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Cloud Storage Gateway:Access shares

Last Updated:Feb 28, 2025

You can access a share by using the network path or mapping it as a network drive.

Access an SMB share

You can access a Server Message Block (SMB) share on a gateway from a Windows client.

Note
  • A file gateway deployed on Alibaba Cloud can have up to 16 SMB shares. The maximum number of SMB shares supported by different types of gateways varies due to differences in CPU and memory specifications. For more information, see Specifications.

  • After shares are mounted, the displayed maximum capacity of file systems varies based on the file gateway specifications. For more information, see the recommended file system capacity provided in the Specifications of cloud file gateways table.

  • Starting from V1.0.35, if no user is configured for an SMB share, a client accesses the SMB share as a public user by default. If you have added users, they can access the SMB share only if they are granted read/write permissions or read-only permissions. For more information, see Configure an SMB share.

  • After you change the permissions of an SMB user, run the net use /delete < share path > command to clear connection information cached on the Windows client. You do not need to restart the client.

For more information, see Access an SMB share.

Access an NFS share

You can access a Network File System (NFS) share on a gateway from a Linux client.

For more information, see Access an NFS share.