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SMB connection limit

paulmt
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SMB connection limit

Hello
 
Can anyone tell me whether there is an SMB connection limit for models RN516 and RN102?  If so, are they different?  Does Netgear have a recommended number of users/connections for each model?  Is there any official documentation about this, or about model comparisons in this regard?
 
Any assistance much appreciated.
 
Thanks
Paul

 

Model: RN102|ReadyNAS 100 Series,RN51600|ReadyNAS 516 6-Bay
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TeknoJnky
Hero

Re: SMB connection limit

I don't think there are any hard limits or license limits on smb connections for any of the readynas devices (they are all based on linux).

 

That said, there will be usability limits based upon CPU power, memory, and physical disk access speeds.

 

RN102 is for small work groups, I'd suggest 10 or less users.

 

RN516 is much more beefy, I would think it could handle 50 to 100+ users depending on what kind of workloads and network you have.

 

Even newer devices the 526/626/528/628 devices have newer cpus and more memory could potentially support even more.

 

Netgear may have some more official numbers published somewhere, but above is my guess.

 

 

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jak0lantash
Mentor

Re: SMB connection limit


@paulmt wrote:
models RN516 and RN102

The formerly second most powerful desktop ReadyNAS (OS6) and the most entry-level ReadyNAS (OS6) ^^

 

I doubt you'll find precise specs on these. 

The datasheets for all ReadyNAS of this generation (RN102/RN104/RN312/RN314/RN316/RN516/RN716) say the same: "Max # Concurrent Connections: 1024"

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/datasheet/en/RN100.pdf

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/datasheet/en/RN300-RN500-RN700.pdf

But that's obviously not accurate.

 

Both RN102 & RN516 are now old, if you're looking to buy, you should look at RN212 & RN526X (to list only the current "equivalent").

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paulmt
Aspirant

Re: SMB connection limit

Thanks both for your replies.

 

We're not looking to buy.  We actually have several of each models, and we use the RN102s as on-site emergency backups to the RN516s.  Early testing seemed to be fine, but recently when switching to the 102 in a genuine emergency situation, the 102 was unable to cope, for reasons that we are still investigating but not yet certain about.  Would your opinion be that using a RN102 to serve an office of up to 60 people is feasible?

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jak0lantash
Mentor

Re: SMB connection limit


@paulmt wrote:

Would your opinion be that using a RN102 to serve an office of up to 60 people is feasible?


No and far from it. The RN102 is not build for that type of workload. You will need an RN312 for that.

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: SMB connection limit

Or a RN422. The RN422 is the replacement for the RN312 in our lineup.

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StephenB
Guru

Re: SMB connection limit

Netgear suggests 40 simultaneous users (max) with the RN422.  That increases to 80 simultaneous users with the RN52x series.

 

The RN422 should serve, but you might consider the RN524 if the usage is heavy or you expect much growth over the system lifetime.

 

I'd recommend a 4 bay unit anyway, it gives you more storage expansion later on.

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paulmt
Aspirant

Re: SMB connection limit


@StephenB wrote:

Netgear suggests 40 simultaneous users (max) with the RN422.  


 

Thanks for this.  Can you tell me where you're seeing these figures? I'd be interested in checking what Netgear's official recommendations are for all the various models we currently have.  

 

jak0lantash posted some technical specs above which suggested Netgear were saying each unit could cope with 1024 concurrent connections, but as he pointed out, this seems unlikely.  You must be looking at different recommendations?

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StephenB
Guru

Re: SMB connection limit

First, you might be interested in this new performance white paper: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS-100/ReadyNAS_OS_Performance_Guide.pdf

 

Netgear started adding simultaneous users to their datasheets - not always in the same place though.   Search for users, and you'll eventually hit it.

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/datasheet/en/RN212-RN214.pdf 

https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/storage/ReadyNAS-RN420-Series.pdf

https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/storage/ReadyNAS_RN524X_RN526X_RN528X_DS_09Dec16.pdf

https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/storage/ReadyNAS_RN620_DS_08Dec16.pdf

 

The older NAS (RN10x, RN20x, RN31x, RN51x, RN71x) didn't include this info, just the (IMO) meaningless max connections and max user specs.

 

BTW I grabbed the wrong number for the RN520 series - it should have been 80.  The RN620 number is 120.  I've edited the original post.

 

 

 

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