HP CIFS Server 2.2m Release Note version A.01.11.05

HP CIFS Server Release Note
Updating from version A.01.07 or earlier
Chapter 112
nfiles = (23 + max_client_files) * max_connected_clients
NOTE: Previous CIFS Server versions used 8 files for internal
use.
— NFLOCKS - total number of file locks per system
At least ten (10) file locks are allocated per smbd process for
internal use. Clients may need additional locks depending on the
applications used. Therefore, as a minimum, the number of
nflocks should be:
nflocks = 10 * max_connected_clients
NOTE: Previous CIFS Server versions did not require explicit
configuration of this parameter.
These guidelines for minimum parameter values account for HP
CIFS Server usage of system resources only. Other applications and
system processes may require further increases in the value of these
parameters.
• Memory Requirements
Each connected client will use a minimum of 1MB of memory. This is
approximately double the usage of version A.01.07. For example, a
system expecting 1024 connected clients should have at least 1 GB of
physical memory. This is over and above the requirements of other
applications that will be running concurrently with CIFS Server.
NOTE Using a very large smb.conf file can significantly increase memory
utilization. Therefore, it is good practice to minimize unnecessary
lines in the smb.conf file. One way to achieve this is to use the
SWAT utility for configuration.