I don't have samba experiences. Isn't the installation and administration of a samba server just for one "share" overkill? Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:36:31 +0100 "Marc Roos" <M.Roos(a)f1-outsourcing.eu> ==> ceph-users <ceph-users(a)ceph.io>io>, taeuber <taeuber(a)bbaw.de> : -- Informationstechnologie Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Jägerstraße 22-23 10117 Berlin Tel.: +49 30 20370-352 http://www.bbaw.de

Hello Lars, we have full SMB Support in our Ceph management solution. You can create simple (user+pass) or complex SMB (AD) high available shares on CTDB clustered Samba with ease. Please see the attached Screenshots [image: image.png] [image: image.png] [image: image.png] [image: image.png] -- Martin Verges Managing director Hint: Secure one of the last slots in the upcoming 4-day Ceph Intensive Training at https://croit.io/training/4-days-ceph-in-depth-training. Mobile: +49 174 9335695 E-Mail: martin.verges(a)croit.io Chat: https://t.me/MartinVerges croit GmbH, Freseniusstr. 31h, 81247 Munich CEO: Martin Verges - VAT-ID: DE310638492 Com. register: Amtsgericht Munich HRB 231263 Web: https://croit.io YouTube: https://goo.gl/PGE1Bx Am Do., 13. Feb. 2020 um 10:03 Uhr schrieb Lars Täuber <taeuber(a)bbaw.de>de>:

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:04 AM Lars Täuber <taeuber(a)bbaw.de> wrote: Check out our software, you can deploy a pair of highly available Samba servers with just a few clicks: https://croit.io/croit-virtual-demo From experience: I've used Windows + Ceph with both Samba and iSCSI for backup systems. iSCSI has a few restrictions related to persistent group reservations which can be a problem (but not an issue for backup setups, usually), Samba is more compatible. If you have experience with neither iSCSI nor Samba and you only need a simple setup, then go for Samba. It's easier to configure for simple setups and you'll find lots of example that work out-of-the box. The minimum example is just mounting CephFS somewhere and re-exporting it with Samba and not setting up Samba clustering. That's super easy. If you need high availability or the Ceph VFS then the initial config can be somewhat tricky (iSCSI HA is easier) Paul -- Paul Emmerich Looking for help with your Ceph cluster? Contact us at https://croit.io croit GmbH Freseniusstr. 31h 81247 München www.croit.io Tel: +49 89 1896585 90 > > Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:36:31 +0100 > "Marc Roos" <M.Roos(a)f1-outsourcing.eu> ==> ceph-users <ceph-users(a)ceph.io>io>, taeuber <taeuber(a)bbaw.de> : > > Via smb, much discussed here > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: 13 February 2020 09:33 > > To: ceph-users(a)ceph.io > > Subject: [ceph-users] Ceph and Windows - experiences or suggestions > > > > Hi there! > > > > I got the task to connect a Windows client to our existing ceph cluster. > > I'm looking for experiences or suggestions from the community. > > There came two possibilities to my mind: > > 1. iSCSI Target on RBD exported to Windows > > 2. NFS-Ganesha on CephFS exported to Windows > > > > Is there a third way exporting a ceph cluster to a windows machine? > > > > I have some experiences with CephFS. We have a small cluster > > successfully running for linux clients. I don't have experiences with > > RBD or iSCSI. > > > > The Windows machine will use the space for backups. The kind of data is > > unknown. I expect the data to be a MS-SQL dump and user data from a > > sharepoint system. The Windows admin does not care whether NFS or iSCSI > > is used. > > > > I'd be happy if some of you could share experiences. > > > > Thanks > > Lars > > _______________________________________________ > > ceph-users mailing list -- ceph-users(a)ceph.io > > To unsubscribe send an email to ceph-users-leave(a)ceph.io > > > > > > > -- > Informationstechnologie > Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften > Jägerstraße 22-23 10117 Berlin > Tel.: +49 30 20370-352 http://www.bbaw.de > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list -- ceph-users(a)ceph.io > To unsubscribe send an email to ceph-users-leave(a)ceph.io

Lars Täuber wrote: Tiger Bridge will extend your NTFS (or ReFS) file system into a Ceph cluster seamlessly. This is a software only gateway with an HSM tiering and synchronization engine that turns inactive files on the NTFS volume into zero-byte stub-files to free up space locally (it recalls data automatically when needed). Learn more about Tiger Bridge - https://www.tiger-technology.com/software/tiger-bridge/ NB. - Note that the trial version (3.7.x) has a known issue with Ceph targets. Contact me directly (bernard at tiger-technology.com) if you would like a trial version for Ceph.

Doesn’t SMB support require a paid subscription?