How would you configure a Windows CIFS share for a NetApp volume?

• A. Create a CIFS/SMB share, assign Windows permissions, and map to a volume with NTFS permissions.
• B. Create an NFS export and assign Windows credentials.
• C. Map a LUN directly to Windows using iSCSI.
• D. Use FTP to share to Windows clients.

Answer: (A)

To give Windows clients access to files on a NetApp volume, you publish an SMB/CIFS share from the NetApp and control access with Windows-style permissions. You create a CIFS/SMB share that points to a volume, set the appropriate Windows permissions on that share, and ensure the underlying volume has NTFS permissions configured so the access rights match what Windows expects. This combination lets Windows clients authenticate and access the share using SMB, with access governed by both share-level and NTFS permissions.

The other options don’t fit because they use different methods: an NFS export is for Unix/Linux-style access, mapping a LUN via iSCSI provides block storage rather than a file share, and FTP is a different file transfer protocol not used for Windows SMB shares.