OPS535 Network Storage and Access

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NFS - Network File System

  • Text book: Chapter 23
    • Server side component: supports different versions of NFS via RPC framework
    • Client side component: NFS specific options for the mount command (p.615) or try "man 5 nfs"
  • Version of NFS
    • NFSv2
    • NFSv3
    • NFSv4
  • NFS Configuration file
    • Server side: /etc/exports
    • Client side: /etc/fstab


  • NFS Configuration command
    • Server side: exportfs, showmount, rpcinfo
    • Client side: rpcinfo, mount
  • NFS access/security issue
    • Dynamic ports
    • access control - machine based
    • Firewall