Overview

Xinet provides a smooth transition path to SMB2 (Server Message Block) and still allows AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) connections, in addition to SMB2 connections, until the time when AFP is end-of-life by Apple. All customers with current maintenance contracts will automatically be allowed to use additional named SMB users when they upgrade to Xinet 19.

This article provides more information on the introduction of SMB user license model and how it fits with the previous AFP license model.

Information

• Xinet licenses are based on concurrent AppleShare (AFP) user seats. We have been using a concurrent user license model, which means that any user account can log on to a Xinet server and mount Volumes over AppleShare (AFP) as long as the total number of allowed concurrent logins is not exceeded.
  • For example, a 32-user license means that no more than 32 Mac clients (independent of user names) can be logged in at the same time.
    
    
• For SMB we have implemented a named user license model. This means that an existing or new user account needs to be enabled to view Volumes over SMB. If your license allows you to have 50 SMB users, it means that 50 user accounts can have the new option, The setting Can access SMB Volumes can be found on the user page in the Xinet native admin interface.
  
  
• To simplify our user packs, we have mapped the existing licenses with the maximum number of AFP users in the range of AFP users you already have, and in addition, we provide double that number of SMB users. This new mapping is shown in the chart below.
  
  

  EXISTING AFP USER PACKAGES	NEW AFP USER PACKAGES	ADDITIONAL SMB USER PACKAGES
  4 - 10 users	25 users	50 users
  16 - 32 users	50 users	100 users
  50 - 100 users	100 users	200 users
  128 - 250 users	250 users	500 users
  500 - unlimited users	unlimited users	unlimited users

Example: A customer with 32-AFP users license upgrades to Xinet 19. The new license will allow 50 concurrent AFP sessions, and optionally 100 users can be enabled to connect via SMB2.