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Network File Systems (NFS)

NFS filesystems are available if you are using the optional NFS software. NFS filesystems are filesystems that are exported from one host and mounted on other hosts across a network.

On the hosts where the filesystems reside, they are treated just like any other EFS or XFS filesystem. The only special feature of these filesystems is that they are exported for mounting from other workstations. Exporting NFS filesystems is done with the exportfs command. On other hosts, these filesystems are mounted with the mount command or by using the automount facility of NFS.

Tip: The sections "Using Disk Space on Other Systems" and "Making Your Disk Space Available to Other Systems" in Chapter 6 of the Personal System Administration Guide provide instructions for mounting and exporting NFS filesystems. NFS filesystems are described in detail in the ONC3/NFS Administrator's Guide, which is included with the NFS software option.



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