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Monitoring SMB activity

SMB activity can be monitored by displaying information about SMB sessions and open files. You can also display information about SMB statistics.

  • Displaying SMB session information
    You can display information about established SMB sessions, including the SMB connection and session ID and the IP address of the workstation using the session. You can display information about the session's SMB protocol version and continuously available protection level, which helps you identify whether the session supports nondisruptive operations.
  • Displaying information about open SMB files
    You can display information about open SMB files, including the SMB connection and session ID, the hosting volume, the share name, and the share path. You can display information about a file's continuously available protection level, which is helpful in determining whether an open file is in a state that supports nondisruptive operations.
  • Determining which statistics objects and counters are available
    Before you can obtain information about CIFS, SMB, auditing, and BranchCache hash statistics and monitor performance, you must know which objects and counters are available from which you can obtain data.
  • Displaying statistics
    You can display various statistics, including statistics about CIFS and SMB, auditing, and BranchCache hashes, to monitor performance and diagnose issues.