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Event ID 30809: A request timed out because there was no response from the server

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A request timed out because there was no response from the server.

Event 30809
SMBClient
SMBClient/Connectivity log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
A request timed out because there was no response from the server.

Server name: …
Session ID:…
Tree ID:…
Message ID:…
Command: …
Instance Name: …
RetryCount: …
ElapsedTime(ms): …

Guidance:
The server is responding over TCP but not over SMB. Ensure the Server service is running and responsive, and the disks do not have high per-IO latency, which makes the disks appear unresponsive to SMB. Also, ensure the server is responsive overall and not paused; for instance, make sure you can log on to it.