On Mac OS X, when you use List view, Column view, or Gallery view options in Finder to preview the files that are uploaded to the cloud, the files get downloaded from the cloud. This unwanted download of files fills up your local storage. To avoid this, Open Enterprise Server CIFS provides a feature that can be enabled by using the novcifs utility. Enabling this feature with the CIS client on Mac OS X allows you to preview the files uploaded to the cloud.
Enabling this feature with the CIS client on Windows workstation allows you to access the files uploaded to the cloud. This client also provides an enhancement to the overlay icon on the files uploaded to the cloud. This overlay icon helps to differentiate the local files and the files uploaded to the cloud.
To use the CIS client, ensure to enable the --block-unmanaged-cis-reads option by using the novcifs utility. If the client is not installed then you cannot access the files uploaded to the cloud. Only the administrator can modify this feature on the OES server.
The CIS client solves all these problems:
Allows you to display cloud overlay icon on the files uploaded to the cloud (Windows workstation).
Access to the files uploaded to the cloud (Windows and Mac workstation).
CIS client can be installed on Windows and Mac workstation. The following are the requirements for installing and running CIS client:
Windows: Windows 10
Mac: Mac OS X 10.14 and later
Go to OES Welcome page (http://<OES server IP Address or the host name>/welcome/client-software.html) and download the CIS client based on your operating system. It includes:
CIS Client for Windows
CIS Client for Mac
This section explains how to install the CIS client on both Windows and Mac workstation.