SMB Management Using CLIs

This page details SMB management - setting up an SMB cluster over Weka filesystems and managing the cluster itself - using CLIs.

Overview

The Weka system has a number of CLI commands for setting up an SMB cluster over Weka filesystems. Used for managing the cluster itself, they are all located under theweka smb cluster command. They define what Weka hosts will participate in the SMB cluster, and what (if any) public IPs will be exposed by the SMB cluster.

Showing an SMB Cluster

Command: weka smb cluster

Use this command to view information about the SMB cluster managed by the Weka system.

Showing an SMB Domain Configuration

Command: weka smb domain

Use this command to view information about the SMB domain configuration.

Creating an SMB Cluster

Command: weka smb cluster create

Use the following command line to create a new SMB cluster to be managed by the Weka system:

weka smb cluster create <name> <domain> [--samba-hosts samba-hosts]... [--smb-ips-pool smb-ips-pool]... [--smb-ips-range smb-ips-range] [--domain-netbios-name domain-netbios-name] [--idmap-backend idmap-backend] [--joined-domain-mapping-from-id joined-domain-mapping-from-id] [--joined-domain-mapping-to-id joined-domain-mapping-to-id] [--default-domain-mapping-from-id default-domain-mapping-from-id] [--default-domain-mapping-to-id default-domain-mapping-to-id] [--encryption encryption]

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

name

String

NetBIOS name for the SMB cluster

Must be a valid name (ASCII)

Yes

domain

String

The domain which the SMB cluster is to join

Must be a valid name (ASCII)

Yes

samba-hosts

Comma-separated strings

List of 3-8 Weka system hosts to participate in the SMB cluster, based on the host IDs in Weka

Must be valid host IDs

Yes

smb-ips-pool

Comma-separated IP addresses

The public IPs used as floating IPs for the SMB cluster to serve the SMB over and thereby provide HA; should not be assigned to any host on the network

Must be valid IP addresses

smb-ips-range

IP address range

The public IPs used as floating IPs for the SMB cluster to serve the SMB over and thereby provide HA; should not be assigned to any host on the network

Format: A.B.C.D-E

E.g., 10.10.0.1-100

domain-netbios-name

String

Domain NetBIOS name

Must be a valid name (ASCII)

First part ofdomain parameter

idmap-backend

String

The Id mapping method to use

rfc2307 or rid

rfc2307

joined-domain-mapping-from-id

Number

The first ID of the range for the main AD ID mapping

joined-domain-mapping-to-id

Number

The last ID of the range for the main AD ID mapping

4290000000

default-domain-mapping-from-id

Number

The first ID of the range for the default AD ID mapping (for trusted domains that have no range defined)

4290000001

default-domain-mapping-to-id

Number

The last ID of the range for the default AD ID mapping (for trusted domains that have no range defined)

4291000000

encryption

String

The global encryption policy to use.

enabled - enables encryption negotiation but doesn't turn it on automatically for supported sessions and share connections.

disabled - doesn't support encrypted connections.

desired - enables encryption negotiation and turns on data encryption on supported sessions and share connections.

required - enforces data encryption on sessions and share connections. Clients that do not support encryption will be denied access to the server.

enabled, disabled, desired or required

enabled

Note: All IPs must reside on the same subnet, in order to enable HA through IP takeover.

Note: The IPs must be configured but MUST NOT be in use by any other application/host in the subnet, including Weka system management nodes, Weka system IO nodes, or Weka system NFS floating IPs. In AWS environments, this is not supported and these IPs should not be provided.

Note: The --smb-ips parameter is supposed to accept the public IPs that the SMB cluster will expose. To mount the SMB cluster in an HA manner, clients should be mounted via one of the exposed public IPs, thereby ensuring that they will automatically reconnect if one of the SMB hosts fails.

Note: If it is necessary to set global options to the SMB library, contact the Weka Support Team.

For Example:

weka smb cluster create wekaSMB mydomain --samba-hosts 0,1,2,3,4 --smb-ips-pool 1.1.1.1,1.1.1.2 --smb-ips-range 1.1.1.3-5

In this example of a full command, an SMB cluster is configured over the Weka system hosts 0-4. The SMB cluster is called wekaSMB,the domain name is called mydomainand is directed to use public IPs 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.5.

Checking Status of SMB Host Readiness

Command: weka smb cluster status

Use this command to check the status of the hosts which are part of the SMB cluster. Once all hosts are prepared and ready, it is possible to join an SMB cluster to an Active Directory.

