SMB Streaming Configuration

This guide walks you through enabling real-time data streaming for a SMB connection and how to monitor live streaming events within the Getvisibility platform.

Steps to Enable Data Streaming for SMB

1. Create a New Scan Configuration

1. From the Data Sources page, select SMB from the list of available data sources. In the Scan Configurations list Create New Configuration

1. Make sure the connection has a Name, Credentials are set. Then select the SMB share Path that is going to listen.

1. After selecting the folder, Select the Data streaming checkbox:

1. Follow the download tab link and installation instructions of SMB agent:

1. Follow installation instructions for SMB streaming agent:

SMB Agent Installation

This section addresses the different methods to install the SMB Connector on a single machine.

SMB Connector Pre-requisites:

• OS: Windows Server 2016 or later.

• Processor: 2 GHz or faster, 2 cores (64-bit processor recommended).

• Memory: 4GB RAM.

• Hard Disk: 1GB free space.

• Administrator Privileges: user needs admin permissions to install.

• .NET 8 must be installed.

Installation config

The SMB Connector supports various configuration options which can be specified via smb_connector_application_config.json

Manual Installation

Pre-requisites:

1. The ZIP of the installer files.

2. smb_connector_application_config.json file.

3. Windows Server machine access.

4. Admin access to install the connector.

Steps

1. Download the SMB Connector ZIP File: Obtain the ZIP file and save it to the Windows machine.

2. Prepare for Installation:

   • Unzip the contents of the ZIP file

   • Place the smb_connector_application_config.json file in the same directory as the unzipped contents.

3. Configure the Installer:

   • Edit the smb_connector_application_config.json file as needed. Use the smb_connector_application_config.json.example file in the unzipped folder if creating the configuration from scratch.

Create a folder mapping for every SMB share on the server that is to be scanned. WatchFolder should be the root directory of the share, and WebhookUrl should be from the scan configuration page for the SMB share on the GV dashboard (shown below).

• Keep useDefaultFileFilters set to false if you want all files in the share to be scanned. If set to true, the connector will only scan files supported by the GV Synergy agent for classification.

• IncludedExtensions and AdditionalFileFilters can be used if you wish to apply filters other than the defaults. IncludedExtensions supports file extensions in the format .txt, etc. AdditionalFileFilters allows for any custom file filter, including * as a wildcard

• Start the Installation:

  • Execute the install.ps1 script by right clicking and choosing Run with PowerShell

• Complete the Installation:

  • After the installation completes, the PowerShell window can be closed.

1. Save Streaming configuration

Monitoring Real-Time Events

After the subscription is activated (green magnifying glass icon), real-time events will start flowing into the platform, and you will be able to monitor them from various sections of Getvisibility.

Viewing Events in the Live Events Section

1. Navigate to the Live Events section under Administration to view a detailed audit log of all streaming events (you may specify source filter to focus only on SMB events):