Security modes are configured for each EVS, file system, and virtual volume. File system security mode and virtual volume security mode are configured when the file system and the virtual volume are created. You can view and switch the file system security mode of all EVS instances on a VSP One File server. The EVS security context should be set to global configurations which indicates that the security configuration is applied to all EVS instances in a VSP One File server.
The security modes are of two types:
- Unix security mode — When the VSP One File server is configured in UNIX security mode, it supports UNIX security definitions for SMB and NFS clients. All security settings are saved with UNIX file attributes. As a result, both NFS and SMB clients access files with UNIX security definitions.
- Mixed security mode — The mixed security mode supports both Windows and UNIX security definitions. In mixed security mode, each file (or directory) security is set up based on which user created, or which user last took ownership of the file (or directory). For a Windows user, the security definition is subject to Windows security rules; similarly, for a UNIX user, the security definition is subject to UNIX security rules.