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NetApp SMI-S Provider

Access is denied error

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  • Message

    Access is denied.

  • Description

    This message occurs in two possible situations:

    • If you are not logged in as Administrator when accessing SMI-S Provider from the Start menu shortcut

    • If the SMI-S Provider directory is not pointing to C:\Program Files (x86)\NetApp\smis\pegasus\bin

  • Corrective action

    Complete the action that corresponds to the situation:

    • Log in with Administrator-level privileges and reopen SMI-S Provider from the Start menu, or right-click and select Run as administrator.

    • Log in with Administrator-level privileges and manually change the directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\NetApp\smis\pegasus\bin.