Summary
This classic howto was written in 2002, but it is still a must-read howto for any Linux professionals today.It will guide you how to set up NFS clients and servers. This is a book you should have on your bookshelf.
Table of Contents
- 1. Preamble
- 1.1. Legal stuff
- 1.2. Disclaimer
- 1.3. Feedback
- 1.4. Translation
- 1.5. Dedication
- 2. Introduction
- 2.1. What is NFS?
- 2.2....
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Summary
This classic howto was written in 2002, but it is still a must-read howto for any Linux professionals today.It will guide you how to set up NFS clients and servers. This is a book you should have on your bookshelf.
Table of Contents
- 1. Preamble
- 1.1. Legal stuff
- 1.2. Disclaimer
- 1.3. Feedback
- 1.4. Translation
- 1.5. Dedication
- 2. Introduction
- 2.1. What is NFS?
- 2.2. What is this HOWTO and what is it not?
- 2.3. Knowledge Pre-Requisites
- 2.4. Software Pre-Requisites: Kernel Version and nfs-utils
- 2.5. Where to get help and further information
- 3. Setting Up an NFS Server
- 3.1. Introduction to the server setup
- 3.2. Setting up the Configuration Files
- 3.3. Getting the services started
- 3.4. Verifying that NFS is running
- 3.5. Making changes to /etc/exports later on
- 4. Setting up an NFS Client
- 4.1. Mounting remote directories
- 4.2. Getting NFS File Systems to Be Mounted at Boot Time
- 4.3. Mount options
- 5. Optimizing NFS Performance
- 5.1. Setting Block Size to Optimize Transfer Speeds
- 5.2. Packet Size and Network Drivers
- 5.3. Overflow of Fragmented Packets
- 5.4. NFS over TCP
- 5.5. Timeout and Retransmission Values
- 5.6. Number of Instances of the NFSD Server Daemon
- 5.7. Memory Limits on the Input Queue
- 5.8. Turning Off Autonegotiation of NICs and Hubs
- 5.9. Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Behavior in NFS
- 5.10. Non-NFS-Related Means of Enhancing Server Performance
- 6. Security and NFS
- 6.1. The portmapper
- 6.2. Server security: nfsd and mountd
- 6.3. Client Security
- 6.4. NFS and firewalls (ipchains and netfilter)
- 6.5. Tunneling NFS through SSH
- 6.6. Summary
- 7. Troubleshooting
- 7.1. Unable to See Files on a Mounted File System
- 7.2. File requests hang or timeout waiting for access to the file.
- 7.3. Unable to mount a file system
- 7.4. I do not have permission to access files on the mounted volume.
- 7.5. When I transfer really big files, NFS takes over all the CPU cycles on the server and it screeches to a halt.
- 7.6. Strange error or log messages
- 7.7. Real permissions don't match what's in /etc/exports.
- 7.8. Flaky and unreliable behavior
- 7.9. nfsd won't start
- 7.10. File Corruption When Using Multiple Clients
- 8. Using Linux NFS with Other OSes
- 8.1. AIX
- 8.2. BSD
- 8.3. Tru64 Unix
- 8.4. HP-UX
- 8.5. IRIX
- 8.6. Solaris
- 8.7. SunOS