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7-mode/HA pair/V-Series : Configuration : Protocols : CIFS : Configuring CIFS : Setting up CIFS
Setting up CIFS
You can set up CIFS (also known as Windows shares) from the CIFS Set Up wizard. If CIFS is already running, completing the CIFS Set Up wizard stops and restarts CIFS.
Before you begin 
Ensure that the following items are completed before you set up CIFS on your storage system:
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The CIFS license is installed on your storage system and the license code is added to System Manager.
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The CIFS service is running on the storage system.
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A system name or IP mapping exists in the DNS.
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No duplicate IP or name mappings exist in the DNS.
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System Manager does not currently support organizational units (OU) for active directory domains. If you need your system to join an OU other than the default "Computers", you must use the Data ONTAP command "CIFS setup".
You also need the following information:
CIFS name
Name of the storage system for CIFS
Description of CIFS
Description of the storage system for CIFS
Authentication type
Type of authentication used for CIFS:
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Active Directory
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NT Domains
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Workgroup
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etc/password
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NIS/LDAP
Security style
Whether to use Windows or mixed Windows/UNIX security
Root password
Password to use for the "root" user in UNIX
Administration user name and password for the active directory domain
Include this information only if CIFS is set up in a domain
Steps 
1.
From the Home tab, double-click the appropriate storage system to display a subtree of management features.
2.
Under the selected host storage system, click Configuration > Protocols > CIFS.
3.
If the appropriate tab is not displayed, click Configuration.
4.
Click Set up to start the CIFS Set Up wizard.
5.
Type or select information as requested by the wizard..