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David,<br />
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So in this case CIFS share is the only way to go for the Windows file share ?<br />
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There are 4 Gigabit NICs in the unit, so I can probably dedicate one port for management unit and one port for data trasnfer for this CIFS share.
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David,

So in this case CIFS share is the only way to go for the Windows file share ?

There are 4 Gigabit NICs in the unit, so I can probably dedicate one port for management unit and one port for data trasnfer for this CIFS share.

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Hi People,<br />
<br />
I've just got <b>QNAP TS-471</b> for my office, so I wonder what's the best way to setup the file share for Windows client so that it can store and present large files to the workstations ?<br />
<br />
I have never deployed QNAP NAS before for creating a file share for a medium office.<br />
<br />
Note:<br />
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I've created 2x RAID 1 LUNs each with the following:<br />
<br />
LUN1 - 2x 4TB HDD: VMware VMFS<br />
LUN2 - 2x 4TB HDD: Windows file share - for Multimedia department (video editing)<br />
<br />
Any steps or best practice steps would be greatly appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thanks,
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Hi People,

I've just got QNAP TS-471 for my office, so I wonder what's the best way to setup the file share for Windows client so that it can store and present large files to the workstations ?

I have never deployed QNAP NAS before for creating a file share for a medium office.

Note:

I've created 2x RAID 1 LUNs each with the following:

LUN1 - 2x 4TB HDD: VMware VMFS
LUN2 - 2x 4TB HDD: Windows file share - for Multimedia department (video editing)

Any steps or best practice steps would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

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