Creating a Dtree

A dtree is the level-1 subdirectory of a file system. You can create quotas for a dtree to manage the space used by all files in the dtree.

Prerequisites

You have created a file system.

Procedure

  1. Choose Services > File Service > File System > Dtree.
  2. Click Create.

    The Create Dtree page is displayed on the right.

  3. Set dtree parameters.

    Table 1 describes related parameters.

    Table 1 Dtree parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Indicates the name of a dtree.

    [Value range]

    You can enter multiple dtree names separated by semicolons (;) or carriage returns.

    A dtree name:

    • Must be unique.
    • Can contain only digits, letters, periods (.), hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
    • Contains 1 to 255 characters.
    • Cannot only contain one or two periods (. or ..).

    File System

    Indicates the file system to which a dtree belongs.

    Security Style

    Select a security style based on service requirements, which is used to set the access control style of a dtree in multi-protocol scenarios.

    • UNIX

    Controls NFS users' permissions with UNIX mode bits, NFSv3 ACLs, or NFSv4 ACLs.

  4. Click OK.