Use at least SMB protocol version 3.0 for file shares that store files for virtual machines.
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
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| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows Server 2016 |
| Product/Feature | Hyper-V |
| Severity | Error |
| Category | Configuration |
In the following sections, italics indicates UI text that appears in the Best Practices Analyzer tool for this issue.
Issue
Virtual machine files or virtual hard disk files are stored on a file share that does not support at least SMB protocol version 3.0.
Impact
Microsoft does not support this configuration. This impacts the following virtual machines:
<list of virtual machines>
Resolution
Move the files to a file share that uses at least SMB protocol version 3.0.
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