Disconnecting active connections to SMB shares using MMC

You can use Shared Folders Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in on Microsoft Windows clients for disconnecting active connections 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 Sessions.
   All active connections to SMB shares are listed in the right pane.
4. In the right pane, right-click the connection that you want to close and then click Close Session.
   Attention: If connections are forced to close, data loss might occur for open files on the connections getting closed.
5. Click OK to confirm.