samba - Oct 2024 - Inquiry on Object and Concurrency Limitations in Samba4 for High-Volume LDAP/LDAPS Environments

Hi.

I am reaching out to request information on the capabilities and potential
limitations of Samba4 in relation to our Active Directory infrastructure.
Given our organization?s extensive use of LDAP/LDAPS, we need specific
details regarding:

   1.

   *Maximum Object Capacity:* Is there a limit to the number of objects
   Samba4 can manage optimally?
   2.

   *User and Device Limits:* Are there restrictions on the number of users
   or computers that can be efficiently managed in a production environment?
   3.

   *Concurrency Capabilities:* Does Samba4 have any limitations concerning
   concurrent queries or the maximum allowed simultaneous connections?

So far, we have not found official documentation addressing these specific
queries, so we would particularly appreciate input from community members
with relevant experience. We are interested to know if anyone has
infrastructure containing over 20,000 users/computers and more than 100,000
total objects.

We greatly appreciate any information you can provide, as it is essential
for planning the scalability of our environment and preventing performance
issues.

Op 26-10-2024 om 17:28 schreef Gabriel via samba:
> Hi.
>
> I am reaching out to request information on the capabilities and potential
> limitations of Samba4 in relation to our Active Directory infrastructure.
> Given our organization?s extensive use of LDAP/LDAPS, we need specific
> details regarding:
>
>     1.
>
>     *Maximum Object Capacity:* Is there a limit to the number of objects
>     Samba4 can manage optimally?
>     2.
>
>     *User and Device Limits:* Are there restrictions on the number of users
>     or computers that can be efficiently managed in a production
environment?
>     3.
>
>     *Concurrency Capabilities:* Does Samba4 have any limitations concerning
>     concurrent queries or the maximum allowed simultaneous connections?
>
> So far, we have not found official documentation addressing these specific
> queries, so we would particularly appreciate input from community members
> with relevant experience. We are interested to know if anyone has
> infrastructure containing over 20,000 users/computers and more than 100,000
> total objects.
>
> We greatly appreciate any information you can provide, as it is essential
> for planning the scalability of our environment and preventing performance
> issues.
There is some information in the docs at Tranquil IT: 
https://samba.tranquil.it/doc/en/samba_fundamentals/samba_server_dimensionning.html
<https://samba.tranquil.it/doc/en/samba_fundamentals/samba_server_dimensionning.html#dimensioning-the-memory>

They have experience with (very) large environments.

- Kees.