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At the top of these Forums is a link to the Manual, start there, & do read it all from the start as you will miss out on basic concepts.
Then take a longer look at the ibay (or Information Bays) chapter.
Simply said, if you have set your network up appropriately & correctly, ie the server Domain/Workgroup setting & the workstation Domain/Workgroup setting matches & the local (LAN) IP address range are the same, then when you open Windows Explorer or other file explorer tool on a workstation, you should be able to browse to your sme server name in the Network section, & under that you will see a list of ibays you have created (& shared correctly to users/groups).
You can then map that ibay to a drive letter or copy files directly to the ibay, but then we start to get into more advanced configuration ie logon scripts to automatically map the drives etc, so please slowly read the manual.
Remember this is a server & much "control" is done via server manager from a workstation & via direct connection to ibays from a workstation.
Apart from initial installation most sme servers are headless (no monitor & even no keyboard), & all control is done remotely across the LAN from a workstation or via Putty ssh app.
What is Hansoft ?, this
http://www.hansoft.com/ ?
How do i access my iBays directory from the terminal?
Login as root user at the console, (ie the keyboard & screen connected directly to the sme server).
Then use the command line (CLI) to do what a Linux CLI allows you.
You can also use mc (Midnight Commander) file browser etc, to move around.
Do
cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/ibayname
replace ibayname with your actual ibay name
You can usually/typically only install Linux rpms from the command line, if installing Windows exe software, you do that from a workstation to the mapped ibay drive letter, eg Drive E which may represent the hansoft ibay.
Alternatively, how do i get a file onto the server so i can point the install run command to it?
Refer earlier advice, just copy the exe install file to the ibay /files folder or /html folder depending how the application is intended to be used, for LAN access software use the /files folder ie
/home/e-smith/files/ibays/ibayname/files
& copy your exe file to there & run it.
Any suggestions for essential reading will also be heeded.
The Manual is ALWAYS essential reading, nothing is terribly hard or difficult in sme server, but for a first time user it may all seem rather daunting as you are on a rapid learning curve, so read the Manual slowly & try things on the server as you read. Then start all over again & read the Manual again, the second time around you usually start to grasp the concepts of what is being explained in the Manual.
Ask here if you are confused, but please do make the effort to READ THE MANUAL FIRST, & make reference to the section(s) you do not understand (provide the URL) !