FileSharing DFS S17

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IBM i File Sharing in a Linux World and

Distributed File Systems
Margaret Fenlon – mfenlon@us.ibm.com
Session ID: 170196

Agenda Key: 42CP
© 2016, 2017 IBM Corporation
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Integrated File System Sessions

Understanding the Power of the Integrated File System
• Introduction to the Integrated File System

• IBM i NetServer: Easy Access to Data
• Integrated File System Security
• OPEN LAB: Integrated File System and File Servers
• IBM i File Sharing in a Linux World and Distributed File Systems ***YOU ARE HERE***
• Integrated File System: Real Life
• Integrated File System: Advanced Topics
© 2016, 2017 IBM Corporation 2

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Agenda
• Networks
• File sharing in IBM i

– Samba
– IBM i NetServer
– NFS
• Distributed File Systems

– QFileSvr.400
– IBM i NetClient file system (QNTC)
– Network File System (NFS)
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Networks

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Networks
• Mix of hardware and software
• Options for file sharing

– SMB / CIFS
– Network File Systems
– Other options
• IBM i supports these
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File Sharing on IBM i - Samba

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What is Samba?
• From samba.org:
"Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS
clients."
• Samba project was released under GPL in 1993
• Provides a Server Message Block client and server for POSIX systems
• Continually enhanced and maintained for over 20 years by an active development team.
Goal to maintain compatibility with the Windows implementation

Observed through network interactions with the Microsoft client and server.
© 2014 International Business Machines Corporation

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Where Can Samba be Found?
BSD
AIX
Linux
IRIX
VMWare

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What is Samba on IBM i
Samba 3.6 source

Initially 3.6.21
Built on AIX 7.1
Packaged to run in the PASE environment
Not included because of environment and licensing limitations:
Active directory integration
Kerberos authentication
Print serving
Application - not shipped with base
7.3 PTF SI60444
7.2 PTF SI60443
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Why not native on IBM i?
• Samba designed to be compiled with GNU C compiler (gcc)

– Doesn’t play well with native xlc compiler
• Samba a UNIX project

– Expectation programs installed in standard UNIX directories
• Modifications needed to build in a native IBM i environment

– Acceptance required by the Samba maintainers
OR
– Re-applied for every patch release before a new version built

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Install Samba on IBM i
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How Do I Install Samba?

On the Green screen start a PASE shell
CALL QP2TERM
Follow the directions on the AIX Toolbox site to install RPM and wget:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/download.html
Extract /QIBM/ProdData/OS/Samba.zip to any path using PASE jar utility
Use the samba_setup.sh shell script with the 'install' option
For example in the PASE shell: samba_setup.sh install
Create a ‘nobody’ user profile
Required for unprivileged guest actions by Samba server
For example:
CRTUSRPRF USRPRF(NOBODY) STATUS(*DISABLED) TEXT('Needed for Samba server')

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How Do I Use Samba Server?
End IBM i NetServer

Samba server and IBM i NetServer use the same TCP ports
End NetServer before starting the Samba server
Start Samba server

Shipped configuration file shares /QIBM by default
Use command smbd & in a PASE shell
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How Do I Use Samba Server?
Define new shares

Select which paths will be allowed access through the Samba server
Edit /opt/samba/lib/smb.conf to add shares
Users
To access the Samba server, each user must be added manually
Use the pdbedit command
Users can be restricted from the Samba server by not adding them

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Samba Client
FTP style SMB client
Useful if you want to retrieve or send a file to a remote system
SMB session ends immediately when you exit out of Samba shell
smbclient
Command line interface
Functions include: dir, md, rmdir, put, get
smbclient help will display the full list of functions
libsmbclient
Shared library that provides program interfaces
Basically a Samba API interface
Does not have smbmount
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Samba on IBM i Examples

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Configuration file – Examples of Shares
/opt/samba/lib/smb.conf
Default Share
Read only
IFSTEST share
Read/Write
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Adding a User for Samba Server

• pdbedit –a <user>
• Must set a Samba password
– Used when connecting to the server
– Does not need to match the IBM i password

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Start the Samba Server

• smbd &
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Verify Samba Server is started

• ps to check server jobs
• kill <pid> to end the server (for screen below: kill 9088)

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Accessing Samba Server from Windows
• UNC path directly

– \\<server>\<share>
– More secure than mapping a drive
• Map a drive
– Use Computer->Map Network Drive
– net use command
net use <driver letter> \\<servername>\<sharename> /user:<username> <password>
For example:
net use x: \\lp05ut26\ifstest /user:ifstest new2day
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Using Samba Server from Windows
• UNC path
– \\<server>\share

