A new version of Nutanix Files, formerly knowns and Nutanix Acropolis File Services (AFS), was released 2019-10-17 meaning the latest and greatest version is 3.6.0.
The following new features or enhancements to existing features are included in latest release:
- File Blocking by specifying the extension. Applies to files server and or share.
- SMB message encryption secures messages between the file server and client.
- AOS NearSync is now available for Nutanix Files. Recovery Point Objective as low as 1 minute.
- Multi-byte Support For Share Root (NFS). Files supports multibyte and Unicode character names for NFS exports and for multiprotocol shares.
- Support Durable SMB File Handles meaning clients will survive (auto connect without a time out) a temporary connection loss.
- Compression which as of today require AOS 5.11.1.
- Support for Windows Server 2019 as a client for SMB share access and for join-domain operations. Improvements also include reduced permission requirements for join-domain delegated users.
- Enable File server VM Scale-Up Recommendation
Nutanix Files Deployment – Figure Borrowed From Nutanix Official Documentation
As mentioned in previous blog posts Nutanix Files is the Nutanix file server and it currently supports the following protocols:
- SMB 2.0
- SMB 2.1
- SMB 3.0
- NFS v3
- NFS v4
Nutanix Files has integration with third-party solutions for antivirus management. The following solutions are supported with Nutanix Files version 3.6:
- Bitdefender Gravity Zone Security for Storage 6.6.1-6.6.2
- Kaspersky Security 10 for Windows Server
- McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Storage 1.2.0 and 1.3.0
- Sophos for Network Storage, Endpoint Security and Control 10
- Symantec Protection Engine 7.9.0
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