Mount a Share that FileCloud Can Access

You might need to mount a network share in the following situations:

For installation purposes To allow FileCloud to use storage from devices over the network for both local storage as well as external shares

Use these instructions to mount a share that FileCloud can access without encountering any permission issues.

FAQ's

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Common (CIFS) is a file-sharing protocol that provides an open and cross-platform mechanism for requesting network server files and services.

CIFS is based on the enhanced version of ’s (SMB) protocol for Internet and intranet file sharing.

CIFS is typically used in workstation and server OSs and was a native file-sharing protocol in .

CIFS is also used in embedded and appliance systems. Recent storage products, like Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network Access Server (NAS), are based on CIFS.

Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by in 1984.

This file system allows a user on a to access files over a much like local storage is accessed. NFS, like many other protocols, builds on the Open Network Computing (ONC RPC) system. The NFS is an open standard defined in (RFC), allowing anyone to implement the protocol.

Mounting Scenarios

Shares are mounted using command line statements.

CIFS on Windows CIFS on

NFS on Linux