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Mapped drive
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• Mapped drive can be used as any other drive on the PC

– View files
– Create/delete folder
– Create/edit/delete files
– Copy/paste
• Files
– Access is in binary, no text converting

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Example: File access
Created simple file
using notepad, save
as testfile.txt to
mapped drive
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Using Samba Client

smbclient <service> <password>

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Using Samba Client
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Using Samba Client

• Use help to get a list of smbclient commands

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Samba Logging and Debug
• Stream files used by Samba Server to log messages

– General server messages
/opt/samba/var/log.smbd
– Messages related to specific sessions
/var/log/samba/log.<client>
• Use the debug option on commands for client and server

– Logs additional messages
– Add –d<value> where value is 1-10
For example –d4
– Value is the level of debug information 1 is lowest, 10 most verbose
– Server can be started with debug
- For example: smbd –d5 &
- Messages logged to log.smbd file
– smbclient messages logged to the screen
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File Sharing on IBM i - NetServer

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“IBM i Support for Windows Network Neighborhood"
File and print serving for Common Internet File System (CIFS) clients
Windows™ 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2016
Linux Samba at current release levels
Compatible with Microsoft Networking and Samba
Part of the base IBM i
Uses TCP/IP for connectivity
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Locating IBM i NetServer in Navigator for IBM i

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IBM i NetServer Management
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Windows Policies affecting IBM i NetServer
• Note: Setting on Domain Controller will push setting out to clients without having to update
individual PCs.
• Digitally sign messages

– Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always)
– Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (if server agrees)
• This policy enables it.
• Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to third-party SMB servers

– If enabled would be unsecure and NetServer will not work
• Network security: LAN Manager authentication level

– LAN Manager, NTLM, NTLMv2 (most secure)

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Windows Policies affecting IBM i NetServer

• Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change
– Similar to QPWDLVL 1 & 3
• Network security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos

– System i Navigator configuration defaults to DES only
– IBM i also supports AES
• Session security
– Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) clients
– Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) servers
– Both check boxes selected under one or the other may cause inability to connect, access denied
or may look like the server is down
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Viewing/changing client policies
• Start->Run…
– secpol.msc
• Local Policies->Security Options

– Will show the list of policies
– To change, select the policy, right click -> Properties
– Explain tab for description

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Windows Registry Setting affecting IBM i NetServer
• DirectoryCacheLifetime
– Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lanmanworkstation\Parameters
– May need to be adjusted to 0
– Resolves 'File not found' problems for time-sensitive operations when using SMB2
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Samba on IBM i vs. NetServer

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Feature comparison
Samba on
Feature NetServer
IBM i
Kerberos authentication and integration with EIM Y N

NTLM and NTLMv2 authentication Y Y
NTLM and NTLMv2 session security N Y
Automatic CCSID conversion of EBCDIC text Y N
SMB print server Y N
Integrated with the IBM i/OS (auditing, exit programs and
Y N
user management)
Application controlled user management and logging, and
N Y
enhanced error code reporting
SMB 2.0 protocol Y* Y
*New in IBM i 7.3

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How Well Does It Perform?

An Example Transfer of a 2.45 GB File with a Windows 7 Client
Samba IBM i NetServer

• Read • Read
• PS C:\Users\emig> Measure-Command {cp z:\dvd.iso dvd.iso} • PS C:\Users\emig> Measure-Command {cp z:\dvd.iso dvd.iso}
• Minutes :3 • Minutes :4
• Seconds : 43 • Seconds : 20
• Milliseconds : 459 • Milliseconds : 362
• TotalSeconds : 223.459434 • TotalSeconds : 260.3624502
• Write • Write
• PS C:\Users\emig> Measure-Command {cp dvd.iso z:\dvd.iso}
• PS C:\Users\emig> Measure-Command {cp dvd.iso z:\dvd.iso}
• Minutes :3
• Minutes :4
• Seconds : 54
• Seconds : 22
• Milliseconds : 320
• Milliseconds : 33
• TotalSeconds : 234.3203921
• TotalSeconds : 262.0336844
*Measured in lab environments. Measurements in customer environments may differ.