Joining an SMB Cluster to an Active Directory

Command: weka smb domain join

Use the following command line to join an SMB domain to an Active Directory:

weka smb domain join <username> <password>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

username

String

Name of a user with permissions to add a machine to the domain

Must be a valid name (ASCII)

Yes

password

String

The password of the user

Must be a valid password (ASCII)

Yes

In order to join another Active Directory to the current SMB cluster configuration, it is necessary to leave the current Active Directory. This is performed using the following command line:

weka smb domain leave <username> <password>

On completion of this operation, it is possible to join another Active Directory to the SMB cluster.

Deleting an SMB Cluster

Command: weka smb cluster destroy

Use this command to destroy an SMB cluster managed by the Weka system.

Deleting an existing SMB cluster managed by the Weka system does not delete the backend Weka filesystems, but removes the SMB share exposures of these filesystems.

Add/Remove Hosts from an SMB Cluster

Command: weka smb cluster hosts add/remove

Use these commands to add or remove hosts from the SMB cluster.

Note: This operation might take some time to complete. During that time, SMB IOs will be stalled.

Configuring Trusted Domains

Listing Trusted Domains

Command: weka smb cluster trusted-domains

Use this command to list all the configured trusted domains and their ID ranges.

Adding Trusted Domains

Command: weka smb cluster trusted-domains add

Use the following command line to add an SMB trusted domain:

weka smb cluster trusted-domains add <domain-name> <from-id> <to-id>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

domain-name

String

The name of the domain being added

Must be a valid name (ASCII)

Yes

from-id

Number

The first ID of the range for the domain ID mapping

The range cannot overlap with other domains

Yes

to-id

Number

The last ID of the range for the domain ID mapping

The range cannot overlap with other domains

Yes

Removing Trusted Domains

Command: weka smb cluster trusted-domains remove

Use the following command line to remove an SMB trusted domain:

weka smb cluster trusted-domains remove <domain-id>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

domain-id

Number

The internal ID of the domain to remove

Yes

Listing SMB Shares

Command: weka smb share

Use this command to list all existing SMB shares.

Adding SMB Shares

Command: weka smb share add

Use the following command line to add a new share to be exposed to SMB:

weka smb share add <share-name> <fs-name> [--description description] [--internal-path internal-path] [--mount-option mount-option] [--file-create-mask file-create-mask] [--directory-create-mask directory-create-mask] [--obs-direct obs-direct] [--encryption encryption] [--read-only read-only] [--user-list-type user-list-type] [--users users]... [--allow-guest-access allow-guest-access] [--hidden hidden]

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-name

String

Name of the share being added

Must be a valid name (ASCII)

Yes

fs-name

String

Name of the filesystem to share

Must be a valid name. A filesystem set with required authentication cannot be used for SMB share.

Yes

description

String

Description of what the share will receive when viewed remotely

Must be a valid string

internal-path

String

The internal path within the filesystem (relative to its root) which will be exposed

Must be a valid path

mount-option

String

The mount mode for the share

readcache or writecache

readcache

file-create-mask

String

POSIX permissions for the file created through the SMB share

Numeric (octal) notation

0744

directory-create-mask

String

POSIX permissions for directories created through the SMB share

Numeric (octal) notation

0755

acl

String

Enable Windows ACLs on the share (which will be translated to POSIX)

on or off;

Up to 16 ACEs per file

off

obs-direct

String

See Object-store Direct Mount section

on or off

off

encryption

String

The share encryption policy.

cluster_default - the share encryption policy will follow the global SMB cluster setting

desired - turns on data encryption for this share for clients that support encryption if negotiation has been enabled globally.

required - enforces encryption for the shares. Clients that do not support encryption will be denied access to the share. If the global option is set to disabled access will be denied to these shares for all clients.

cluster_default desired or required

cluster_default

read-only

String

Sets the share as read-only. Users cannot create or modify files in this share.

on or off

off

user-list-type

String

The type of initial permissions list for users

read_only - list of users that will not be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

read_write- list of users that will be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

valid - list of users that are allowed to log-in to this share SMB service (empty list - all users are allowed)invalid - list of users that are not allowed to log-in to this share SMB service

users

A comma-separated list of Strings

A list of users to use with the user-list-type list. Can use the @ notation to allow groups of users, e.g. root, Jack, @domain\admins

Up to 8 users/groups for all lists combined per share

Empty list

allow-guest-access

String

Allows connecting to the SMB service without a password. Permissions are as the nobody user account permissions.

on oroff

off

hidden

String

Sets the share as non-browsable. It will be accessible for mounting and IOs but not discoverable by SMB clients.

on or off

off

Note: If it is necessary to set share specific options to the SMB library, contact the Weka Support Team.

