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Enable the SMB metadata cache

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You can improve SMB performance for SMB 1.0 clients by enabling the SMB metadata cache. By default, SMB metadata caching is disabled.

Step

  1. Perform the desired action:

    If you want to…​ Enter the command…​

    Enable SMB metadata caching when you create a share

    vserver cifs share create -vserver vserver_name -share-name share_name -path path -share-properties attributecache

    Enable SMB metadata caching on an existing share

    vserver cifs share properties add -vserver vserver_name -share-name share_name -share-properties attributecache
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