[GRLUG] Storage Request

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 11:22 -0500, Steve Romanow wrote: 
> I would be interested to see if the same file transfer using a different 
> protocol but same hardware and file selection would get different 
> results.  For example, have the win user use winscp or another ftp 
> client to pull the same files without using Windows Explorer.

+1 +1 +1

This test is *critical* to determining what the actual issue is and
should be the first thing you check.

File transfers can be performed
- via CIFS 
- via FTP
- via HTTP
- via SSH (provided an SSH client is installed)

Transfer the same largeish file over each protocol at least three times
and compare performance.

> I have found wan file share browsing remote smb shares to be much 
> snappier in win7 that I ever did with winxp. 

Oh, year.  Win7 uses SMB2 which is a major overhaul of SMB [aka CIFS].
SMB2 is a better protocol.

> > Here's what he's asking for:
> > Looking for NAS Storage System, What I’m really looking for a system
> > which will provide storage accessible by both Linux and Windows
> > systems with decent performance.  

You should be able to acceptably use CIFS on both platforms without
performance issues.  Does the LINUX side support current versions of
CIFS [SMB2]?

> > from Windows to Linux with slow performance.  I believe I’ve seen NAS
> > systems can bridge between these two system type. 

Most can, AFAIK?


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