Example: It takes almost a second just to find and open the file in SMB2, with the below metadata calls to find the parent folder, sub folder, locate if the file exists, then open (SMB2 Create call) t...Example: It takes almost a second just to find and open the file in SMB2, with the below metadata calls to find the parent folder, sub folder, locate if the file exists, then open (SMB2 Create call) the file, close the file, open it again, then finally read the file. Additional delays can occur as security hardware/software scans each file on the network between the client and ONTAP, or at the client level.