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Chapter 4: DXi8500 Configuration Wizards
NAS Wizard
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Figure 65 NAS Wizard: Share
Access
Step 5: Add Share
1 Under Add Share , enter information about the NAS share (see
Figure 66 ):
• Name - Enter the name of the NAS share.
• Description - (Optional) Enter a brief description of the share.
• Enable deduplication - Select the check box to enable data
deduplication. Quantum recommends that you enable data
deduplication to optimize disk usage.
Note: Data deduplication is enabled by default. You cannot
enable or disable data deduplication after the share is
added.
• Hide from network browsing - (Windows shares only) Select
the check box to hide the share from network browsing. If
selected, you cannot see the share when browsing the network.
• Export Protocol - (Available only if you selected the Both
option in Step 2: Protocol on page 113) Select the export
protocol for the share:
•
CIFS
- Select the CIFS option to use the share on a Windows
network.