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Chapter 6: Share
Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access
Network Storage System (NSS) Administrator Guide
Chapter
6
Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access
The first step to enable NFS access to the NSS is to enable it globally. You will then need to enable it
on a per-share basis.
NOTE:
The NSS only supports NFSv3.
To set up global NFS access to the NSS:
1. From the
Manager Menu
, click
Share
NFS Setup.
The
NFS Setup page
appears.
2. To enable NFS support, click
Enable NFS support
. This checkbox activates the other NFS
configuration options on this page.
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 would normally do. Instead they continue immediately
after committing the write. This can improve performance if the NSS is heavily used.
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 sent immediately. The benefit of enabling this
feature is that it is more efficient. The downside of enabling this feature is that there is a potential
for permanent data loss should the NSS suffer an unexpected power loss or if the NFS client
crashes.
5. Click
Update
.
