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    NFS (Network File System)

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    NFS (Network File System) allows sharing of directories located on networked computers. The computer sharing its directory is the server, and other computers connecting to access the shared directory are clients. Clients can mount the shared directory, making it appear as part of their own directory structure. NFS was developed by Sun Microsystems to enable file sharing between diskless workstations in a robust and performant manner. The protocol specifications are open and there are many implementations.

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    NFS (Network File System) allows sharing of directories located on networked computers. The computer sharing its directory is the server, and other computers connecting to access the shared directory are clients. Clients can mount the shared directory, making it appear as part of their own directory structure. NFS was developed by Sun Microsystems to enable file sharing between diskless workstations in a robust and performant manner. The protocol specifications are open and there are many implementations.

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    NFS (Network File System) allows sharing of directories located on networked computers. The computer sharing its directory is the server, and other computers connecting to access the shared directory are clients. Clients can mount the shared directory, making it appear as part of their own directory structure. NFS was developed by Sun Microsystems to enable file sharing between diskless workstations in a robust and performant manner. The protocol specifications are open and there are many implementations.

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    NFS (Network File System)

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    NFS (Network File System) allows sharing of directories located on networked computers. The computer sharing its directory is the server, and other computers connecting to access the shared directory are clients. Clients can mount the shared directory, making it appear as part of their own directory structure. NFS was developed by Sun Microsystems to enable file sharing between diskless workstations in a robust and performant manner. The protocol specifications are open and there are many implementations.

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    NFS (Network File System) allows sharing of directories across networked computers. The computer sharing the directory is called the server, and computers connecting to it are called clients. Clients can mount the shared directory, making it part of their own file structure.

    An NFS server exports directories to clients and requires packages like nfs-kernel-server. It uses configuration files like /etc/exports to define exported filesystems and their access permissions.

    An NFS client installs packages like nfs-common and can mount the exported directories from the server, either manually or by adding entries to /etc/fstab for automatic mounting on boot.

    NFS (Network File System)

    First commercially successful network file system:


    Developed by Sun Microsystems for their diskless workstations Designed for robustness and adequate performance Sun published all protocol specifications Many implementations

    NFS (Network File System)


    Uses the Sun RPC mechanism and Sun eXternal Data Representation (XDR) standard Defined as a set of remote procedures Protocol is stateless
    Each procedure call contains all the information necessary to complete the call Server maintains no between call information

    NFS (Network File System)


    Crash recovery is very easy:
    When a server crashes, client just resends request until it gets an answer from the rebooted server Client cannot tell difference between a server that has crashed and recovered and a slow server

    Client can always repeat any request

    NFS (Network File System)


    Allows you to 'share' a directory located on one networked computer with other computers on that network.
    The computer 'sharing' the directory is called the server and the computers connecting to that server are called clients.

    NFS (Network File System)


    The clients 'mount' the shared directory, it becomes part of their own directory structure. NFS is perfect for a NAS (Networked Attached Storage) deployment in a Linux environment.

    NFS (Network File System)


    The Apple OS has good support for NFS. Windows 7 has some support for NFS. Generally Windows use Samba (SMB) for file sharing of Linux NAS appliances or devices.

    NFS (Network File System)


    The Apple OS has good support for NFS. Windows 7 has some support for NFS. Generally Windows use Samba (SMB) for file sharing of Linux NAS appliances or devices.

    NFS (Network File System)


    NFS is perhaps best for more 'permanent' network mounted directories such as /home directories or regularly accessed shared resources.
    A backup server can be setup using NFS, a backup script and crontab (scheduling)

    NFS (Network File System)


    Several servers can be scheduled to backup their applications and data files to a centralized backup server. This includes windows application servers that use Samba to backup. Backup server will write to hot swap drives that can be stored off site. Can be what you want to make it.

    NFS (Network File System) NFSv4 server


    Install the required packages...
    # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade # apt-get install nfs-kernel-server

    NFS (Network File System) NFSv4 server


    Let's say we want to export our users' home directories in /home/users. First we create the export filesystem:
    # mkdir -p /export/users Mount the real users directory with: # mount --bind /home/users /export/users

    NFS (Network File System) v4 server


    To save us from retyping this after every reboot we add the following line to /etc/fstab /home/users /export/users none bind 0 0

    NFS (Network File System) v4 server


    three configuration files that relate to an NFSv4 server: /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server /etc/default/nfs-common /etc/exports /etc/idmapd.conf

    NFS (Network File System) v4 server


    In /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server we set:

    NEED_SVCGSSD=no # set to no because we are not activating NFSv4 security this time.

    NFS (Network File System) v4 server


    the /etc/idmapd.conf file
    this file should have the following lines in the Mapping section: [Mapping] Nobody-User = nobody Nobody-Group = nogroup

    NFS (Network File System) v4 server


    the /etc/exports file
    this file should have the following lines: /export 192.168.1.0/24(rw,fsid=0,insecure,no_subtree_check,as ync) /export/users 192.168.1.0/24(rw,nohide,insecure,no_subtree_check,a sync)

    NFS (Network File System) v4 server


    Now restart the service
    # /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart

    NFS (Network File System) v4 client


    install the required packages...
    # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade # apt-get install nfs-common

    NFS (Network File System) v4 client


    The client needs the same changes to connect to an NFSv4 server. In /etc/default/nfs-common we set:
    NEED_IDMAPD=yes NEED_GSSD=no

    NFS (Network File System) v4 client


    On the client we can mount the complete export tree with one command: # mount -t nfs4 -o proto=tcp,port=2049 nfsserver:/users /home/users

    NFS (Network File System) v4 client


    On the client we can mount the complete export tree on boot by adding the following to the /etc/fstab:
    nfs-server:/ /users /home/Users _netdev,auto 0 0

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