Linux NFS-HOWTO
Tavis Barr
tavis dot barr at liu dot edu
Nicolai Langfeldt
janl at linpro dot no
Seth Vidal
skvidal at phy dot duke dot edu
Tom McNeal
trmcneal at attbi dot com
2002-08-25
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision v3.1 | 2002-08-25 | Revised by: tavis |
| Typo in firewalling section in 3.0 | ||
| Revision v3.0 | 2002-07-16 | Revised by: tavis |
| Updates plus additions to performance, security | ||
- Table of Contents
- 1. Preamble
- 1.1. Legal stuff
- 1.2. Disclaimer
- 1.3. Feedback
- 1.4. Translation
- 1.5. Dedication
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Setting Up an NFS Server
- 4. Setting up an NFS Client
- 5. Optimizing NFS Performance
- 5.1. Setting Block Size to Optimize Transfer Speeds
- 5.2. Packet Size and Network Drivers
- 5.3. Overflow of Fragmented Packets
- 5.4. NFS over TCP
- 5.5. Timeout and Retransmission Values
- 5.6. Number of Instances of the NFSD Server Daemon
- 5.7. Memory Limits on the Input Queue
- 5.8. Turning Off Autonegotiation of NICs and Hubs
- 5.9. Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Behavior in NFS
- 5.10. Non-NFS-Related Means of Enhancing Server Performance
- 6. Security and NFS
- 7. Troubleshooting
- 7.1. Unable to See Files on a Mounted File System
- 7.2. File requests hang or timeout waiting for access to the file.
- 7.3. Unable to mount a file system
- 7.4. I do not have permission to access files on the mounted volume.
- 7.5. When I transfer really big files, NFS takes over all the CPU cycles on the server and it screeches to a halt.
- 7.6. Strange error or log messages
- 7.7. Real permissions don't match what's in /etc/exports.
- 7.8. Flaky and unreliable behavior
- 7.9. nfsd won't start
- 7.10. File Corruption When Using Multiple Clients
- 8. Using Linux NFS with Other OSes
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| Preamble |