5.9 Directory Cache Management for CIFS Server

Table 5-4 Server Parameter Information for Directory Cache Management

Parameter Name and Description

Default Value

Value Options

MAXIMUM_CACHED_FILES_PER_SUBDIRECTORY

Controls the maximum number of file entries that can be cached by the system for a given folder in the directory cache.

10240

Minimum is 512 files.

MAXIMUM_CACHED_FILES_PER_VOLUME

Controls the maximum number of file entries that can be cached by the system for a given volume in the directory cache.

256000

Minimum is 2048 files.

MAXIMUM_LAZY_CLOSE_FILES

Controls the maximum number of files’ handles that can be lazy closed in the directory cache.

4096

16 to 64000

MAXIMUM_CACHED_SUBDIRECTORIES_PER_VOLUME

Controls the maximum number of folder entries that can be cached by the system for a volume in the directory cache.

102400

4096