Create an SMB volume for Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant storage

Learn how to create an SMB volume for Elastic zone-redundant storage.

Before you begin

• You must have a NetApp Elastic account.
• You must have configured a capacity pool for Elastic zone-redundant storage.
  • If you're creating SMB volumes, you must have configured Active Directory on the capacity pool.
• After you create an SMB volume, you can resize it. You can also assign a snapshot policy, edit the hide snapshot path option, or enable/disable SMB3 encryption.

Considerations

• You can't change the protocol of a volume after creating it.
• Each volume in a capacity pool must have a unique name.
• You must have configured a capacity pool for the Zone-Redundant service level.
• If you encounter the error message "Error when creating. A problem occurred. Please try again after some time. If the issue persists, contact support.", the Active Directory password might have expired. Reset the password then try to create the volume again.
• After creating the volume, you can check its status in the volume's overview page to see if it's online or offline.

Create an SMB volume

1. In your NetApp account, select Volumes.

2. Select + Add Volume.

3. In the Basics tab:

   • Select the Capacity pool the volume belongs to.
   • Enter the Volume name.
   • Assign the Quota in GiB. For sizing limits, see Azure NetApp Files Elastic service level resource limits. Select Next.

   

4. Configure the Protocol.

   • Choose SMB. When you choose SMB, the Active Directory configuration is automatically set to the Active Directory connection configured for the capacity pool.

   • Enter a Share name.

   • To encrypt SMB3 data in flight, select SMB3 Protocol Encryption.

     If you enable SMB3 encryption, SMB clients not using SMB3 encryption can't access this volume. Data at rest is encrypted regardless of this setting.

   

5. Select Review + create.

6. Review your selections. Select Create to finalize the volume.

7. Return to the Volume menu then select your volume to view it.

Resize a volume

1. In your NetApp account, select Volumes.

2. Select the volume you want to modify.

3. In the overview for the volume, select Resize.

4. Enter the new quota in GiB in the Quota field. The Available quota displays the available space in the capacity pool.

   

5. Select OK to confirm the new quota.

Next steps

• Understand Elastic zone-redundant storage