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File Sharing on IBM i - NFS
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NFS - Prerequisites
• TCP/IP must be started
• TCP/IP Host Table must be configured properly
• Administrating profile must be entered in the System Distribution Directory
• For GUI administration of NFS through Navigator for i

– Any supported version of IBM i Access for Windows
– Any supported version of IBM i

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NFS for IBM i - server
• NFS versions 2, 3, and 4 are supported
• Allows access to IBM i objects in the following file systems:

– Root (/)
– UDFS
– QOPT
– QOpenSys
– QSYS.LIB – not supported for NFSv4
– QDLS – not supported for NFSv4
• Supports simple data conversions
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NFS – Starting the jobs

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NFS – Exporting a path
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General Tab

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General Tab
Browsing for users
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Access Tab – Add host/Netgroup

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Advanced Tab
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NFS – Viewing Exports Right-click on "NFS" from

Network->Servers->TCP/IP

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Distributed File Systems (Client side)
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Why Distributed File Systems
Windows
Linux
UNIX
IBM i
IBM i

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Distributed File Systems
• QFileSvr.400
• IBM i NetClient file system (QNTC)
• Network File System (NFS)
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QFileSvr.400

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QFileSvr.400
Easiest way to exchange data within the IBM i Family
Home system Branch system
/QFileSvr.400/Branch
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QFileSvr.400

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QFileSvr.400
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QFileSvr.400

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QFileSvr.400
• QFileSvr.400 gives direct

access to the root (‘/’) directory
of the remote machine.
• Remote access is granted

based on object permissions on
the server.
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QFileSvr.400 Scenario
Configuration
Database
QFileSvr.400 to copy
configuration information
Application Application Application

Server Server Server
LAN LAN
LAN

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QFileSvr.400
Requirements
• TCP/IP Configured on both systems
• Server Name can be resolved in Domain Name Server (DNS)
• USRPRF/password exist on both systems or Network Authentication Services (NAS) is configured

– Note: When using password to authenticate, both systems must have the same password level set with the QPWDLVL system
value
• File Server started on the “server” system.

– STRHOSTSVR SERVER(*FILE)
• No longer supports connections using Enterprise Extender
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QFileSvr.400
Network Authentication Requirements
1. Configure both client and server system for Network Authentication with the Network Authentication
configuration wizard.
2. Signon to the client system.
3. Use QSH kinit command or CALL QKRBKINIT PARM(‘user@realm’) to get Kerberos credentials.
4. Access QFileSvr.400 paths as normal.
Note: If you plan to access QFileSvr.400 paths through System i Navigator, you will need to make the Kerberos tickets
forwardable.

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QFileSvr.400
Single or multiple connection to server
Option for multiple connections

Default is a single connection
Only one user allowed to be using the connection so others wait
Can cause slow downs on systems with many users of QFileSvr.400
Multiple connections
Parallel access to the server
Each job has it’s own connection
Threads within the same process still share a connection
Controlled with environment variable: QIBM_RFS_CONNECTION_POLICY

Multiple connections when set to a value of ‘1’
Single connection when not defined or set to any value other than ‘1’
To change
Set environment variable as desired
Remove all child directories /QFileSvr.400
Log out and back on and recreate child directories
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QFileSrv.400 – Single connection
Client system Server system
Job 1
Job 2
Job 3
Job 4
/QFileSvr.400/Server

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QFileSrv.400 – multiple connection
Client system Server system
Job 1 Connection used for Job 1
/QFileSvr.400/Server
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QNTC

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QNTC
Access data stored on CIFS File Servers
IBM i /QNTC/NetServer/SHR/Sales.xls
NetServer
Linux
/QNTC/Linux/MyShare/Sales.xls
/QNTC/PC/MyShare/Sales.xls
PC
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QNTC Scenario
Employees access PC1

company intranet
C:\Catalog\669175.jpg
Webserver accesses product catalog

that is maintained on Windows server.

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QNTC – Accessing PC data via System i Navigator
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QNTC Release updates – IBM i 7.3
• Updated to use Server Message Block (SMB), Version 2 (SMB2)

• Major internal update for better interoperability with newer servers
• Configuration and use is unchanged
• Default behavior – QNTC will negotiate with the server to use the most current version
• Environment variable can be used to control protocol levels
– Recommend using the default
– QIBM_ZLC_SMB_VERS
• Does not exist or if set to “0” – negotiates to use most current (DEFAULT)
• “1” – force old protocol
• “2” – force SMB2 and QNTC will fail to connect to servers only supporting older version

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QNTC Configuration
Prerequisites for using QNTC support
• Server names must be browsable by the IBM i NetServer in order to automatically appear in the
integrated file system.
• IBM i users that will be using QNTC must have a Windows Domain user profile with the same name
and password or Network Authentication Services is configured.
– Windows has local and domain users, if the same user exists for both, will use the domain user
Ready to GO !!
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Configuring QNTC
IBM i NetServer Configuration

