ONTAP SMB technical reports
NetApp NAS 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.
SMB
TR-4740: SMB 3.0 multichannel
Microsoft introduced Multichannel in the SMB 3.0 protocol with the goal of improving the SMB3 protocol by addressing the performance and reliability limitations of SMB1 and SMB2. Learn about the Multichannel feature in ONTAP, including its capabilities, recommended practices, and performance test results.
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.