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Storage Virtual Machines : Configuration > Protocols > CIFS : Configuring CIFS : Setting up CIFS
Setting up CIFS
You can use System Manager to set up CIFS.
Before you begin 
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The CIFS license must be installed on your storage system.
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While configuring CIFS in the Active Directory domain, you must ensure the following requirements are met:
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DNS must be enabled and configured correctly.
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The storage system must be able to communicate with the domain controller using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
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The time differences (clock skew) between the storage system time and the domain time must not be more than the skew time that is configured in Data ONTAP.
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If CIFS is the only protocol configured on the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM), you must ensure the following requirements are met:
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The root volume security style must be NTFS.
By default, System Manager sets the security style as UNIX.
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Superuser access must be set to Any for CIFS protocol.
Steps 
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From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
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Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.
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In the navigation pane, select the SVM and click Configuration > Protocols > CIFS.
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In the Configuration tab, click Setup.
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Specify the NetBIOS name and the Active Directory domain details in the CIFS Server Setup dialog box.
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Click Setup.
Related tasks 
Creating a CIFS share
Editing the volume properties
Modifying export policy rules
Related reference 
CIFS window

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