PowerStore: File import fails when SMB2 is disabled on Unity

Summary: Starting from Unity operating environment (OE) version 5.4, SMB2 can be disabled using service scripts. Should SMB2 be disabled on the Unity NAS server, the IMT import of these NAS servers may fail. ...

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Symptoms

Failure to create IMT file import session. 

 

Cause

Until PowerStore 4.x, SMB file imports worked with an SMB2 dialect. 
Disabling of SMB2 on the source, would result in handshake failures and the NAS servers import to PowerStore may fail. 

Resolution

Enable SMB2 on the Unity NAS server. Once completed, import the NAS Servers to the PowerStore systems.

Affected Products

PowerStore

Products

Dell EMC Unity
Article Properties
Article Number: 000242076
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 Nov 2024
Version:  1
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