Applies to NetApp E-Series Fabric Attached Storage (FAS) Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server Message Block (SMB) Network File System (NFS) E-Series, primarily block storage and optimized for perform...Applies to NetApp E-Series Fabric Attached Storage (FAS) Network Attached Storage (NAS) Server Message Block (SMB) Network File System (NFS) E-Series, primarily block storage and optimized for performance, does not natively support NAS protocols like SMB or NFS FAS supports both block and file storage and provides NAS capabilities with NFS and CIFS/SMB, suitable for a wide range of workloads NetApp video: Key benefits of using NetApp E-Series systems versus using commodity servers for storage