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| # M-Stream Usage Notes | # M-Stream Usage Notes | ||
| - | ## When is M-Stream | + | ## When is M-Stream |
| M-Stream will function when moving data between any of the following storage providers provided they support range reads. | M-Stream will function when moving data between any of the following storage providers provided they support range reads. | ||
| - | * CIFS/ | + | * CIFS/SMB |
| * Swift API (SwiftStack, | * Swift API (SwiftStack, | ||
| * S3 API (Amazon, Scality, Cloudian, IBM COS, and many many others) | * S3 API (Amazon, Scality, Cloudian, IBM COS, and many many others) | ||
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| M-Stream will also accelerate the downloads to a Windows desktop running the SME Cloud tools version 10.5.10 or later, from one of the above providers. | M-Stream will also accelerate the downloads to a Windows desktop running the SME Cloud tools version 10.5.10 or later, from one of the above providers. | ||
| - | ## Enabling M-Stream on Enterprise File Fabric: | + | ## Enabling M-Stream on Enterprise File Fabric |
| To enable M-Stream for SME File Fabric follow the steps below: | To enable M-Stream for SME File Fabric follow the steps below: | ||
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| * M-Stream minimum file size | * M-Stream minimum file size | ||
| * If set to 0, M-Stream will be disabled) | * If set to 0, M-Stream will be disabled) | ||
| - | * If set too small, then too much overhead will be added effecting | + | * If set too small, then too much overhead will be added, adversely affecting |
| * If set too large, then full potential of M-Stream will not be utilized | * If set too large, then full potential of M-Stream will not be utilized | ||
| * Default multipart upload size (This only applies to S3 based storage and needs to be between 5MB and 4GB) | * Default multipart upload size (This only applies to S3 based storage and needs to be between 5MB and 4GB) | ||
| * Ranged read block size for FS and HPSS providers: (This is in 1803.03 and above. It only applies to FS or HPSS providers and specifies the block size for reading data. In most testing 4096 (4K) to (4M) should be used. Must be a base 2 integer) | * Ranged read block size for FS and HPSS providers: (This is in 1803.03 and above. It only applies to FS or HPSS providers and specifies the block size for reading data. In most testing 4096 (4K) to (4M) should be used. Must be a base 2 integer) | ||
| - | * Write block size for FS and HPSS providers: (Same as point 4, but controls writing to FS or HPSS) | + | * Write block size for FS and HPSS providers: (Same as point 4, but controls writing to FS or HPSS) |
| * M-Stream number of threads | * M-Stream number of threads | ||
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| * Enable Direct Upload: Should be set to Off | * Enable Direct Upload: Should be set to Off | ||
| - | ## From Team Admin Account | + | # From Team Admin Account |
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| + | Go to Dashboard >> Provider Settings: | ||
| - | Go to Dashboard >> Provider Setting | ||
| * Set Chunking " | * Set Chunking " | ||
| - | * Turn MPU/DLO " | + | * Turn MPU/DLO " |
| - | Go to Policies >> Encryption | + | Go to Policies >> Encryption: |
| - | * Disable Encryption. (SME encrypted files cannot be transmitted in parallel. SSE encryption or other storage encryption is fine) | + | |
| - | ## Enabling For Windows Tools: | + | * Disable Encryption. (Accelerated transfer will not be used for files encrypted with SME encryption. SSE encryption or other storage encryption allow accelerated transfer.) |
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| + | ## Enabling For Windows Tools | ||
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| + | From Cloud Tools >> Control Panel >> Bandwidth: | ||
| - | From Cloud Tools >> Control Panel >> Bandwidth | ||
| * Enable Allow multistream downloads | * Enable Allow multistream downloads | ||
| * Pick minimum file size (100 - 4096 MB) | * Pick minimum file size (100 - 4096 MB) | ||
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| * Determine if Cloud Drive should also use M-Stream | * Determine if Cloud Drive should also use M-Stream | ||
| - | ## Note: | + | ## Notes |
| - | * Provider support MPU/DLO and range read. | + | |
| + | * Provider support MPU/DLO and range read. | ||
| * File system support Random I/O. (Controlled by the read / write block size) | * File system support Random I/O. (Controlled by the read / write block size) | ||
| - | * M-Stream requires no user interaction. It just works for Provider to Provider movement of data. | + | * M-Stream requires no user interaction. It works automatically when conditions allow. |