PowerStore T model appliances. File storage is not supported with PowerStore X
model appliances.
NAS server networks
Configure the following before configuring NAS servers with SMB protocol:
1. Configure one or more DNS servers.
2. If you are joining the NAS server to the Active Directory (AD), configure at least one NTP server on the storage system to
synchronize the date and time. It is recommended that you set up a minimum of two NTP servers per domain to avoid a
single point of failure.
NOTE: During AD creation, NTP is configured.
3. Create a domain account in Active Directory.
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