Configuring ZFS sharing with the SMB share
Oracle Solaris 11 has introduced a new feature that enables a system to share its filesystems through the Server Message Block (SMB) and Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocols, both being very common in the Windows world. In this section, we're going to configure two filesystems and access these using CIFS.
Getting ready
This recipe requires two virtual machines (VMware or VirtualBox) that run Oracle Solaris 11, with 4 GB memory each, and some test disks with 4 GB. Furthermore, we'll require an additional machine that runs Windows (for example, Windows 7) to test the CIFS shares offered by Oracle Solaris 11.
How to do it…
To begin the recipe, it's necessary to install the smb service by executing ...
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