Testing the file systems connection

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After you add a file systems, you can test the connection. The test verifies communication with the server and the DNS settings between IBM Storage® Protect Plus and the file systems server.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation panel, click Manage Protection > File Systems.
  2. In the Microsoft Windows window, click Manage file servers, and select the Host Address you want to test.

    A list of the machine hosts that are available are shown.

  3. Click Actions and choose Test to start the verification tests for physical network connection, remote access, and Windows™ privileges connections and settings.

    The test report shows a list of the tests that were run. It consists of a test for the physical host network configuration, for the remote server installation on the host, and the Windows connections and privileges.

  4. Click OK to close the test, and choose to rerun the test after you fix any failed tests.