You can access an SMB file share from a Windows client.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the Windows client is joined to the Active Directory domain that is configured with vSAN File Service.
Procedure
- Copy the SMB file share path using the following procedure:
- Navigate to the vSAN cluster and click Configure > vSAN > File Service Shares.
List of all the vSAN file shares appears.
- Select the SMB file share that you want to access from the Windows client.
- Click COPY PATH > SMB.
The SMB file share path gets copied to your clipboard.
- Log into the Windows client as a normal Active Directory domain user.
- Access the SMB file share using path that you have copied.