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ONTAP Technical Reports

ONTAP NFS technical reports

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NetApp NFS solutions simplify data management and help you keep pace with growth while optimizing costs.

High-file-count workloads

NetApp ONTAP High File Count Workloads for NAS volumes
Learn how high-file-count NAS workloads use ONTAP metadata, how maxfiles and maxdir-size define different scaling boundaries, and how to plan namespaces for capacity and performance.

NFS

TR-4067: NFS in ONTAP best practice and implementation guide
Learn about basic concepts, support information, configuration tips, and recommended practices for NFS in ONTAP.

TR-4962: NFSv4.2 extended attributes
Learn about enabling and using NFSv4.2 extended attributes in ONTAP 9.12.1 and later.

Multiprotocol

TR-4887: Multiprotocol NAS in ONTAP overview and best practices
Learn how multiprotocol NAS access works in ONTAP and the recommended practices for multiprotocol environments.