SMB3 and Linux - A Seamless File Sharing Protocol

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Jeremy Allison

Library Content Type

Podcast

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Focus Areas

Networked Storage

Abstract

SMB3 is the default Windows and MacOS X file sharing protocol, but what about making it the default on Linux ? After developing the UNIX extensions to the SMB1 protocol, the Samba developers are planning to add UNIX extensions to SMB3 also. Co-creator of Samba Jeremy Allison will discuss the technical challenges faced in making SMB3 into a seamless file sharing protocol between Linux clients and Samba servers, and how Samba plans to address them. Come learn how Samba plans to make NFS obsolete (again :-) ! Learning Objectives SMB3 Linux Windows interoperability