Connecting to SMB shares by using MMC

You can use the Shared Folders Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in on Microsoft Windows clients for connecting to SMB shares on the IBM Storage Scale cluster.

1. Open the Shared Folders Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in:
   1. Click Start > Run.
   2. Type fsmgmt.msc and click OK.
   The Shared Folders Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in opens.
2. Connect to the IBM Storage Scale cluster that has the SMB shares:
   1. Click Action > Connect to another computer.
   2. Type the IP address of the server you want to connect to in the Another computer field and click OK.
3. In the left pane, click Shares.
   All SMB shares are listed in the right pane.

   Note: If there is a permissions related error when you click Shares, verify that you are a member of the local administrators group of the cluster. For more information, see Managing SMB shares using MMC.