topic CIFS share creation on 8.2 C-mode simulator in Network and Storage Protocols

CIFS share creation on 8.2 C-mode simulator

MURTHYHSP — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:48:51 GMT

Hi,

We have simulator setup, trying to setup CIFS share on simulator setup.

Getting following error when tried to create cifs share:

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ecccluster1::> vserver cifs share create -vserver cifs-vserver -share-name QECIFS -path /vol/qecifsshare

Error: command failed: Failed to get CIFS server. Reason: entry doesn't exist.

ecccluster1::>

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We were unable to create CIFS server on the setup, CIFS server is pre-requite for the CIFS share creation ?

How to confiure CIFS server on simulated setup.

Please provide the steps(command set) to setup CIFS share on the simulator setup.

Thanks

Re: CIFS share creation on 8.2 C-mode simulator

WAFLHERDER — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:35:23 GMT

Hi,

In Clustered ONTAP all user data is provided by Vservers. it sounds like you haven't yet created one.

Try "vserver show" on the command line. You need a Vserver of type "data" that is configured to serve NAS protocols.

Such a server can be created via either the cluster command line (CLI) or the System Manager (GUI).

You will also need some other components e.g. an Aggregate to hold the volume/share as well as a Logical Interface (LIF) to connect your Vserver.

This is all the same for the simulator as for a "real" system, but quite a bit different than it was in ONTAP version 7. So probably you have quite some reading to do 🙂

If you are in a hurry, maybe a good starting place would be the new Express Guides - these are very "task oriented". See for example: Clustered_Data_ONTAP_82_Multiprotocol_Server.pdf.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Robb.

CIFS share creation on 8.2 C-mode simulator

MURTHYHSP — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:31:04 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for the update

cheers

Murthy

Re: CIFS share creation on 8.2 C-mode simulator

MURTHYHSP — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:31:46 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for the update

cheers

Murthy