Hi
I want to create a dataset which should be shared with both Windows and Linux clients? What's the best approach to do that?
1. Which "Share Type" should be used on dataset level? Unix or Windows?
2. Which Share type should be used SMB or NFS ?
The documentation says:
SMB: Server Message Block shares, also known as Common Internet File System (CIFS) shares, are accessible by Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD computers. Access is slower than an NFS share due to the single-threaded design of Samba. SMB provides more configuration options than NFS and is a good choice on a network for Windows or Mac systems. However, it is a poor choice if the CPU on the FreeNAS® system is limited. If it is maxed out, upgrade the CPU or consider a different type of share.
2.1 would it better to use NFS because there is less load on the CPU ?
2.2 what will be faster NFS or SMB?
Thanks
Alen
I want to create a dataset which should be shared with both Windows and Linux clients? What's the best approach to do that?
1. Which "Share Type" should be used on dataset level? Unix or Windows?
2. Which Share type should be used SMB or NFS ?
The documentation says:
SMB: Server Message Block shares, also known as Common Internet File System (CIFS) shares, are accessible by Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD computers. Access is slower than an NFS share due to the single-threaded design of Samba. SMB provides more configuration options than NFS and is a good choice on a network for Windows or Mac systems. However, it is a poor choice if the CPU on the FreeNAS® system is limited. If it is maxed out, upgrade the CPU or consider a different type of share.
2.1 would it better to use NFS because there is less load on the CPU ?
2.2 what will be faster NFS or SMB?
Thanks
Alen
