10.3. Comparing share types for the Shared File Systems service
You can create share types to define the capabilities of shares. The following table describes share types and their capabilities.
| Share type | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
| true or false | Grants permission to use share networks to create shares. |
|
| true or false | Grants permission to create snapshots of shares. |
|
| true or false | Grants permission to create clones of share snapshots. |
|
| true or false | Grants permission to revert your shares to the most recent snapshot. |
|
| true or false | Grants permission to export and mount your snapshots. |
|
| dr | Grants permission to create replicas for disaster recovery. Only one active export is allowed at a time. |
| readable | Grants permission to create read-only replicas. Only one writable, active export is allowed at a time. | |
| writable | Grants permission to create read/write replicas. Any number of active exports are allowed at a time per share. | |
|
| a list of one or more availability zones | Grants permission to create shares only on the availability zones listed. |