Getting Started with Network Share for CIFS Shares

Review each of the topics to get started with network share for CIFS Shares.

Step 1: Review Requirements and Supported Features

Review the following requirements and supported features for network share for CIFS Shares:

Review each of the following topics to prepare for the installation and to select the best installation method for your environment.

Note

Commvault recommends the use of MediaAgents as data access nodes. If you do not plan to use MediaAgents as data access nodes, then the hardware requirements of the data access nodes are same as that required for regular file system clients.
You can add additional data access nodes based on the bandwidth load between the data access nodes (source) and the MediaAgents (destination).

Open the CommCell Console.
Configure a storage device. For more information, see one of the following:
- Disk Libraries
- Tape Libraries
Creating a storage policy.
Create a network share pseudo-client for CIFS shares.
Configure user-defined subclients for CIFS shares.
Decide whether you want the following additional functionality:
- You want to be notified of events that require attention.
  
  For more information, see Alerts and Notifications - Overview.
- You want to report on and analyze critical data about your CommCell operations.
  
  For more information about reports, see Reports Overview.
- You want to manage security.
  
  For more information, see User Account and Password Management - Getting Started.

Configure data retention and data aging. For more information, see Data Aging - Getting Started.