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- creating shares with CIFS
- Migrating user data from an old W2k server to a newly installed NAS (Linux header, EMC backend) that is using CIFS.I can recreate permissions, etc but I cannot find out how to recreate the shares on the NAS.Anyone have a simple "How To" or know of one somewhere as I...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, smile@..., CIFS
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- SMB vs. CIFS
- We connect our Macs to our Windows network using CIFS rather than SMB. What are the differences, and which is better?check the linkYou can read it from http://www.microsoft.com/mind/1196/cifs.aspCIFS is an enhanced version of Microsoft's open, cross-platform Server Message Block SMB protocol. WebJabberA secure path to access your servers.http://www.gotoservers.com
- Tags: CIFS, jeff.edsell@..., macintosh, networking, small and medium business, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- Microsoft plan averts U.S. antitrust conflict
- more details, which protocols?Thanks for the info, but the article would've been better if it gave more specific details, such as: what protocols are we talking about? CIFs? Application APIs? .Net runtime details?APIs & file format specs, please......not restrictively licensed source code, thank you very little.Consumers and developers would be...
- Tags: API, source code, CIF, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-02-14
- Bypass Kerberos
- Ok here is the thing. Another admin thought it good to change the name on a fileserver to "bring it inline with naming conventions". Unknowingly for him, a vast user base synchronizes with the shares on this server. We now have a deluge of support calls regarding "my offline files...
- Tags: Kerberos
- Discussion threads 2005-02-04
- At the time...
- EMC did not have iSCSI support in their products. The AX100i and CX300i/500i didn't yet exist. The first two parts in this series go over that part of the decision process.iSCSI vendor selection: The final contendersiSCSIEMC, Windows, AX 100i, CX 300i/500iLook for least lock-inI would never go with...
- Tags: CIFS, hardware, iSCSI, kvm@...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-20
Additional Resources
- OpenSolaris gets CIFS
- OpenSolaris, the open-source varient of Sun's Solaris, is getting an in-kernel CIFS Common Internet File System service. This will allow Microsoft users to store and retrieve files from an OpenSolaris system. The in-kernel implementation of CIFS in Solaris will result in it gaining tight integration with...
- Tags: OpenSolaris, Common Internet File System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-11-20
- Integrating Mac OS and NetApp Storage: Integration, Configuration and Performance in Mixed File Sharing Environments
- The inclusion of both the NFS and CIFS network file sharing protocols in Mac OS X dramatically simplifies the integration of Apple systems into multiprotocol file sharing environments that include Windows, UNIX, and other systems. To assess the network file sharing functionality and performance of OS X, Network Appliance undertook...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network Appliance Inc., Network File System, Performance, Common Internet File System, Operating System, File-sharing, NetApp, Integration, Peer To Peer (P2P), Apple Mac OS X, Storage, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
- White papers 2006-03-01
- CIFS Interoperability Tests for Cisco WAFS and NetApp Storage Systems
- This paper provides an overview of how Cisco Wide Area File Services WAFS and NetApp Fabric Attached Storage FAS technologies interoperate. The data management functionalities of NetApp storage systems were tested in the presence of Cisco WAFS. The users benefit from the LAN-speed environment provided by Cisco WAFS at the...
- Tags: Interoperability, Common Internet File System, Cisco Systems Inc., Storage System, NetApp, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-10-01
- Supporting Server Consolidation Takes More Than WAFS
- Driven both by the need to reduce cost and gain more control over the IT infrastructure, the majority of enterprises have begun to consolidate their servers into central data centers. However, the initial implementations of server consolidation demonstrated that applications such as Microsoft Office that rely on the Common Internet...
- Tags: Common Internet File System, Server Consolidation, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2005-10-01
- The Path to Lower-Cost, Scalable, Highly Available Windows File Serving
- HP's PolyServe File Serving Utility for Windows provides a unique solution that addresses the scalability, availability and manageability of CIFS file serving. The PolyServe solution addresses the scalability and performance bottleneck posed by the most demanding, data-intensive applications. In addition, PolyServe File Serving Utility can be utilized to consolidate numerous...
