This window includes the following types of fields:
The CIFS Status box on the window shows whether CIFS is running. If there are active CIFS sessions, the window provides the following information about the sessions:
When CIFS is UP, you can terminate CIFS service by clicking Shutdown CIFS. If you plan to shut down CIFS service, make sure you enter the number of minutes you want to wait before shutting down the service in the Shutdown delay (for CIFS clients) box. During the shutdown delay time, CIFS users can save changes in open files to avoid losing the changes when they are disconnected from the filer. If you change your mind and want to cancel the shutdown, click Abort Shutdown.
When CIFS is UP, you cannot configure the service. You must first shut down the service before you configure CIFS.
After you shut down CIFS, the CIFS Status box displays "Stopping" and the Shutdown Delay Remaining box displays a counter that keeps track of the number of minutes before the service will stop. During this time, you do not have the option to configure or restart the service.
When CIFS is Down, you can do the following tasks:
Specifies whether the filer is a member of a domain or a workgroup.
CAUTION: Once you set Join NT Domain to Yes and start CIFS, you cannot reconfigure the filer; thus, the filer remains part of the specified NT domain.
The following table indicates the authentication features that are available to domains and workgroups:
| Feature | Domain | Workgroup |
No (unless the "workgroup" is really an NT domain with an NT domain controller) |
If you choose Yes, the filer becomes a member of a domain. Installing the filer into a domain integrates the filer into your NT domain topology. Install a filer into a domain if you want centralized administration. Installing the filer into a domain requires at least one Windows NT Domain Controller. Installing the filer into a workgroup enables you to serve Windows-based machines while maintaining a UNIX base. If you install the filer into a workgroup, you can use the /etc/passwd file or NIS for authentication.
Enter the NT Domain name for the filer in the NT Domain Name box. Make sure you have a permanent domain name; you cannot change the configuration later. Also, make sure that every user who may access the filer has a domain account.
For a user to connect to the filer through a domain controller, all of the following conditions must be satisfied:
If you choose No, the filer is a member of a workgroup. If a filer is a member of a workgroup, it is not compatible with NT 4.0 Service Pack 3.0, unless each client machine adds a registry entry to re-enable plain-text passwords.
By default, the host name you specified in setup is also used in CIFS connections. Specify a CIFS name if one or both of the following conditions are true:
letters (A - Z), numerals (0 - 9), !, #, $, @, %, `, (, ), -, ^, _, {, }, and ~
If the host name does not meet the CIFS requirements, the filer automatically creates a name by eliminating the illegal characters from the host name or by truncating the host name to 15 characters.
Although the filer displays the CIFS name in uppercase, the name is not case-sensitive.
NOTE: If you plan to make the filer part of a domain, make sure that the name for the filer is the same as the one with which you registered the filer in the domain. Once the filer has been added to the domain, if you change the name of the filer, you must remove the old name from the domain, add the new name to the domain, and set up CIFS again.