SMB signing in the host's configuration and impacts

[Aswathylal]

Hi All,

we would like to implement SMB signing in the host's windows configuration. Will this impact the user logins. Any leads to know more about this?

[Albert_Candelario · Accepted solution]

Hello @Aswathylal ,

Thanks for posting.

I would recommend you test such configuration on a Test environment. I recall a documentation from Microsoft explaining this option might lead to performance issues, see below:
Reduced performance after SMB Encryption or SMB Signing is enabled - Windows Server | Microsoft Lear...

Kindly remember Qlik Sense client-managed needs a fast disk to work properly:

"Qlik recommends a maximum latency of 4ms between Qlik Sense servers and any file shares. 10Gbit networking is recommended, considering many parallel file read/write operations can be requested from multiple file share clients (Qlik Sense servers)."

Qlik Sense Share Storage options and requirements - Qlik Community - 1713857

So,  I would strongly suggest to test this properly before pushing such changes into a productive environment.

Cheers,

Albert

[Aswathylal]

Hello @Albert_Candelario ,

Thanks for response. We are using Qlikview 12.50 . Is there any leads to know more on the impact of  SMB change in Qlikview?

Regards,

Aswathy

[Albert_Candelario]

Hello @Aswathylal ,

I'll have a look and I also assume it might depend on the specific settings used.

My recommendation would indeed be doing a proper testing on a Sandbox to ensure QlikView works properly in terms of performance as per the MS documentation article as well as the rest of the functionalities.

Cheers,

Albert

[Albert_Candelario · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Unfortunately I could not find anything relevant, mainly because this is a OS change and not on the Qlik product itself.

Still, we would be very keen to know how your tests go on the Sandbox/Dev environment and do not hesitate to share it with us here.

looking forward for your updates.

Cheers,

Albert