Use Roaming Profiles To Store User Profiles Centrally

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Use roaming profiles to store user profiles
centrally on a SMB server associated with
the SVM
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Configure roaming profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Use roaming profiles to store user profiles
centrally on a SMB server associated with the
SVM
Use roaming profiles to store user profiles centrally on a
SMB server associated with the SVM overview
ONTAP supports storing Windows roaming profiles on a CIFS server associated with the
storage virtual machine (SVM). Configuring user roaming profiles provides advantages to
the user such as automatic resource availability regardless of where the user logs in

Roaming profiles also simplify the administration and management of user profiles

Roaming user profiles have the following advantages:
• Automatic resource availability
A user’s unique profile is automatically available when that user logs in to any computer on the network
that is running Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. Users do not need to create a
profile on each computer they use on a network

• Simplified computer replacement
Because all of the user’s profile information is maintained separately on the network, a user’s profile can be
easily downloaded onto a new, replacement computer. When the user logs in to the new computer for the
first time, the server copy of the user’s profile is copied to the new computer

Related information
Using offline files to allow caching of files for offline use
Using folder redirection to store data on a CIFS server
Requirements for using roaming profiles
Before you can use Microsoft’s roaming profiles with your CIFS server, you need to know
which versions of ONTAP and SMB and which Windows clients support the feature

ONTAP version requirements
ONTAP support roaming profiles

SMB protocol version requirements
For storage virtual machine (SVM), ONTAP supports roaming profiles on all versions of SMB

Windows client requirements
Before a user can use the roaming profiles, the Windows client must support the feature

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For the latest information about which Windows clients support roaming profiles, see the Interoperability Matrix

NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool
Configure roaming profiles
If you want to automatically make a user’s profile available when that user logs on to any
computer on the network, you can configure roaming profiles through the Active Directory
Users and Computers MMC snap-in. If you are configuring roaming profiles on Windows
Server 2012, you can use the Active Directory Administration Center

Steps
1. On the Windows server, open the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC (or the Active Directory
Administration Center on Windows 2012 and later servers)

2. Locate the user for which you want to configure a roaming profile

3. Right-click the user and click Properties

4. On the Profile tab, enter the profile path to the share where you want to store the user’s roaming profile,
followed by %username%

For example, a profile path might be the following: \\vs1.example.com\profiles\%username%. The
first time a user logs in, %username% is replaced with the user’s name

In the path \\vs1.example.com\profiles\%username%, profiles is the share name
of a share on storage virtual machine (SVM) vs1 that has Full Control rights for Everyone

5. Click OK

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to create a roaming profile?

To create a new Roaming user profile:

• From the DragonBar, select Settings>Profile>New User Profile. The New User Wizard opens.
• Click Next.
• Specify a name for the Roaming user profile.
• Select the Master Roaming user profile storage location from the drop-down list. For more information, see Prerequisites.
• Continue through the New User Wizard as you would for non-Roaming user profiles. ...

How to setup roaming profile?

• Configure Windows to maintain separate profile versions for each operating system version. ...
• Use Folder Redirection to store user files such as documents and pictures outside of user profiles. ...
• Allocate sufficient storage for Roaming User Profiles. ...

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How to enable roaming profile?

Step-by-Step guide to enable Enterprise State Roaming with Azure Active Directory

1. Log in to Azure Portal as a Global Administrator
2. Go to Azure Active Directory

   How to disable roaming profile?

   How do I turn off roaming profiles?

   1. Right click the user account in Active Directory
   2. Click on properties
   3. Click on the profile tab
   4. Where it says "user profile path" just take out the unc path that is in