About this task

This task modifies the advanced export settings. You cannot modify the basic export settings.

Basic export settings

Parameter	Description	Default value	Accepted value range
Export Path	The external path that is seen by clients as they mount	"/<filesystemName>"	Must start with a "/" Cannot have spaces Accepts: A-Z, a-z, 0-9
Internal Path	The directory being exported The directory must exist prior to the export creation	"/"	Must start with a "/" Cannot have spaces Accepts: A-Z, a-z, 0-9
Copy Permissions From	An export path from which to copy permissions
Snapshot Directory Visible	A snapshot directory that is not visible can still be accessible by providing the specific path Note: This field is also included in Advanced export settings	On

Parameter	Description	Default value	Accepted value range
Anonymous UID	The UID given to users after squashing their original UID	65534	Number of bytes: 0-65535
Anonymous GID	The GID given to users after squashing their original GID	65534	Number of bytes: 0-65535
Squash users & groups	When set to On, all UID and GID are set to the anonymous UID & GID	Off
Privileged ports only	When set to On, prevents users with root permissions from mounting the export with source port >= 1024	Off
Return 32-bit File IDs	Causes InfiniBox to zero out the top 32 bits of iNode so it doesn't break some older operating systems and applications	Off
Snapshot Directory Visible	A snapshot directory that is not visible can still be accessible by providing the specific path	On
Max read size	The maximum allowed read size for this export	1MB	Number of bytes: 512 bytes to 16MiB (16777216 bytes)
Max write size	The maximum allowed write size for this export	1MB	Number of bytes: 512 bytes to 16MiB (16777216 bytes)
Preferred read size	The read IO size preferred by this export	256KB	Number of bytes: 512 bytes to 16MiB (16777216 bytes)
Preferred write size	The write IO size preferred by this export	256KB	Number of bytes: 512 bytes to 16MiB (16777216 bytes)
Preferred Readdir size	Preferred output size for readdir command; affects the performance of listing directories with high file counts	64KB	Number of bytes: 512 bytes to 16MiB (16777216 bytes)

In the GUI, click the Datasets icon on the left toolbar, and select the Datasets tab.
Do one of the following:
- For a filesystem: Select the filesystem name, and click the Exports tab.
- For a filesystem snapshot: Expand the filesystem tree, select the filesystem snapshot name, and click the Exports tab.
Right-click the export, or open the action menu in the settings column of the export to be modified, and select Advanced Settings.
Modify the export settings as needed.
Click Modify.
The export settings are modified.