For those who provide support and administration for a CIFS environment on IBM N series storage systems running the Data ONTAP operating system.

At the end of this course you should be able to:

• Describe the different CIFS environments
• Identify the appropriate server environment for your storage system to support Windows client users
• Configure the CIFS environment on a storage system by licensing CIFS
• Configure files and options on the storage system
• Administer a storage system in a CIFS environment including creating and managing shares, users, groups, and sessions
• Understand group policy objects and file blocking
• Review approaches to harden security for a storage system in a CIFS environment
• Collect CIFS performance statistics with storage system commands and tools
• Explain how to troubleshoot basic CIFS problems

CIFS Administration on Data ONTAP is an instructor-led course designed for those who provide support and administration for a CIFS environment on IBM N series storage systems running the Data ONTAP operating system.

The course covers the different server environments where a storage system can support Windows client users; the licensing and setting up of CIFS on the storage system; configuring files and options; administering a storage system including creating and managing shares, users, and groups; and troubleshooting CIFS problems.