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Configuring QNTC
IBM i NetServer Configuration
Domain will determine what

appears in the /QNTC
directory.
© 2016, 2017 IBM Corporation For more info see IBM i NetServer Easy Access to IBM i Data 73
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What will appear in the QNTC directory ?
/QNTC /QNTC
SALES011 SALES021
SALES012
SHOP004
SHOP005
WARH01
WARH02
WARH03
WARH04

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Configuring QNTC
A word about WINS
SALES021
WINS
SALES011
1.2.3.0 1.2.4.0
Router
Chicago Rochester
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QNTC Security
• QNTC subdirectories and files are distributed objects.
• Access to server data is controlled by the server (Windows, Linux or remote IBM
i NetServer), not QNTC.
– Share level security
Defines the permission that a user has to the share.
– Object level security

Defines the permission that a user has to the file or directory.

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QNTC - Security
Security Tips
• Share only what you need to share

• Don't allow access to root level ( ‘/’ or C:\ )
• Set appropriate permissions on shared files/directories
• Use Group Profiles to make managing access easier
• Use strong passwords
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IBM i QNTC
• Support for IPv6 connections

• Integrated server backup enhancements
– Save and restore Linux objects in a logical partition
– More information in the Knowledge Center:
Systems management->Backup and recovery->Manually saving parts of your system->Saving data for integrated servers->Saving Linux data on
logical partitions
• Network server lists are optional

– Optionally create the system directories manually for performance
– ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(QIBM_ZLC_NO_BROWSE) VALUE(1) LEVEL(*SYS)
• Maximum file sizes – supports terabyte file sizes
• Message Signing available with Network Authentication Service(NAS)

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QNTC
Network Authentication Requirements
• IBM i user profile

– Local password management parameter, LCLPWDMGT, set to *NO.
• No password and not allowed to sign on a 5250 session
– Must have a Kerberos ticket
– Navigator for IBM i
• Kerberos ticket for the IBM i platform must be forwardable. To make a ticket forwardable, follow these
steps:
– Access the Active Directory Users and Computers tool on the KDC for your NAS realm.
– Select users.
– Select the name that corresponds to the service principal name.
– Select Properties.
– Select the Account tab.
– Select Account is trusted for delegation.
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Network File System

(NFS)

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NFS – Transparent Access to Remote Files
IBM i
NFS Server
IBM i,
/ANYPATH/MyData AIX,
Linux,
others
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NFS – Accessing data
Before Mount
After Mount
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NFS for IBM i - client
• Mounted file systems appear local
• IBM i directories in Root (/) or QOpenSys file systems can be mounted over
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NFS – Namespace before Export
NFS server name space NFS client view
The client cannot access

(mount) a remote file
system until it is exported
from the server.
/

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NFS – Namespace after Export
NFS client view

NFS server name space
The client can mount any

directory, subdirectory, or
file in a remote file system
after it is exported.
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NFS - Mounting
MOUNT TYPE(*NFS) MFS('zorba2:/perf/data') MNTOVRDIR('/home/RAY/wrkdir')

UNIX NFS Server
IBM i Client
iSeries client
"zorba2"
/
perf
data
The "covered"
data1 data2 wrkdir is now
"invisible" and
inaccessible
from integrated
file system
interfaces.

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NFS – Mounting on the IBM i
The IBM i MOUNT command
use STATFS command to verify mounts
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NFS Security – UID/GID Management
NFS Server1
NFS Client
Userid UID
??? 203
NFS Server2
Userid UID
JOHN 203
Userid UID
SALLY 203

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NFS - Security
• Trusted Community Concept
• UID/GID management is required
• QSYCHGID API for administrators
• NFS command restrictions
• EXPORTFS options
– Root access from remote clients is controlled
– Anonymous UID access can be restricted
– Read write access can be controlled
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NFS Security Tips
• Restrict use of NFS commands

• Export only what you need to (remember that child directories are implicitly exported
too)
• Set appropriate permissions on exported files/directories
• Export only to clients that need the access
• Keep UIDs consistent across the network
• As a general rule, don't allow root access

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IBM i NFS
• Maximum size for read/write increased to 32KB
• Reuse NFS client handle
– Improve performance
– Reduce socket churn
• NFS server supports TCP connections in addition to UDP

• NFS client supports TCP with the following command
– CALL PGM(QP0FPTOS) PARM(*NFSFORCE UDP OFF)
– Command must be called each IPL before NFS mounts established
– Requires that NFS block I/O daemon be running on client (QNFSBIOD)
• NFS server job threaded

