As Nutanix Files is generating major traction in enterprise space, Nutanix Files team keeps adding more enterprise class features. As of today we have new release of Nutanix Files now version 3.6 with few key new features.
- File Blocking
- Block specific file types from the file server or share by specifying the extension. File types blocked on the share level override blocked extensions specified on the file server level. This feature was I believe most asked by customers
- NearSync Disaster Recovery (DR)
- NearSync support for Nutanix Files, now have a 1 minute or greater recovery point objective (RPO), meaning you can configure NearSync to take snapshots of a file server in 1-minute intervals.
- SMB Message Encryption
- SMB message encryption secures messages between the file server and client. Turn on SMB message encryption when creating or modifying a share.
- Multi-byte Support For Share Root (NFS)
- Multibyte support is extended to NFS. Files supports multibyte and Unicode character names for NFS exports and for multiprotocol shares.
- Support Durable SMB File Handles
- Durable handles let SMB clients survive a temporary client-side connection loss after opening a file, allowing transparent client re-connection within a timeout.
- Enable Compression
- Files compression reduces the input/output (I/O) load and iSCSI traffic.
- Great Improvement in System Limits
- Overall the system limits are increases as distributed share reached 3PB and 1.8 for standard share with compression.
- Support for Windows Server 2019
- Supports for Active Directory (AD) 2019 server as a client for SMB share access and for join-domain operations. Improvements also include reduced permission requirements for join-domain delegated users.
- Enable Scale-Up Recommendation
- Scale-up performance optimization recommendation for SMB connection limits. Update the number of vCPUs and memory for the file server using the amount suggested by the scale-up recommendation.
More can be found on Release Notes
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