1.6 Applicability Statement
The Server Service Remote Protocol is applicable to environments that require management and monitoring of a file server. In particular, this protocol provides for the creation, deletion, and management of file shares on the server and the monitoring and administering of users who access that file server. Therefore, this protocol is applicable to environments that require those features.
The Server Service Remote Protocol is used for the management of file servers that use the SMB Protocol, as specified in [MS-SMB].