topic Monitor activity of shared folders on Linux in VMware Workstation Pro Discussions

Monitor activity of shared folders on Linux

ajgringo619 — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:24:27 GMT

I recently switched my guests to use VMware shared folders instead of Samba. Is there as easy way to monitor their activity, something equivalent to smbstatus?

Re: Monitor activity of shared folders on Linux

wila — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:56:03 GMT

Nope, there is no such thing.

You basically downgraded your shared folders.

VMHGFS is good for ad hoc things, not for heavy duty use.

AFAICT there's only the options you can see with:

vmhgfs-fuse -h

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Wil

Re: Monitor activity of shared folders on Linux

continuum — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 22:24:05 GMT

If you prefer ease of use and predictability over obscure makeshift solutions I would recommend to switch to Samba.
Anyway - respect for your warrior mindset.

Qapla

Ulli

Re: Monitor activity of shared folders on Linux

ajgringo619 — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:13:45 GMT

Interesting replies...I did a couple of tests on file transfers and VMware's solution was faster. On that note, I really haven't started hammering the shares yet. I'll give Samba another look (still installed, just not active).