topic Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS. in ONTAP Discussions

Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

NHANAS_RS — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:20:04 GMT

My question is can a single netapp controller run multiple vfilers where you have different SMB versions running on each vfiler. In other words, if the default vfiler is running CIFS with SMB v1 enabled - can you create a second vfiler and configure it to run SMB v2? Thanks

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

JGPSHNTAP — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:42:20 GMT

sure why not.. but don't use the default vfiler.. Build two vfilers

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

NHANAS_RS — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:39:04 GMT

Wouldnt that make 3 total vfilers? Why do you suggest not using the default vfiler?

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:41:30 GMT

I would suggest abstracting away from the default vfiler, vfiler0.

Do you plan on using vfiler-dr.. I would if i were you

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

NHANAS_RS — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:51:18 GMT

I have not had a reason to use anything other than the default vfiler until now where i need to be able to setup a CIFS share configured to use SMBv1 whlie every other share uses SMBv2.

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:03:40 GMT

You didn't answer the original question. What do you do for DR? With vfilers, you should be using vfiler-DR..

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

NHANAS_RS — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:20:31 GMT

I guess i didnt understand your question. We have HA pair's setup at the primary site and a DR facility which is a replication target(another HA pair) for the data we store on this particular array. We dont really have a specific vfiler DR per say, as you suggest. What would be the scenario you are eluding to protecting against?

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

JGPSHNTAP — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:50:17 GMT

The beauty of netapp, imho, is vfilers and vfiler-dr. Single failover within a few minutes... Replicates the shares.. also, helps migrate them..

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

NHANAS_RS — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:11:53 GMT

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look into this some more and determine how we proceed.

Re: Individual vfilers + seperate SMB version settings for CIFS.

JGPSHNTAP — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:25:03 GMT

Good luck.. Just remember, Vfiler-dr is a life saver