Creating a CIFS Share on a Hydrastor Storage Device

Hydrastor is a powerful storage solution that provides a scalable and reliable platform for storing and managing data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of creating a CIFS share on your Hydrastor storage device using the web-based GUI. Let’s get started!

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Access to the Hydrastor web-based GUI (https://IPADDRESS:8585)
• Sufficient permissions to create CIFS file structures

Step-by-Step Guide

1 Log into Hydrastor GUI: Open your web browser and navigate to the Hydrastor GUI using the provided IP address and port (e.g., https://IPADDRESS:8585).

2 Create CIFS File Structure:

• Click on “Filesystems” under the Settings section in the left navigation pane.
• Click the “+ Create” button to start creating a new filesystem.

3 Filesystem Options:

• Set the following options for the new filesystem:
  • Name: DATA
  • Export Target: Hydrastor
  • Export Type: CIFS
  • Filesystem Size: 20 TB
  • Hard Quota: No Hard Quota
  • Soft Quota: No Soft Quota
  • Resilience Level: 3
  • Description: Data Share
    

4 Export Options:

• For access control, choose “Read/Write” as the Access Mode.
• Specify the Connectable Clients using IP Address and Subnet Mask (e.g., IP Address/255.255.255.0).
  

5 Advanced Options:

• Leave all other settings as default.
  

6 Create the CIFS Share:

• Click the “OK” button to create the CIFS share with the specified configurations.
  

Congratulations! You have successfully created a CIFS share on your Hydrastor storage device. This share can now be accessed by clients with the specified IP addresses and subnet masks in the Connectable Clients settings.

Conclusion

Setting up a CIFS share on your Hydrastor storage device enables seamless file sharing and access for your network users. Hydrastor’s intuitive web-based GUI makes it easy to manage and configure various storage options, providing a robust storage solution for your organization.