NOTE:
Local Administrators are domain users that can be delegated to manage the CIFS Server of
the StoreOnce appliance. See "Assigning AD users as administrators for the StoreOnce CIFS
server."
12.
From a Windows server that is used to perform domain configuration, launch the “Active Directory
Users and Computers” management tool (type
dsa.msc
in Windows
Run command
. Or, from a PC
with the Microsoft "Remote Server Administration Tools" installed, launch from
Administrative
Tools
) and verify that there is an entry for the StoreOnce device CIFS server.
Granting AD domain uses access to NAS shares using the Windows Computer
Management tool
Procedure
1.
From the Windows client, open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) through
Start
>
Run
>
mmc
.
2.
From the menu, browse through
FileAdd/Remove Snap-in
.
3.
The
Add/Remove Snap-ins
screen is opened. Browse through the list of
Available Snap-ins
and
search for
Shared Folders
.
4.
Select the
Shared Folders
snap-in.
5.
Click
Add
to move the snap-in to
Selected snap-ins
, and click
OK
.
The
Shared Folders
screen will open.
6.
Select the
Another Computer
button and enter the fully qualified domain name of the StoreOnce
appliance. This can also be done by clicking
Browse
and searching for the appliance.
7.
In the
View
section of the screen, select the
Shares
button. Complete the snap-in configuration by
clicking
Finish
.
8.
Click
OK
to complete the snap-in addition.
The snap-in is now added to the MMC console. This can be saved for future management of the
StoreOnce appliance configured shares.
9.
Expand the
Shares
list to see the shares configured on the StoreOnce appliance.
10.
Select the share you want to assign domain users or groups to access. Right-click on the share and
select
Properties
.
The
Share Properties
screen will open. A new share created will have no users or groups assigned
to it.
11.
Select the
Share Permissions
tab and click
Add
.
12.
Enter the domain user name to be added. Verify by the domain user name by clicking
Check
Names
. Once the user is verified, click
OK
.
13.
Assign the permission you want the domain user to have for this share.
14.
Click
OK
to confirm the changes.
It is now possible to access the newly created share from any Windows server on the domain using
the credentials of anyone who has permission to access the share. If a permitted user is logged into
Windows, access to the share is granted automatically with those permissions.
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