Managing the Shares
Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access
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Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access
The first step to enable NFS access to the NSS is to enable it globally. You then
need to enable it on a per-share basis.
To set up global NFS access to the NSS:
STEP 1
From the Manager Menu, click Shares
NFS Setup.
The NFS Setup page appears.
STEP 2
To enable NFS support, click Enable NFS support. This checkbox activates the
other NFS configuration options on this page.
STEP 3
To enable the optional asynchronous write option, click Use Asynchronous Writes.
Asynchronous writes allow applications running on the NFS client to not block until
write requests are complete on the NSS as they normally would. Instead they
continue immediately after committing the write. This can improve performance if
the NSS is heavily used.
STEP 4
If asynchronous writes is enabled, you can enable aggregate write requests by
selecting Aggregate Write Requests checkbox. When enabled, NFS write
requests are "bulked" and sent in a batch. When disabled, the write requests are
NOTE:
The NSS only supports NFSv3.
