Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerStore Configuring SMB Shares
- Contents
- Additional Resources
- Overview
- Create NAS servers
- Additional NAS Server Features
- Create file systems and SMB shares
- More file system features
Creating network VLANs and IP addresses is optional for NAS servers. If you plan to create a VLAN for NAS servers, the VLAN
cannot be shared with the PowerStore T model management, or storage networks. Also, be sure to work with your network
administrator to reserve the network resources and configure the network on the switch. See the PowerStore Networking
Guide for PowerStore T Models for details.
Deployment requirements
NAS services are only available on PowerStore T model appliances. If you are running PowerStore X model appliances, this
service is not available.
You must have chosen Unified during initial configuration of your PowerStore T model appliance. If you chose Block
Optimized while running the Initial Configuration Wizard, NAS services were not installed. To install NAS services, you will
need to have your system reinitialized by a customer support representative. Reinitializing the system:
● Sets the appliance back to the factory state.
● Removes all configuration that was done on the system through the Initial Configuration Wizard.
● Removes any configuration that is performed in PowerStore after initial configuration.
Other considerations
Both nodes on the appliance must be up and running to create a NAS server. If one of the nodes is down on the appliance, NAS
server creation will fail.
Creating SMB shares
Complete the following before you can create SMB shares in PowerStore:
1. Create NAS servers with SMB protocol
2. Create a file system for SMB shares
Documentation resources
Refer to the following for additional information:
Table 1. Documentation resources
Document Description Location
PowerStore Networking
Guide for PowerStore T
Models
Provides network planning and configuration
information.
https://www.dell.com/
powerstoredocs
PowerStore Configuring
NFS Exports Guide
Provides information necessary to configure NFS
Exports with PowerStore Manager.
Dell EMC PowerStore File
Capabilities White Paper
Discusses the features, functionality, and protocols
supported by Dell EMC PowerStore file architecture.
PowerStore Online Help Provides context-sensitive information for the page
opened in PowerStore Manager.
Embedded in PowerStore Manager
6 Overview