Tip: For Nasuni recommendations for volume configuration, see “Volume Configuration”.
Configuring case sensitivity for Windows systems with SMB/CIFS
On Windows systems that do NOT require case sensitivity for any reason, Nasuni strongly suggests configuring case sensitivity as follows:
Specify the volume to NOT be case-sensitive. This is the default configuration of volumes.
For the volume’s Permissions Policy, select NTFS Exclusive.
Note: Most Windows applications are not case-sensitive.
If case sensitivity is REQUIRED, such as for SMB/CIFS volumes that also have NFS protocol enabled, configure case sensitivity as follows:
Specify the volume to be case-sensitive. This is not the default configuration of volumes, and must be specified for the volume. To specify the volume to be case-sensitive, on the “Add New Volume” page (Edge Appliance) or on the “Create Volume” page (NMC), select “Case Sensitive”.
For the volume’s Permissions Policy, select POSIX Mixed Mode.
On Windows systems, if some applications require case sensitivity and other applications require not being case sensitive on the same volume, configure case sensitivity as follows:
Specify the volume to be case-sensitive. This is not the default configuration of volumes, and must be specified for the volume. To specify the volume to be case-sensitive, on the “Add New Volume” page (Edge Appliance) or on the “Create Volume” page (NMC), select “Case Sensitive”.
Specify one share on the volume to use “Case-Sensitive Paths”. The case-sensitive applications can use this share.
Specify another share on the volume to NOT use “Case-Sensitive Paths”. The applications that are not case-sensitive can use this share.
For the volume’s Permissions Policy, select NTFS Exclusive.
Note: Most Windows applications are not case-sensitive.