For Example: The following is an example for adding users to a share mounted on a filesystem named "default":

weka smb share add rootShare default weka smb share add internalShare default --internal-path some/dir --description "Exposed share"

In this example, the first SMB share added has the Weka system share for default. The second SMB share has internal for default.

Updating SMB Shares

Command: weka smb share update

Use the following command line to update an existing share:

weka smb share update <share-id> [--encryption encryption]

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes

encryption

String

The share encryption policy.

desired - turns on data encryption for this share for clients that support encryption if negotiation has been enabled globally.

cluster_default desired or required

Controlling SMB Shares Users Lists

Command: weka smb share lists show

Use this command to view the various user-list settings.

Command: weka smb share lists add

Use the following command line to add users to a share user-list:

weka smb share lists add <share-id> <user-list-type> <--users users>...

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes

user-list-type

String

The type of permissions list for users

read_only - list of users that will not be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

read_write- list of users that will be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

valid - list of users that are allowed to log-in to this share SMB service (empty list - all users are allowed)invalid - list of users that are not allowed to log-in to this share SMB service

Yes

users

A comma-separated list of Strings

A list of users to add to the user-list-type list. Can use the @ notation to allow groups of users, e.g. root, Jack, @domain\admins

Up to 8 users/groups for all lists combined per share

Yes

Command: weka smb share lists remove

Use the following command line to remove users from a share user-list:

weka smb share lists remove <share-id> <user-list-type> <--users users>...

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes

user-list-type

String

The type of permissions list for users

read_only - list of users that will not be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

read_write- list of users that will be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

valid - list of users that are allowed to log-in to this share SMB service (empty list - all users are allowed)invalid - list of users that are not allowed to log-in to this share SMB service

Yes

users

A comma-separated list of Strings

A list of users to remove from the user-list-type list. Can use the @ notation to allow groups of users, e.g. root, Jack, @domain\admins

Up to 8 users/groups for all lists combined per share

Yes

Command: weka smb share lists reset

Use the following command line to remove all users from a share user-list:

weka smb share lists reset <share-id> <user-list-type>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes

user-list-type

String

The type of permissions list to reset

read_only - list of users that will not be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

read_write- list of users that will be given write access to the share, regardless of the read-only setting.

valid - list of users that are allowed to log-in to this share SMB service (empty list - all users are allowed)invalid - list of users that are not allowed to log-in to this share SMB service

Yes

Removing SMB Shares

Command: weka smb share remove

Use the following command line to remove a share exposed to SMB:

weka smb share remove <share-id>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

String

The ID of the share to be removed

Must be a valid share ID

Yes

For Example: The following is an example for removing an SMB share defined as ID 1:

weka smb share remove 1

Controlling SMB Access Based on Hosts IP/Name

It is possible to control which hosts are permitted to access the SMB service or share.

Command: weka smb cluster host-access show / weka smb share host-access show

Use this command to view the various host-access settings.

Command: weka smb cluster host-access add / weka smb share host-access add

Use the following command line to add hosts to the allow/deny list (in either cluster-level or share-level):

weka smb cluster host-access add <mode> <--ips ips> <--hosts hosts>

weka smb share host-access add <share-id> <mode> <--ips ips> <--hosts hosts>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes (for the share-level command)

mode

String

The access mode of the host

allow or deny

Yes

ips

A Comma-separated list of IPs

Host IPs to allow/deny

Supports the following format to provide multiple IPs:

192.

192.168. 192.168.1 192.168.1.1/24

Must provide at least one of: ips or hosts

hosts

A Comma-separated list of strings

Host names to allow/deny

Must provide at least one of: ips or hosts

Command: weka smb cluster host-access remove / weka smb share host-access remove

Use the following command line to remove hosts from the allow/deny list (in either cluster-level or share-level):

weka smb cluster host-access remove <hosts>

weka smb share host-access remove <share-id> <hosts>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes (for the share-level command)

hosts

Space-separated list of hosts

The hosts to remove from the host-access list

Must be the exact name as shown under the HOSTNAME column in the equivalent list command

Yes

Command: weka smb cluster host-access reset / weka smb share host-access reset

Use the following command line to remove all hosts from the allow/deny list (in either cluster-level or share-level):

weka smb cluster host-access reset <mode> weka smb share host-access reset <share-id> <mode>

Parameters in Command Line

Name

Type

Value

Limitations

Mandatory

Default

share-id

Number

The ID of the share to be updated

Must be a valid share ID

Yes (for the share-level command)

mode

String

All hosts with this access-mode will be removed from the list

allow or deny

Yes

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