Adding an EMC Unity CIFS Application
In order to integrate with EMC-Unity CIFS, we must first create an application entry in File Access Manager. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.
To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.
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Navigate to Admin > Applications.
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Select Add New to open the New Application Wizard.
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Select Standard Application for the wizard type.
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Select Next to open the General Details page.
General Details
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Application Type - EMC Celerra-CIFS
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Application Name - Logical name of the application.
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Description - Description of the application.
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Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown menu, and / or type a new name, and select Enter to create a new tag. The dropdown list of tags filters out matching tags as you type and displays up to 50 tags.
Note
The tags replace the Logical container field that was used when creating applications in releases before 8.2.
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Event Manager Server - This option is available if there are more than one event manager servers configured in the system. Select an event manager from the drop down menu.
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Identity Collector - Select from the Identity Collector dropdown menu.
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You can create identity collectors in the administrative client at Applications > Configuration > Permissions Management > Identity Collectors.
Refer to the OOTB Identity Collection section in the Collector Installation Manager File Access Manager Administrator Guide for further details.
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If adding a new identity collector, select the Refresh button to update the Identity Collector dropdown list.
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Select Next to open the Connection Details page.
Connection Details
Complete the Connection Details fields:
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Host Name - The host name of SMB Server name of the NAS server. not FQDN, and without trailing slashes.
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Domain Name - The user defined in the prerequisites.
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Username / Password - Credentials of the user defined in the prerequisites.
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Aliases
Important
The Alias field should remain empty for the EMC Unity configuration.
Select the delete icon on any item to remove it from the list.