This chapter describes how the filer works with NFS and CIFS clients simultaneously. Because these clients interact with a file server differently, you need to understand how the read and write operations performed by one client affect the operations performed by the other client.
This chapter discusses the following topics.
| Read... | To learn about... |
|---|---|
| "File-locking interactions" | CIFS and NFS file locks. |
| "Managing symbolic links for CIFS access" | How the filer supports CIFS access to symbolic links. |
| "NFS and CIFS use of the read-only bit" | How NFS and CIFS use the per-file read-only bit. |
| "Naming files used by both NFS and CIFS" | How the filer manages names of files used by both NFS and CIFS users. |
| "Languages and character sets" | How to select a character set and how to control conversion to Unicode directories. |
| "Directory formats" | How to decide when to change directory formats. |
| "CIFS file name case" | How to manage CIFS file name case conversion. |
| "Directory conversion time" | How to manage how long it takes to convert directories to Unicode format. |
| "How to manage UNIX access to NTFS files" | How to control UID-SID mapping and the WAFL credential cache. |
This chapter does not discuss
For example, the way in which users gain access to files and directories depends on the NFS and CIFS protocols: NFS users mount the directories that were exported, and CIFS users share directories to which they were given access in the Access Control List (ACL).
For more information about these procedures, refer to the documentation for the clients' operating systems.
Procedures such as rebooting the filer, recovering files from snapshots, and backing up the filer are different depending on whether there are CIFS clients at your site. The procedures are described in the applicable chapters of this guide.
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