fstab entry:
//phl-fulprod/afpoutput /data/ff_win/afpoutput cifs rw,credentials=/etc/samba/credentials,gid=prod,dir_mode=0770,file_mode=0660,ip=10.0.0.1,direct
That 10.x.x.x address is over the 2nd interface on each box, gbit, dedicated.
IO is VERY fast. Can't really tell the different between local disk and network disk, and the local disk is more than fast enough.
What is the "-o sfu"?