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Announcement: Support for SMB opportunistic locking (preview)

July 30, 2026

Azure NetApp Files now supports configuration of SMB opportunistic locking (oplocks) for SMB and dual-protocol volumes. This capability improves compatibility with legacy applications that require oplocks to be disabled and supports configuration on both new and existing volumes. You can configure replication destination volumes independently of the source volume.

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Preview: Azure NetApp Files support for SMB opportunistic locking