Revit File Server Network Optimisation

[support4MLGP]

We have a HA cluster of Synology RS1619xs+ with a RAID 10 Array an a 512GB SSD Cache in RAID 1, 10Gbe backbone throughout and all client PC's connecting at 1 Gbps.  The File Server is set to SMB2 only with Opportunistic Locking disabled.  This has been operating fine for around a year however, I would like to improve performance for Revit users and would like your feedback on the below, as I cannot find any supporting documentation for these queries anywhere.

• Does Revit work okay with SMB3?
• Does Revit work okay with Jumbo Frames?
• Does Revit work okay with bonded Network Adapters (Client side)?

Any feedback of real world experiences would be appreciated.

Cheers.

[lim.wendy]

Hi @support4MLGP ,

Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting. Network Recommendations from Autodesk.

Below are some community discussions and recommendations:

• Central File server specification
• Server specs
• Revit Save to central problems
• NAS Synology DS415+ for Revit Worksharing
• SSDs and gigabit - speeding up Sync to Central
• Server specs to host Revit and Cad files?

Hope that helps!

[support4MLGP]

Thanks Wendy.  Unfortunately none of those threads answer the specifics that I am looking for.  I see that folk where having issues with SMB 3 in 2014, do you know if this is still an issue with Revit 2018 and above?

[nuwangunawardena]

Hi, I am keen to know what your experience is of using Revit with the Synology RS1619xs+ with an SSD cache.
We have that NAS and I am wondering if putting in an SSD cache will improve performance (load/sync times). I'm assuming it would of course BUT would be interested to know if you've run into any issues. We use File-Based Worksharing and are running a mix of Revit 2019 - 2022.
Any input from you would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks!

NAS spec: -

Synology RS1619xs+
64GB RAM

4 x 16TB Seagate IronWolf Pro drives in RAID 10

DSM 6.2

Our LAN is 1GB