SMB protocol

Use this table to access IBM Spectrum Scale SMB documentation.

Note: The list of topics for IBM Spectrum Scale SMB documentation in the following table is not exhaustive.

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An overview of SMB support with IBM Spectrum Scale	Protocols support overview: Integration of protocol access methods with GPFS SMB support overview
Planning for deploying SMB on IBM Spectrum Scale SMB active connections SMB fail-over scenarios and upgrade SMB limitations	Planning for SMB SMB connections SMB fail-over scenarios and upgrade SMB limitations
Installing and deploying IBM Spectrum Scale the SMB protocol with the installation toolkit Deploying SMB with IBM Spectrum Scale with the installation toolkit	Using the installation toolkit to perform installation tasks: Explanations and examples Deploying protocols
Configuring and enabling the SMB protocol services	Configuring and enabling SMB and NFS protocol services
Upgrading the IBM Spectrum Scale SMB component with the installation toolkit	Upgrading IBM Spectrum Scale components with the installation toolkit
Manually upgrading the IBM Spectrum Scale SMB component	Upgrading SMB packages
Uninstalling the IBM Spectrum Scale SMB protocol	Steps to permanently uninstall IBM Spectrum Scale
Deploying IBM Spectrum Scale for SMB packages on existing nodes Configuring and enabling the SMB protocol service if it was not done during installation Disabling the SMB protocol service Requirements for SMB support with Cluster Export Services (CES)	Deploying Cluster Export Services packages on existing IBM Spectrum Scale nodes Configuring and enabling SMB and NFS protocol services Disabling protocol services CES SMB support
Setting up authentication servers to configure file user access Integrating with the AD server Integrating with the LDAP server Configuring authentication and ID mapping for file access Deleting authentication and ID mapping configuration Verifying authentication services configured in the system Modifying the authentication method Authentication limitations for file access	Setting up authentication servers to configure protocol user access Integrating with AD server Integrating with LDAP server Configuring authentication and ID mapping for file access Deleting the authentication and the ID-mapping configuration Verifying the authentication services configured in the system Modifying the authentication method Authentication limitations
Securing data security for the SMB protocol Firewall recommendations for SMB access	Securing protocol data Firewall recommendations for protocol access
SMB data required for protocols DR Failover steps for the SMB protocol Failback or restore steps for the SMB protocol	SMB data required for protocols cluster DR Failover steps for the SMB protocol Failback or restore steps for the SMB protocol
SMB problem determination SMB protocol related logs SMB issues and proposed workarounds	SMB logs SMB issues
SMB data security limitations	Data security limitations
Command line interface for IBM Spectrum Scale for SMB	mmsmb command