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Overview
The Network File System (SMB) connector allows you to analyze, migrate, copy, and synchronize files on your on-premises Linux-based network file shares. It uses SMB protocol to access the files and directories on the network. The first step is to create the connection by providing the connection information required for DryvIQ to connect to the file share.
All current SMB2/SMB3 protocols are supported, including 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 3.0.0, 3.0.2, 3.1.0, 3.1.1.
NFSv4, NFSv3, and NFSv2 protocols are not supported.
The following features are not supported:
Root level connections are not supported.
Integrated authentication is not supported.
Creating a Connection
Expand the Manage section in the left navigation menu.
Click Connections.
Click Add connection.
Select Network File System (SMB) as the platform on the Add connection modal. (Note that the SMB connection will only display in the Connections list on Linux environments. It will not be available on machines running Microsoft Windows.)
Enter the connection information. All red fields are required for this connection.
Test the connection to ensure DryvIQ can connect using the information entered.
Click Done.
Add Connection Modal for NFS (SMB)
Field |
Description |
Required |
|---|---|---|
Display as |
Enter the display name for the connection. If you will be creating multiple connections, ensure the name readily identifies the connection. The name displays in the application, and you can use it to search for the connection and filter lists. If you do not add a display name, the connection will automatically be assigned a default name. |
Optional |
UNC Path |
Enter the UNC path for the connector. The UNC path will be to a folder at least 1 level off the root of the server, for example: \\<server name>\<folder on server>. Root level connections are not supported. You can also use the server IP address, for example: \\<ipaddress>\<folder on server> |
Required |
User Name |
Enter the user name for the administrator account. This needs to be an account with authority to access the content you will to process. |
Required |
Password |
Enter the password for the administrator account. |
Required |
Connection Mode |
Specify which provider you want to use to create the connection. Native: This uses the native file connectors. For Windows, it uses system.io. For Linux, it uses Samba. This is the default option. Managed: This uses SMBLibrary to make the connection (which performs faster than the native Samba). This option creates the connection with read-only access, so the connection will be able to read content but cannot be used to take action against it. |
Optional |
Use Kerberos Authentication |
This setting applies when using the Native connection mode only. By default, the SMB connector uses NTLM authentication. If NTLM authentication is acceptable, select No (or skip this field). If you prefer to use Kerberos as the authentication method, select Yes. |
Optional |
Features and Limitations
Last Accessed Date
DryvIQ processing affects the Last Accessed date for files, but DryvIQ restores the original Last Accessed date after reading the file to preserve this date. If the NFS account used to create the source connection has read-only permissions to the source files, DryvIQ cannot restore the Last Accessed date, so the date will be affected by DryvIQ processing. This applies to migrations, policy scans, and discover scans.
Permissions
Network File System supports the ability to assign permissions only to a certain folder (“This folder only”). DryvIQ does not support “This folder only” permissions when moving content from NFS to other destinations. DryvIQ will add permissions to the folder on the destination based on the platform rules.