Appendix A
CIFS Access Limits By System Memory
About this appendix
The tables in this appendix list CIFS access limits by storage system model and memory.
Limits for the FAS3000 series storage systems
The following table shows access limits for the FAS3000 series storage systems.
CIFS limits by storage system memory
|
2 GB
FAS30200
|
4 GB
FAS3050
|
|---|
|
Maximum number of connections
|
32,000
|
64,000
|
|
Maximum number of shares
|
64,000
|
128,000
|
|
Maximum number of share connections
|
128,000
|
256,000
|
|
Maximum number of open files
|
640,000
|
1,280,000
|
|
Maximum number of locked files
|
705,536
|
1,411,072
|
|
Maximum number of locks
|
1,411,072
|
2,822,144
|
Limits for the FAS900 series storage systems
The following table shows access limits for the FAS900 series storage systems.
CIFS limits by storage system memory
|
1 GB
FAS920
|
3 GB
FAS940
|
6 GB
FAS960
|
8 GB
FAS960
|
|---|
|
Maximum number of users
|
32,000
|
48,000
|
96,000
|
128,000
|
|
Maximum number of shares
|
64,000
|
96,000
|
192,000
|
256,000
|
|
Maximum number of share connections
|
128,000
|
192,000
|
384,000
|
512,000
|
|
Maximum number of open files
|
640,000
|
960,000
|
1,920,000
|
2,560,000
|
|
Maximum number of locked files
|
705,536
|
1,058,304
|
2,116,608
|
2,822,144
|
|
Maximum number of locks
|
1,411,072
|
2,116,608
|
4,233,216
|
5,644,288
|
Limits for the F800 series storage systems
The following table shows access limits for the F800 series storage systems.
CIFS limits by storage system memory
|
512 MB
F810
|
1GB
F820/F825
|
3 GB
F840/F880
|
|---|
|
Maximum number of users
|
8,000
|
16,000
|
48,000
|
|
Maximum number of shares
|
16,000
|
32,000
|
96,000
|
|
Maximum number of share connections
|
32,000
|
64,000
|
192,000
|
|
Maximum number of open files
|
160,000
|
320,000
|
960,000
|
|
Maximum number of locked files
|
176,000
|
352,768
|
1,058,304
|
|
Maximum number of locks
|
352,768
|
705,536
|
2,116,608
|
Limits for the FAS200 series storage systems
The following table shows access limits for the FAS200 series storage systems.
CIFS limits by storage system memory
|
512 MB
FAS250
|
1024 MB
FAS270
|
|---|
|
Maximum number of connections
|
6,200
|
13,200
|
|
Maximum number of shares
|
12,400
|
26,400
|
|
Maximum number of share connections
|
24,800
|
52,800
|
|
Maximum number of open files
|
124,000
|
264,000
|
|
Maximum number of locked files
|
138,336
|
292,672
|
|
Maximum number of locks
|
276,672
|
585,344
|
Limits for F87 storage systems
The following table shows access limits for F87 storage systems.
CIFS limits by storage system memory
|
256 MB
F87
|
|---|
|
Maximum number of users
|
4,000
|
|
Maximum number of shares
|
8,000
|
|
Maximum number of share connections
|
16,000
|
|
Maximum number of open files
|
80,000
|
|
Maximum number of locked files
|
88,192
|
|
Maximum number of locks
|
176,384
|
Limits for the R100, R150, and R200 storage systems
The following table shows access limits for the R100, R150, and R200 storage systems.
CIFS limits by storage system memory
|
3 GB
R100
|
6 GB
R150/R200
|
|---|
|
Maximum number of users
|
48,000
|
96,000
|
|
Maximum number of shares
|
96,000
|
192,000
|
|
Maximum number of share connections
|
192,000
|
384,000
|
|
Maximum number of open files
|
960,000
|
1,920,000
|
|
Maximum number of locked files
|
1,058,304
|
2,116,608
|
|
Maximum number of locks
|
2,116,608
|
4,233,216
|
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