Query on SMB SHARES SIZE

Question

Hi Folks,

I am new to the Isilon, I need some Information on the SMB SHARE SIZE, IF A SERVER ADMIN asks me to create a 50 GB share for the client.

When i Create a Share ,I don't see the option of the SIZE mentioned.

Is there anything to do with the Quota , if we need a specific size of share (do we need to Apply a Quota) and restrict the Size by HARD LIMIT or is there any other way to do it.

This is my Second Query : In one fs , About the Clients, when i create a NFS Export , I see clients section there, we need to write our client Ip's .

for WINDOWS SMB SHARES, i donot see any client section in ONEFS, i see a group or users, where should i put the Client IP

If Possible Kindly explain little on this Matter.

eespin · Accepted Answer

I looked into this as well...

So for limits we leverage smartquotas like you mentioned, and set a hard limit , which for us virtually emulates creating an smb share with a set limit with the added bonus of being able to have usage notifications.

To manage SMB shares we administrate through the management console in Windows. So our process is create a folder we would like to use for the share somewhere in the Isilon Filesystem, as an example "ifs/corp/marketing/newshare" . Then we create an SMB share in Isilon by logging into OneFS -> Access -> SMB -> and selecting the zone you want to create it under at the top, then create smb share with the name of share and set "use Windows default ACLs". It seems kind of redundant but then on Windows server, or even workstation go to run and enter "compmgmt.msc" or right click My Computer > Manage . At the top under action click on "Connect to another computer..." and enter the Isilon DNS pointing to the smartconnect zone you are creating the share on. Run through the create share wizard and navigate to the folder, assign permissions and everything else like a normal Windows share at this point.

I hope this helps some!

-EE

chjatwork · Answer

Jaiii,

You have to set quotas else your client will see the total size of /ifs and think that's how much space they have to work with. Now whether you decide to use what your client is requesting as a hard limit that is up to you.

What version of OneFS do you have?

AdamFox · Answer

NFS and SMB use different methods of determining who can connect.  NFS uses a client list and SMB uses an ACL of users and groups.  In short, NFS cares about where you are coming from, SMB cares about who you are.  Of course, this is about mounting, once you are mounted other factors come into play as far where you can go and what you can do (think file/folder permissions and, in some cases, using kerberos to validate who you are).

Peter_Sero · Answer

In addition to what has been said:

When you set the hard limit quota you'll also have to switch the "container" flag on

to get the desired effect that the limited share size is shown to the SMB user.

SMB client access can also be controlled through a per-share "host ACL", a list of

denies or allows of client IPs or subnets, which makes for a quite powerful mechanism.

hth

-- Peter

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Query on SMB SHARES SIZE

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