– Threaded job dynamically tunes number of threads to match demand
– QDLS requests handled in a separate single threaded job
• NFS server and client support IPv6 connections
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References
Knowledge Center for IBM i

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahg/welcome.htm
Knowledge Center for IBM i Integrated file system Topic (Files and file systems > Integrated
file system)
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/ifs/rzaaxkickoff.htm
IBM i NetServer
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/netserver/

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Integrated File System Sessions

Understanding the Power of the Integrated File System
• Introduction to the Integrated File System

• IBM i NetServer: Easy Access to Data
• Integrated File System Security
• OPEN LAB: Integrated File System and File Servers
• IBM i File Sharing in a Linux World and Distributed File Systems
• Integrated File System: Real Life
• Integrated File System: Advanced Topics
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Questions?

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Power Systems Social Media

IBM Power Systems Official Channels:
https://facebook.com/IBMPowerSystems
https://twitter.com/IBMPowerSystems
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm-power-systems
http://www.youtube.com/c/ibmpowersystems
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/systems/topics/servers/power-
systems/
© 2016, 2017 IBM Corporation
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More to Follow:
Blogs to Follow More to Follow Hashtags To Use

@IBMSystems #PowerSystems
@COMMONug #IBMi
• IBM Systems Magazine You and I (Steve Will) @IBMChampions #IBMAIX
• IBM Systems Magazine i-Can (Dawn May) @IBMSystemsISVs #POWER8
• IBM Systems Magazine: iDevelop (Jon Paris and @LinuxIBMMag #LinuxonPower
@OpenPOWERorg
Susan Gantner) @AIXMag #OpenPOWER
• IBM Systems Magazine: iTalk with Tuohy @IBMiMag #HANAonPower
• IBM DB2 for i (Mike Cain) @SAPonIBMi #ITinfrastructure
• IBM DB2 Web Query for i (Doug Mack) @SiDforIBMi #OpenSource
@IBMAIXeSupp #HybridCloud
@IBMAIXdoc #BigData

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Backup slides
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Samba on IBM i Examples

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List Users Authorized

• pdbedit –L
• For a list of other options, type: pdbedit
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View active sessions

smbstatus

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Using Samba Client – retrieve list of shares

smbclient –L <server>
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Using Samba Client – basic commands
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Show the file on the IBM i

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Show the file on the IBM i - CCSID
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Show the file on the IBM i – view contents with DSPF (option 5 on WRKLNK)
Note: DSPF will perform text conversion

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Using Samba Server from IBM i

• QNTC is a file system that is also an SMB client
• IBM i and Samba userid/password must match
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File Sharing on IBM i - NFS

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NFS - Properties
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Integrated File System

Internal Structure
Applications/Generic Commands
Non-POSIX POSIX
FMS
APIs APIs
PC File NFS IBM i
Server Server NetServer
Logical File System (Shared Folders)
vnode interface
QDLS Root QOpenSys User-Defined QNTC
PFS IBM BladeCenter® blade
PFS PFS PFS PFS
and System x™ models
attached to an IBM i
NFS QFileSvr.400
QSYS.LIB QOPT solution via an iSCSI
Client Client
PFS PFS network
PFS PFS

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IBM i File Sharing in a Linux World and

Session ID: 170196

Integrated File System Sessions

• Introduction to the Integrated File System

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• File sharing in IBM i

• Distributed File Systems

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• Mix of hardware and software

• Options for file sharing

• IBM i supports these

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File Sharing on IBM i - Samba

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Goal to maintain compatibility with the Windows implementation

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Where Can Samba be Found?

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What is Samba on IBM i

Samba 3.6 source

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Why not native on IBM i?

• Samba designed to be compiled with GNU C compiler (gcc)

• Samba a UNIX project

• Modifications needed to build in a native IBM i environment

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Install Samba on IBM i

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How Do I Install Samba?

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How Do I Use Samba Server?

End IBM i NetServer

Start Samba server

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How Do I Use Samba Server?

Define new shares

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Samba on IBM i Examples

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Configuration file – Examples of Shares

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Adding a User for Samba Server

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Start the Samba Server

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Verify Samba Server is started

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Accessing Samba Server from Windows

• UNC path directly

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Using Samba Server from Windows

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Using Samba Server from Windows

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Using Samba Server from Windows

• Mapped drive can be used as any other drive on the PC

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Using Samba Server from Windows

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Using Samba Client

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