:How do I configure file sharing and network disk mapping on a Windows instance?

Overview

This topic describes how to configure file sharing and network disk mapping on a Windows instance.

Description

The two Windows servers that require disk sharing must make the following configurations:

• Enable the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service.
• Enable the inbound access on port 139 and 445 on Windows Firewall.

Perform the following operations:

1. View the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Properties (Local Computer) dialog box to check whether the system has the following settings.
2. On the server for which you want to provide disk sharing, right-click the disk that you want to share and choose Properties > Sharing > Advanced Sharing... to configure disk sharing.
3. Name the shared folder. Example: 123.
4. After the disk sharing is configured, in the run dialog box, run the \\[$IP]\123 command and Press the Enter key to open the shared folder on a Windows instance that can access the internal network within the same region.

   Note: [$IP] is the private IP address of the instance to which the shared folder belongs.

5. To conveniently access the shard folder, you can create network drive mapping for the shared path file.
6. After all the previous operations are performed, create a shortcut to the desktop.
7. Double-click the shortcut to access the shared folder.
   

   Note: Some carriers may block port 139 and 445 to make WAN inaccessible to the shared files. We recommend that you share files on Windows instances only in internal network.

Applicable scope

• ECS