SMB
File sharing ..
Workshop - SMB/CIFS
The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is a network file sharing protocol that allows applications on a computer to read and write to files and to request services from server programs in a computer network. The SMB protocol can be used on top of its TCP/IP protocol or other network protocols
Objective of this workshop is to:
install & configure a basic Samba server.
share user home directories as well as provide read-write anonymous access to selected directory.


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Test SMB Server
Before we fire up Pentaho Data Integration, let's test:
SMB server is up and running
Can log into User - Bob & Alice - & Shared spaces.
Please ensure you have completed the following setup: SMB
Log into your Docker Desktop to check that the SMB Docker container is up and running.

Let's test SMB server ..
Test-NetConnection -ComputerName localhost -Port 1445

SMB Shared Folders
Let's check we have some sample data in our container/shared folder.
In the Docker Desktop UI click on the workshop-server-smb.

Click on Files > scroll down to shared folder - expand to see mounted volumes.

Lets connect to a data source using SMB VFS in Pentaho Data Integration.
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