NS0-157 · Question #386
Which steps need to be completed when creating a CIFS share? (Choose all that apply)
The correct answer is B. Configure an export policy C. Configure name mapping E. Create a junction path within the Vserver namespace. Creating a functional CIFS share in ONTAP requires the volume to be reachable in the SVM namespace, name mapping to reconcile Windows and UNIX identities, and an export policy to govern access. Share and snapshot policies are optional or separate concerns.
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Which steps need to be completed when creating a CIFS share? (Choose all that apply)
Options
- AConfigure a share policy
- BConfigure an export policy
- CConfigure name mapping
- DConfigure a snapshot policy
- ECreate a junction path within the Vserver namespace
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A20% (9)
- B71% (32)
- D9% (4)
Why each option
Creating a functional CIFS share in ONTAP requires the volume to be reachable in the SVM namespace, name mapping to reconcile Windows and UNIX identities, and an export policy to govern access. Share and snapshot policies are optional or separate concerns.
A share policy is not a mandatory step when creating a CIFS share; default share permissions are applied automatically if none are explicitly configured.
An export policy must be associated with the volume or qtree to control which clients can access it, even for CIFS/SMB shares in ONTAP.
Name mapping is required to translate Windows (Kerberos/NTLM) usernames to UNIX UIDs so that ONTAP can enforce UNIX-style permissions on the underlying data.
A snapshot policy is an independent data protection configuration unrelated to the steps required to make a CIFS share functional and accessible.
A junction path must be created within the SVM namespace so that the volume is mounted and reachable at a path that the CIFS share can reference.
Concept tested: ONTAP CIFS share creation required configuration steps
Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap/smb-config/create-share-task.html
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