Hi! I am trying to mount a CIFS file system of a Windows 7 server on a Cluster of Linux machines. The same Windows folder has to be mounted several times simultaneously. But it seems that there is a sorts of limit for the number of CIFS sessions I am allowed to open at the same time. I am only able to have 12-14 open sessions simultaneously. Is there any limit for the number of file handles allowed for a CIFS/SMB session? Or is there any limit for the number of open file handles allowed on Windows 7? Is this tunable? How can I adjust it? Best Regards, Sónia

· Hi Sónia, First, I would like to say that there is currently a limit of 20 inbound SMB connections to Windows 7. Regarding our issue, you may refer to the following articles: Mac OS X: How to connect to Windows File Sharing (SMB) Please Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Networking home computers running different versions of Windows Hope it helps. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Thanks for your reply Sabrina! > First, I would like to say that there is currently a limit of 20 inbound SMB connections to Windows 7. Is this limit tunable? Best regards, Sónia

Hi Sónia, I think it is not tunable by configuring the settings. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.