MoSMB Available on Google Cloud Marketplace

Ryussi America, Inc., developer of MoSMB – SMB 3 (Server Message Block) server on Linux, announced the availability of MoSMB standard edition on Google Cloud Marketplace.

Diagram depicts SMB3 use case for NAS
(from SNIA’s presentation)

Google Cloud Marketplace lets users quickly deploy functional software packages that run on Google Cloud. It allows customers to start up a familiar software package with services like Compute Engine or Cloud Storage, with no manual configuration required.

MoSMB SE for Google Cloud’s platform is an enterprise-grade SMB (Server Message Protocol) NAS file server on Linux for running demanding workloads on modern storage systems. MoSMB supports scalability and HA in heterogeneous environments that include Windows, macOS and Linux computers. With a 64-bit architecture, it can store tens of billions of files and scale to multiple petabytes. Its scalability can be leveraged for varied solutions including but not limited to:

• High speed file server
• NAS gateway for HPC/AI storage
• NAS gateway for big data analytics
• 2K/4K M&E workflows
• Backup and archival

MoSMB feature list:

• Enforces SMB semantics including open mode flags and locks for read and write operations.
• Enterprise grade authentication via Active Directory and Kerberos.
• Support for NTLMv2-based authentication when authenticating local users.
• SMB v3 encryption and signing for ensuring safety and security of data.
• Choice of Windows ACLs and basic POSIX ACLs for authorization.
• User-ID mapping to map SMB identities to Unix identities.
• Support for heterogeneous environments consisting of Windows, macOS and Linux clients.
• Performance scaling by scaling up CPU and/or RAM.
• SMB v2 & SMB v3 protocol compliance

“We are delighted to be collaborating with Google Cloud and are thrilled about offering MoSMB to our customers through Google Cloud. With just a few clicks, customers can have a high performance SMB server to satisfy multiple use cases and scenarios,” said Sandeep Bhambani, CEO. “We also have a series of additional offerings lined up that we look forward to offering to our Google Cloud customers over the next few months.“

More information or to get a free trial, visit MoSMB SE for GCP

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