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  2. NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. NetBackup Snapshot Manager installation and configuration
  4. Configuration for protecting assets on cloud hosts/VM
  5. Protecting assets with NetBackup Snapshot Manager's agentless feature
  6. Prerequisites for the agentless configuration
  7. Configuring SMB for Windows (Optional)
NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager Install and Upgrade Guide

Configuring SMB for Windows (Optional)

Perform the following Server Message Block (SMB) configurations before configuring the agentless feature on Windows.

  • Restrict unencrypted access to SMB share by setting the value to True.

    RejectUnencryptedAccess: True

  • Disable SMB 1.0 by running the following command on Windows powershell:

    Set-SmbServerConfiguration - EnableSMB1Protocol $false

    For more details, see Disabling SMB 1.0

For more details on SMB security, see: SMB security enhancements.

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