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CIFS shares mount point

gowtham — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 18:24:12 GMT

Hi I want to know how to provide the mount point name while creating a new cifs share .

Here is the existing cifs share with path /vol/TaxApps_vol/Trustfile/TNFile2004

the volume name is /vol/TaxApps_vo . I want to know how this path was created (/vol/TaxApps_vol/Trustfile/TNFile200 ) while creating a new cifs share

filer1> cifs shares share

Name Mount Point Description

---- ----------- -----------

share /vol/TaxApps_vol/Trustfile/TNFile2004

filer1> qtree status TaxApps_vol

Volume Tree Style Oplocks Status

-------- -------- ----- -------- ---------

TaxApps_vol ntfs enabled normal

Thanks

Re: CIFS shares mount point

Naveenpusuluru — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:00:18 GMT

Hi @gowtham

You can use either volume or qtree path for creating cifs shares. You can create a cifs share on folders under volumes also.

Please create a share at volume level than mount the share to any windows host and create subfolders on that share.

Please look at the below example.

I have created a volume name vol3 and i have created a share name of share3 on volume.

fas01> vol create vol3 aggr1 1g
Creation of volume 'vol3' with size 1g on containing aggregate
'aggr1' has completed.
fas01>
fas01>
fas01>
fas01> cifs shares -add share3 /vol/vol3
fas01>
fas01>

I have mounted that share on windows server and created a subfolder on that share called naveen.

I have entered into naveen folder and created one more folder called netapp. Now i closed that share and created a share on

fas01> priv set advanced
Warning: These advanced commands are potentially dangerous; use
them only when directed to do so by NetApp
personnel.
fas01*>
fas01*>
fas01*>
fas01*> ls /vol/vol3
.
..
Naveen
fas01*>
fas01*>
fas01*>
fas01*> ls /vol/vol3/Naveen
.
..
netapp
fas01*> ls /vol/vol3/Naveen/netapp
.
..
fas01*> ls /vol/vol3/Naveen/netapp
.
..
fas01*>
fas01*>
fas01*>
fas01*> cifs shares -add shareuser3 /vol/vol3/Naveen/netapp
The share name 'shareuser3' will not be accessible by some MS-DOS workstations
fas01*>

fas01*> qtree status vol3
Volume Tree Style Oplocks Status
-------- -------- ----- -------- ---------
vol3 unix enabled normal
fas01*>

The fact is you can create a cifs shares on subfolder level also ....:)

Hope this helps you

Re: CIFS shares mount point

illllm — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:19:24 GMT

You question is not clear.

Are you asking how to create a share for a sub folder only? OR, are you asking how to create subfolders inside a share and then share it again with another share name?

Thanks,

Re: CIFS shares mount point

gowtham — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:44:01 GMT

Thanks naveen

Re: CIFS shares mount point

gowtham — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:46:50 GMT

My question was how to create shares for subfolders under a volume.

Re: CIFS shares mount point

Naveenpusuluru — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 07:26:28 GMT

Hi @gowtham

That is what i have explained you with an example. You can create a cifs share on sub folder level.

Naveenkumar pusuluru

Storage Lead | C3i Healthcare connections

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