It is recommended to turn on Enable access-based enumeration, as in this way, the user can only see the files and folders that permissions were granted for. Click Next to continue.Īt the Configure share settingsdialogue box, you have the option to configure your SMB Share settings. Notice that once you provide the share name, the Local path to share and Remote path to share (UNC) fields reflect the provided share name. On the Specify share name dialogue box, choose a name for the share, provide a share description (optional). If you want to save the SMB Share in a different location, tick the Type a custom pathbox and browse for the desired place.įor this scenario, I will create the SMB Share on the F volume, and click Next. If you choose this option, a new folder will be created and the share will be stored in \Shares. On the Select the server and path for this share dialogue box, you need to choose the Server and the share location. Here you can select out of three options to create SMB Share and two options to create NFS Shares (I will cover this in this article as well).Ī) SMB Share – Quick: This option is suitable for general file sharing, and it provides basic SMB sharing with full share and NTFS permissions.ī) SMB Share – Advanced: This option allows the same SMB Share – Quick capabilities, and plus it gives you access to additional resources such as access-denied assistance, you can configure default classification of data in the folder management and access policies, and allows you to enable quotas for the SMB Share.Ĭ) SMB Share – Applications: This option allows you to create SMB File shares with settings appropriate for Hyper-V, databases, and other server applications.įor this scenario, I will use the SMB Share – Quick option and click Next. The New Share Wizard will start and the first dialogue box is called Select the profile for this share. To create an SMB Share, in the same pane, you need to click the Tasks button and select New Share. You can see in the below screenshot the two shares that I have created in File Explorer in my previous post. To create an SMB Share via Server Manager, once you open Server Manager, click on the File and Storage Services, and select the Shares tab. If you want to see the current diagram of the IT Fellow Practice lab, you can access the page here, or hover over the ABOUT button on the main menu, and click on The IT Fellow practice lab diagram.ġ) How to create an SMB Share using Server ManagerĦ) How to manage SMB Shares using Server Manager How to create an SMB Share using Server Manager I will perform the tasks using the same virtual machine, DM2. On this post, I will continue the process that I have started on my previous post, How to Share Folders in Windows Server 2016 using File Explorer, and I will now show you how to create SMB Shares using Server Manager.
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