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ReadyNAS OS 6.1
Configure Global Settings for File-Sharing Protocols
This section covers file-sharing concepts and configuring the different types of file-sharing
protocols on your ReadyNAS storage system.
Basic File-Sharing Concepts
Network access to data stored on your ReadyNAS system is managed by file-sharing
protocols, which handle the transfer of data. For shares, you can enable several protocols.
For LUNs, the protocol is always iSCSI. (iSCSI is enabled by default.) The ReadyNAS can
handle a maximum of 1,024 concurrent connections.
Global settings for file-sharing protocols apply to your entire ReadyNAS system. Share
settings for file-sharing protocols apply to individual shares.
When you enable a file-sharing protocol for an individual shared folder, the protocol is also
enabled globally. When you disable a file-sharing protocol for an individual shared folder, the
protocol remains enabled globally so that you can still access other folders that might be
using the protocol.
If a protocol is disabled globally, you can configure its settings for individual shares, but the
settings are not effective until you enable the protocol. For information about how to configure
and enable file-sharing protocols for individual shares, see
Set Network Access Rights to
Shared Folders on page 50.
For best performance, enable only those file-sharing protocols that you use. Disable the
file-sharing protocols that you do not use to maximize system memory and improve system
performance. For example, if you do not use Linux or Unix computers to transfer files to and
from your ReadyNAS system, disable the NFS file-sharing protocol.