Configuring Windows CIFS shares

CIFS (Common Internet File System), a high level network file system which is used by Windows to
map network drives, let the server (and its underlying operating system) handle all the low level access to the network accessible storage. The Windows client doesn’t know anything about the sectors, tracks and heads of the remote storage. It simply asks for data from a file which is then sent by the server.

1.Add HDD’s on the server eg: 10GB, 5GB

2.Now, in the console, click ‘Storage below FreeNAS logo -> View Disks’

The two HDD’s are shown there. I have already configured da1-10GB as a CIFS share. Now, I will configure da2-5GB
3.Click ‘Storage below FreeNAS logo -> Storage’

4.Click ‘UFS Volume Manager’ . Give a volume name eg: CIFS2, select member disk da2-5GB, click Add Volume

5.Now, the UFS volume is created

6.Now click on CIFS2 volume and at the bottom of the screen you can see 3 icons as shown below :

7.Click the icon in the middle to Change Permissions of CIFS2 volume
8.Give permissions as given below and click Change

9.Now, click on Sharing -> Windows (CIFS) -> Add Windows (CIFS) Share

10.Fill the details as shown below and click OK

11.Windows (CIFS) shares will be displayed as below :

12.Now, from the VMware host machine i.e, Windows 7, map the network drive to get the CIFS volume

13.Now you can find drive R: in your network location

14.You can save config. using System -> Settings -> General -> Save/ Save Config