FAQ: Using Windows MMC with ONTAP

What are the supported functions in MMC?

• View shares
• View active CIFS sessions
• View open files
• Enumerate the list of sessions, files and tree connections in the system
• Close open files in the system
• Close open sessions
• Create/manage shares

What functions are not supported in MMC?

• Creating new local users/groups
• Managing/viewing existing local user/groups
• View events or performance logs
• Managing storage
• Managing services and applications

Can users other than Domain Administrators access MMC?

• Yes, users must be added to the BUILTIN\Administrators or BUILTIN\Power Users group

::> vserver cifs users-and-groups local-groups add-members -vserver <vserver> -group-name BUILTIN\Administrators -member-names <domain\user>

or

::> vserver cifs users-and-groups local-groups add-members -vserver <vserver> -group-name "BUILTIN\Power Users" -member-names <domain\user>

• The CIFS session used by the client running the MMC to connect to the storage controller needs to be re-established so that the newly added group is present to their credential