Network file system (NFS), server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) are all file access storage protocols, used to access files on remote servers and storage servers (such as ...

For years we have used Sun Solaris servers sharing filesytems (/home etc) via NFS to other Unix servers and Samba to users' desktops. This has worked extremely well but our primary file server is due ...

I have two NFS servers and two CIFS servers, all four with a lustre backend. Users are running into problems that changes to files on one protocol are not visible on the other protocol. I have CTDB on ...

File, block and object are fundamental to how users and applications access and modify data storage. That’s been the case for decades, and the transition to the cloud has seen that remain so – but ...

Today's companies face the challenge of managing distributed development efforts across multiple remote locations. Not only are there substantial communication and process issues involved, but simply ...

This command displays a quick look at real-time statistics for key system areas, including: CPU, NFS and CIFS protocols, network traffic, disk read and write rates and replication statistics. This is ...