Enable or disable SMB Multichannel

SMB Multichannel is required for multiple, concurrent SMB sessions from a Windows client computer to a node in a cluster. SMB Multichannel is enabled in the cluster by default.

About this task

You can enable or disable SMB Multichannel only through the command-line interface.

Procedure

Open a secure shell (SSH) connection to any node in the cluster and log in.
Run the isi smb settings global modify command.
The following command enables SMB Multichannel on the cluster:
```
isi smb settings global modify –-support-multichannel=yes
```
The following command disables SMB Multichannel on the cluster:
```
isi smb settings global modify –-support-multichannel=no
```