17.18 How to activate or deactivate an NCP share?

Activate an NCP share to make it available for users and applications. To view the details of a share, it must be active. The details of deactivated shares are not available.

  1. In UMC, click File Access Protocols > NCP.

  2. Click the Search icon and specify the server name.

    or

    Click Browse and select Server Type to list their associated servers. Select the required servers from the list, and then click APPLY.

    This displays the list of volumes available on the selected servers.

  3. NOTE:If you select multiple shares, the More Options icon is displayed at the top right corner of the table.

    1. To deactivate an NCP share:

      1. Select the share, click More Options icon, and then select Deactivate.

      2. In Deactivate, click Confirm.

      This closes all the open connections to the selected NCP share. The files are not deleted, but the share must be active to access them.

      or

    2. To activate an NCP share:

      1. Select the share, click More Options icon, and then select Activate.

      2. In Activate, click Confirm.

        This activates the selected share and all the files are made available to the associated connections.