- Tags: PolyServe Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Common Internet File System, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-04-24
- Cant access DFS resources in VISTA
- I cant access DFS files in VISTA RC2. I can access network shares. Anyone had any luck?ITs a problem with netapp filer : ONTAPBug Detail Bug ID 174785 Attempting to mount a filer's CIFS share with a Microsoft...
- Tags: Bug, dfs, filer, Microsoft Windows Vista, MR 'T', networking, vista, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-23
- Microsoft Case Study: ONStor
- ONStor is a provider of scalable clustered NAS solutions that deliver cost effective open network file storage for the enterprise. ONStor implemented a Windows compatible file server using open, publicly available information on the CIFS Server Message Block SMB protocol. To ensure full Windows protocol compliance now and in the...
- Tags: ONStor, Microsoft Corp., File Server, File Servers, Storage Management, Microsoft Windows, Kerberos, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Security
- Case studies
- Netapp Storage Systems in a Microsoft Windows Environment
- NetApp storage systems deliver highly reliable file services to Microsoft Windows clients via the Common Internet File System CIFS protocol. This paper describes how storage systems work seamlessly in the Microsoft Windows environment and enables one to effortlessly manage data by making use of standard Microsoft services and features such...
- Tags: Environment, Microsoft Corp., Storage System, NetApp, Storage, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-11-01
- ISA Server Installed On Win2003 DC
- hi..I installed ISA server 2006 on windows 2003 domain controller , and i allready have DHCP,DNS,WIN services on the same server.. soafter i installed isa on this DC my all my domain is blocked and my clients can not join my domain becouse my server is not visible on the...
- Tags: LDAP, Directory services, NETWORKING, reda_saleh@..., Microsoft CIFS, Microsoft ISA Server, ISA, server
- Discussion threads 2007-06-02
- Lenzing AG Improves Service Quality in SAP Environment
- Lenzing AG, which is traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange, is the world leader in the production of man-made cellulose fibers. The company wanted to find an economical way to protect business-critical data and enhance performance in the SAP environment. The solution to this was achieved by implementation of NetApp...
- Tags: Network Appliance Inc., Environment, SAP AG, NetApp, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies
- Mapping Drive with vbscript via group membership
- I am trying to create vbscript to map drive from a windows workstaionwithout novell client to a Novell Server running Native File Access CIFS shares via group membership. I have had no luck getting anything I write to work. Standard drive mappings work fine, but the ones for group membership...
- Tags: Scripting languages, jlewter@..., Microsoft VBScript
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Foundations of Network Storage, Lesson Two: NAS
- Foundations ofNetwork Storage: Lesson 2 of 5.In this lesson, wewill explore network attached storage NAS: how to decide if NAS is best foryour organization, your choices regarding NAS, and what you need to support it.Network Attached Storage NASNetwork Attached Storage NAS systems connect directly toyour network, but that do not...
- Tags: NAS, network, Network Attached Storage system, network storage, storage
- Technical articles 2005-08-22
- Integrating NetApp Filers and Mac OS X
- The inclusion of both the NFS and CIFS network file sharing protocols in Apple OS X dramatically simplifies the integration of Apple systems into multiprotocol file sharing environments that include Windows, UNIX and other systems. This paper explores OS X integration and protocol performance, and offers guidelines for the implementation...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, NetApp Filer, File-sharing, NetApp, Apple Mac OS X, Storage, Peer To Peer (P2P), Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Internet
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Setting Up CIFS Shares and Joining the Active Directory
- In order for resources on a network to be locatable, a mechanism must exist whereby the resources can easily be found. A directory service in this case, Active Directory keeps track of all known resources and responds to requests with a list of currently available devices and services. But before...
- Tags: Common Internet File System, Resource, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-07-31
- Cisco Wide Area Application Services Optimizations for File Server Protocols
- Cisco Wide Area Application Services WAAS Version 4.0 provides significant throughput improvements for the remote-office users accessing centralized file servers or Network-Attached-Storage NAS devices using the Common Internet File System CIFS protocol. This paper discusses the optimizations that Cisco Systems provides through Cisco WAAS that apply specifically to file services.
- Tags: Optimization, Server, File Server, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Wide Area Application Services Version 4.0, File Servers, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-08-01
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