Cifs will be probably faster today. If there is a samba v4 installed ----- Originale Nachricht ----- Von: Chris Wilkinson <winstonia...@gmail.com> Gesendet: 30.04.23 - 11:28 An: "Dr. Thorsten Brandau" <thorsten.bran...@brace.de> Betreff: Re: [Bacula-users] Storage protocols advice sought
> Many thanks for those thoughts. The consensus seems to be CIFS or NFS, v4 > if possible. I've done CIFS previously and found it reasonably easy to set > up. I've not done NFS so I'll need to play around with it to find the > pitfalls. > > I'm still not clear which is likely to run quickest which I suppose depends > on the protocol overhead. > > Thanks All > -Chris- > > On Sun, 30 Apr 2023, 06:03 Dr. Thorsten Brandau, <thorsten.bran...@brace.de> > wrote: > >> >> Bill Arlofski via Bacula-users schrieb am 30.04.23 um 01:04: >> >> On 4/29/23 16:33, Chris Wilkinson wrote: >> >> I am about to set up a NAS on a local lan as a storage device. The NAS >> offers CIFS, NFS, (S)FTP, WEBDAV as supported >> protocols. The NAS OS is pretty much locked down so there isn't really an >> option to install anything additional. I know that >> CIFS and NFS can be locally mounted but wonder if these any of these other >> options could be used and whether they might offer >> faster backups. Security is not a big concern as it will be on the local >> LAN only. >> >> Any advice/experience would be welcomed. >> >> Chris Wilkinson >> >> >> >> Hello Chris, >> >> If the NAS/SAN does not offer iSCSI, then go with NFS. >> >> I'd say save yourself the headaches associated with CIFS. :) >> >> >> NFS is pretty fast, however, only NFS4 offers encryption on the share. >> CIFS as a samba server should offer SMB3.2 with encryption per share on the >> line, plus you probably can use the UNIX extensions. There are especially >> with multiple users and more complex rights management less problems with >> SAMBA/CIFS than with NFS. >> >> Also, using extensively links for example is a lot easier when you share >> them via CIFS as they will be transparent. in NFS you would have to share >> the full drive. >> >> Sharing the NFS drive as root makes more problem security wise than >> shareing CIFS drives. >> >> Both will need planning and thinking before implementing. SFTP and WEBDAV >> are no good options for permanent drive sharing. >> >> Cheers >> >> T >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Sincerely Yours/Avec mes meilleurs salutations/Yoroshiku onegai-shimasu BRACE GmbH Dr. Thorsten Brandau * Diese Email und die Anhänge sind vetraulich ++ This email and its attachments are confidential * ----------------- Sent from my mobile BRACE GmbH - Dr. Thorsten Brandau - Am Mittelberg 5 - 63791 Karlstein - Germany - www.brace.de
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