SNIA Developer Conference September 15-17, 2025 | Santa Clara, CA
Abstract
Like passengers on a long car ride, the one question on everyone's mind regarding Samba and SMB3 is, "Are we there yet?"
This talk will take you on a tour of how Samba will go from its current nominal support of SMB3 to more comprehensive support of SMB3. You will be given an overview of Samba's architecture, design, and the implementation status of key SMB3 features including Witness, Multichannel, SMB Direct, and Persistent Handles.
By the end, you will know exactly where we are and how far we have to go.
Learning Objectives
Current status of SMB3 support in Samba
Architecture and design of SMB3 features in Samba
Challenges faced during the implementation of SMB3 in Samba so far
The roadmap for SMB3 support in Samba going forward