If you are cloning a CIFS shared folder on a source file storage resource to a file storage resource destination, the Share Creation Wizard allows you to create both the folders and the shares on the destination file storage resource as needed.
Special Note: If you want StorageX to manage file storage resources such as creating and cloning shares, ensure platform API access is enabled on each file storage resource by configuring StorageX to use the appropriate protocol to communicate with the file storage resource.
For more information about enabling platform API access on Data ONTAP, VNX OE for File, or OneFS file storage resources, see the following topics in the StorageX Administrators Guide:
• “Enabling platform API access on Data ONTAP file storage resources” on page 51
• “Enabling platform API access on VNX OE for File file storage resources” on page 53
• “Enabling platform API access on OneFS file storage resources” on page 54
Cloning CIFS shared folders
You can use the StorageX Share Creation Wizard to quickly duplicate, or clone, multiple CIFS
shared folders from a source file storage resource to a destination file storage resource.
You can specify whether you want to clone all of the CIFS shared folders on a source file storage
resource to a destination file storage resource, or if you want to clone only a few of the CIFS shared folders on the source file storage resource to the destination file storage resource.
• If you are cloning a CIFS shared folder on a non-Windows destination file storage resource, such as a Data ONTAP, VNX OE for File, or OneFS destination file storage resource, you must first create the folder you want to share on the destination file storage resource using a StorageX Migration Policy or a native tool such as NetApp OnCommand System Manager for Data ONTAP file storage resources, EMC Unisphere for VNX OE for File file storage resources, or One FS for OneFS file storage resources. After you create the folder you want to share on the destination, you can then use the Share Creation Wizard to clone CIFS shared folders from the source to the destination.
When StorageX clones shares, StorageX clones the share settings on the source share to the
destination share. However, StorageX does not clone share security settings for local users or
groups from the source to the destination. StorageX clones only security settings for local built-in accounts on the source to the destination, such as the local Admin account. If you use a DFS namespace in your environment, you can use the Share Creation Wizard to duplicate, or clone, only the CIFS shared folders referenced by a DFS namespace on the source file storage resource to the destination file storage resource.
If you use a Phased Migration policy to migrate data stored in a CIFS shared folder with additional nested CIFS shared folders underneath the parent folder, after you run the Phased Migration policy and migrate the data, you can use the Share Creation Wizard to quickly and easily re-share the nested CIFS shared folders under the parent CIFS shared folder as needed.
NOTES:
• If the StorageX service account cannot access the share you want to clone, you may need to configure a default administrative share on the resource to allow StorageX to complete the share cloning process.
• When you use StorageX to duplicate, or clone, CIFS shared folders, StorageX does not copy the file data stored in the source CIFS shared folders to the new destination CIFS shared folders. If you want to copy the file data in the source CIFS shared folders to the destination CIFS shared folders, create Phased Migration policies to copy the file data.
To clone CIFS shared folders
1. In the StorageX Console, click the Storage Resources tab.
2. In the left tree pane under Storage Resources > My Resources, browse to and select the file
storage resource with the CIFS shared folders you want to duplicate.
3. Right-click the file storage resource, and then click Clone Shares.
4. Review the welcome message, and then click Next.
5. In the Source field, verify that the name of the source file storage resource is the file storage
resource with the CIFS shared folders you want to duplicate.
6. If you want to display hidden CIFS shared folders on the source file storage resource so you can view and select hidden CIFS shared folders to duplicate when needed, select the Show Hidden Shares check box.
7. In the Destination field, type the name of the destination file storage resource where you want
to duplicate the CIFS shared folders, or click Browse to browse to and select the destination file storage resource.
8. Click Next.
9. In the left column, select each source CIFS shared folder you want to duplicate. The CIFS shared folders listed in the Source share column will be duplicated to the corresponding path
listed in the New Share column. Clear the check box for any CIFS shared folder you do not want
to duplicate. If you want to change the name of the CIFS shared folder on the destination, click the name of the new share on the destination, and then specify a new name for the CIFS shared folder.
10. Click Next.
11. Verify the suggested local path for the destination CIFS shared folders you want to create, and
complete the following steps as needed:
a. If your destination file storage resource is a CIFS file storage resource and you want to
change the local path for a specific destination CIFS shared folder, select the destination
folder, click Edit Path, and then browse to and select a new local path. This option is available only for CIFS file storage resources.
b. If you want to change the local path for multiple destination CIFS shared folders, click Edit
Path, and then in the Replace this portion of the path field, type the portion of the local path for the destination shared folder that you want to replace or click Browse, and then browse to and select the updated portion of the local path for the destination shared folder. After you select the updated portion of the path, the updated portion of the path displays in the with field. Click OK.
You can use this option if the local path for the CIFS shared folders on the destination file storage resource is slightly different than the local path on the destination file storage resource. This option allows you to quickly specify a different local path for multiple destination shared folders in one option.
c. Click Next.
d. Click Finish.