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.

SMB Server

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Second Tab

Create a new Transformation

Any one of these actions opens a new Transformation tab for you to begin designing your transformation.

• By clicking File > New > Transformation

• By using the CTRL-N hot key

1. SMB

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

1. Log into your Docker Desktop to check that the SMB Docker container is up and running.

Check SMB container.

1. Let's test SMB server ..

Test-NetConnection -ComputerName localhost -Port 1445  

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SMB Shared Folders

Let's check we have some sample data in our container/shared folder.

There's a couple of ways you could do this ..!

If you have an IDE Editor installed, you can install the Docker Container Extension, see Windows 11 Pentaho Lab.

1. In the Docker Desktop UI click on the workshop-server-smb.

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

Shared folders.

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

2. Pentaho Data Integration