A feature of Azure Files letting an SMB 3.1.1 client use multiple connections to one share to raise IOPS and throughput. Only premium shares (SSD, FileStorage) support it.
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Terms in this definition
- Azure Files
Azure's managed file shares over SMB or NFS. There is no Archive tier, and a single encryption key applies across the whole storage account.
- SMB
Protocol for Windows file shares, used by Azure Files and supporting authentication based on identity.
- Share
In OpenSharing, the container you fill with tables, views, volumes, models and notebooks for recipients. You need
CREATE SHAREon the metastore to make one; add a schema and all its assets, including later ones, go with history. - IOPS
Input/output operations per second measure how fast a disk performs; a P50 disk, for instance, offers 7,500.
- Premium
Hosting plan for Azure Functions that keeps instances pre-warmed to avoid cold starts and supports VNet integration. Executions time out after 30 minutes by default, which host.json can extend.
- SSD
Flash-based solid-state storage that underpins Premium disks and storage.
- FileStorage
Storage account kind on premium SSD dedicated to Azure Files, supporting only ZRS or LRS redundancy.