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Configuring CIFS on Windows Server 2008 R2

The following instructions describe how to configure the SkyVault CIFS server on Windows Server 2008 R2.
Important: SkyVault does not recommend that you use the CIFS file Server on a SkyVault installation running on Windows. Due to limitations and workarounds necessary for the operating system, it requires a complicated setup and provides poor performance compared to non-Windows systems.
  1. Install Windows Server 2008 R2 out-of-the box.

    Important: To use these instructions, you must not have altered the hosts file on the server or client. Also, you must not have modified the Windows Registry either on the server or client. You do not need to change the hosts file or File and Printer Sharing configuration.
  2. Configure a WINS server.
    1. If the server is a domain controller or already part of a domain, this may already be controlled by a Domain Policy.

      To install one on Windows Server 2008 R2, see the following article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff710463%28WS.10%29.aspx.

    2. To manually configure an existing WINS server: 

      1. Go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings > Local Area Connection > Properties.
      2. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties.
      3. On the General tab, select Advanced and then select the WINS tab.
      4. Click Add and then add the IP address of the WINS server in your network and select Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
      5. Click OK > OK > Close.
  3. Ensure that you install SkyVault using the x64 setup wizard.

    See Installing SkyVault Enterprise on Windows.

  4. Configure the Windows Server 2008 R2 firewall to create a rule to block 445.
    1. Open Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center > Windows Firewall > Advanced Settings.
    2. Select Inbound Rules.
    3. On the right-side of the window, click New Rule.
    4. Follow the instructions on the wizard:

      1. Rule Type > Port, Next.
      2. Rule apply to "TCP", Specific Local Ports > 445, Next,
      3. Action > Block the connection, Next,
      4. Profile > Select ALL network types (Domain, Public, Private)
      5. Name > "SkyVault CIFS (Block 445)", Description the same.
    5. Select Finish.
  5. Configure the Windows Server 2008 R2 firewall to create a rule to allow 137,138,139.
    1. Open the Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center > Windows Firewall > Advanced Settings.
    2. Select Inbound Rules.
    3. On the right-side of the window, click New Rule.
    4. Follow the instructions on the wizard:

      1. Rule Type > Port, Next.
      2. Rule apply to "TCP", Specific Local Ports > 137,138,139, Next,
      3. Action > Allow the connection, Next,
      4. Profile > Select ALL network types (Domain, Public, Private)
      5. Name > "SkyVault CIFS (Allow 137,138,139)", Description the same.
    5. Select Finish.
  6. Configure the client (Windows XP and Windows 7)
    1. Go to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings > Local Area Connection > Properties. 
    2. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
    3. On the General tab, select Advanced and then select the WINS tab.
    4. Click Add and then add the IP address of the WINS server in your network and select Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
    5. Click OK > OK > Close. 
    6. Use the net use R: \\{HOSTNAME}A\SkyVault * /USER:admin command to check your connection.

      If the WINS server works correctly, you are then connected to SkyVault CIFS successfully.

Parent topic: Configuring SMB/CIFS server

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