Accessing Files Remotely with Linux - Recent Progress with SMB3.1.1 Client and Servers

Explore recent advancements in Linux's remote file access capabilities through SMB3.1.1 in this 52-minute technical presentation from the Storage Developer Conference 2022. Learn about significant improvements in the Linux client and kernel server implementations, including enhanced metadata caching through better lease utilization, optimized multichannel performance via dynamic network interface reconfiguration, and improved parallelization. Discover new features like compressed network mounts, SMB3.1.1 packet signing, rewritten read-ahead and offline caching mechanisms, and cross-mount server-side copy functionality. Examine security enhancements, including the removal of legacy authentication algorithms, and understand the progress made in the kernel server's RDMA performance and testing quality. Gain insights into how these features benefit common scenarios when accessing various SMB3.1.1 servers like Azure cloud, Samba, Windows, Macs, and the new Linux kernel server (ksmbd). Get a glimpse of future improvements planned for SMB3.1.1 on Linux and understand the roadmap for enhancing remote file access capabilities.