The Nblade.cifsNonAesNiBytesProc:Excessive SMB3 cryptographic processing load message is seen in the ONTAP event log: Description: This message occurs when a system with CPUs that do not support the A...The Nblade.cifsNonAesNiBytesProc:Excessive SMB3 cryptographic processing load message is seen in the ONTAP event log: Description: This message occurs when a system with CPUs that do not support the AES-NI instruction set is performing SMB3 encryption or signing of a large amount of data. Corrective Action: Avoid encrypted or signed SMB3 traffic on systems that do not support the AES-NI instruction set.