[Wlug] Implementing Samba To Access MSA 1000 with 2.4 Terrabyte storage

All, is anyone of you have the experience with HP MSA 1000 2.4 Terrabyte SCSI hardrive that accessed using samba for its distribution access to several server ? The samba is in linux RHEL AS/ES on HP DL 360 G4P. How is the performance ?? In this case,which one is better, mapping drive using windows or samba ? with best regards, Aramico