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What performance impact has SMB multichannel?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • CIFS/Server Message Block(SMB)
  • SMB3 Multichannel

Answer

  • There will be no negative performance impact due to SMB multichannel.
  • SMB multichannel is for improving throughput/performance and fault tolerance by using multiple connections and interfaces for a single SMB3 session.

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