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8.
Microsoft Services for
Network File System (MSNFS)
Microsoft Services for Network File System is a comprehensive software
package designed to provide complete UNIX environment integration into a
Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Storage Server 2003, or Active
Directory domain file server. Services for NFS manages tasks on both
Windows and UNIX platforms. Tasks include creating NFS exports from
Windows and administering user name mappings.
This chapter discusses networking features in Microsoft Services for
Network File System (MSNFS).
8.1. MSNFS
Features
MSNFS is an update to the NFS components that were previously available
in Services for UNIX 3.5.
MSNFS includes the following new features:
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Updated administration snap-in—MSNFS Administration
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Active Directory Lookup—The Identity Management for UNIX Active
Directory schema extension, available in Microsoft Windows Server
2003 R2, includes UNIX user identifier (UID) and group identifier
(GID) fields, which enables Server for NFS and Client for NFS to
look up Windows-to-UNIX user account mappings directly from
Active Directory. Identity Management for UNIX simplifies Windows-
to-UNIX user account mapping management in Active Directory.
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Enhanced server performance—Microsoft Services for NFS includes
a file filter driver, which significantly reduces common server file
access latencies.
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UNIX special device support—Microsoft Services for NFS supports
UNIX special devices (mknod).
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Enhanced UNIX support—Microsoft Services for NFS now supports
the following versions of UNIX:
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HewlettPackardHP-UXversion11i
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IBMAIXversion 5L 5.2
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RedHat Linux version9
o
Sun Microsystems Solaris version 9
