Ensure that you have the following information available:
- The name of the node that you want to put the share on.
- The node directory that you want to set up as the share.
You can add shares by using one of the following methods:
- In the Home window click
SHARES+. See the following procedure.
- In the Home window click on a Node / Share / Bookmark,
then select a folder and select
Create Share. See the following procedure.
- In the Home window click on a Node / Share / Bookmark,
then use the Share option in the dropdown menu next
to the folder that you want to share. See the following procedure.
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On the Home window, click SHARES+
to add a new share and complete the New Share
configuration form.
Field |
Description |
Example Value |
Name |
The name of the share is only a description, which means that
multiple shares can also have the same name. |
my first share |
Node |
Select a node from the drop-down list. This drop-down list is
automatically populated with nodes that you have previously
configured. See Adding Nodes. |
Select any node from the drop-down list. |
Directory |
Click Browse... to browse a nodes
directories. You are prompted to select a directory in the
pop-up window. You have several options:
- You can perform a search for a directory by typing its name
into the text field and clicking
Search.
- You can perform an advanced search by clicking
Advanced and typing criteria into
the text field.
- You can sort the directory list by:
- Type
- Size
- Size descending
- Last modified
- Last modified descending
- You can select a radio button next to the directory that you
want to be the share, then click
Select.
|
A directory called documents. |
Bytes free - warn |
Issues a warning message when the share has equal to or less
than a specified number of storage bytes free. You can enter the
number as G, MB, terrabytes, and bytes. |
5G |
Percent free - warn |
Issues a warning message when the share has equal to or less
than a specified percent of its storage free. |
25% |
Bytes free - error |
Issues an error message when the share has equal to or less
than a specified number of storage bytes free. You can enter the
number as G, MB, terrabytes, and bytes. |
1G |
Percent free - error |
Issues an error message when the share has equal to or less
than a specified percent of its storage free. |
10% |
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Click Create Share to save your entries.
If the share has been created, it appears under the
Shares section on your
Home page.
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From the share’s drop-down menu, you can perform the following tasks:
- Browse
- View activities
- Make comments
- Choose notification options
- Edit
- View authorizations
- View administrative activity
- Delete the share
For detailed information on these functions, see Modifying Shares .