Add or edit a file share connection

1. In the Google Workspace Migrate platform, click New Connection.
2. For Name, enter a connection name.
3. For Type, select Fileshare.
4. For Folder path, enter the local file path to the highest-level file share folder that you want to migrate.

   The path must be a network (UNC) path and can specify a machine (\\machine-name) or a share or folder on a machine (\\machine-name\share-name\folder-name). 

5. For Account, choose an option:
   • Select an existing account.
   • Select Add a new account. Then, in the Credential type field, choose an option:
     • To use the existing file share administrator username and password, select Default network credentials.
     • To add a new file share administrator, select Alternate credentials and enter the username (using the format [email protected]) and password of the administrator. The account you enter must have full control rights across the entire data repository.
6. Click Create.

Troubleshoot a failed connection

If the connection fails, try these troubleshooting options:

• To verify the path and credentials, on the platform or node, try accessing the folder path using Microsoft File Explorer.
• To verify that there are no delays in the DNS resolution:
  1. Repeat the steps in Add a source connection for file shares (above).
  2. In step 4, in place of the UNC path, enter the static IP address (\\ip-address\share-name\folder-name).
  3. If the connection is successful, the failure is related to your DNS resolution.

Next step

Create a sharding users list (Optional)