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Managing Network File Systems in Oracle Solaris 11.1
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Managing Network File Systems in Oracle Solaris 11.1
October 2012
Describes how to use the NFS service to provide access to file systems over the network.
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Preface
1. Managing Network File Systems (Overview)
What's New With the NFS Service
Significant Changes in This Release
Significant Changes in Earlier Releases
NFS Terminology
NFS Servers and Clients
NFS File Systems
About the NFS Service
About Autofs
Features of the NFS Service
NFS Version 2 Protocol
NFS Version 3 Protocol
NFS Version 4 Protocol
Controlling NFS Versions
NFS ACL Support
NFS Over TCP
NFS Over UDP
Overview of NFS Over RDMA
Network Lock Manager and NFS
NFS Large File Support
NFS Client Failover
Kerberos Support for the NFS Service
WebNFS Support
RPCSEC_GSS Security Flavor
Solaris 7 Extensions for NFS Mounting
Security Negotiation for the WebNFS Service
NFS Server Logging
Autofs Features
2. Network File System Administration (Tasks)
Automatic File System Sharing
How to Set Up Automatic File-System Sharing
How to Enable WebNFS Access
How to Enable NFS Server Logging
Mounting File Systems
How to Mount a File System at Boot Time
How to Mount a File System From the Command Line
Mounting With the Automounter
How to Mount All File Systems from a Server
How to Use Client-Side Failover
How to Disable Mount Access for One Client
How to Mount an NFS File System Through a Firewall
How to Mount an NFS File System Using an NFS URL
Setting up a DNS Record for a FedFS Server
How to Display Information About File Systems Available for Mounting
Setting Up NFS Services
How to Start the NFS Services
How to Stop the NFS Services
How to Start the Automounter
How to Stop the Automounter
How to Select Different Versions of NFS on a Server
How to Select Different Versions of NFS on a Client
How to Use the
mount
Command to Select Different Versions of NFS on a Client
Administering the Secure NFS System
How to Set Up a Secure NFS Environment With DH Authentication
WebNFS Administration Tasks
Planning for WebNFS Access
How to Browse Using an NFS URL
How to Enable WebNFS Access Through a Firewall
Task Overview for Autofs Administration
Task Map for Autofs Administration
Using SMF Parameters to Configure Your Autofs Environment
How to Configure Your Autofs Environment Using SMF Parameters
Administrative Tasks Involving Maps
Modifying the Maps
How to Modify the Master Map
How to Modify Indirect Maps
How to Modify Direct Maps
Avoiding Mount-Point Conflicts
Accessing Non-NFS File Systems
How to Access CD-ROM Applications With Autofs
How to Access PC-DOS Data Diskettes With Autofs
Customizing the Automounter
Setting Up a Common View of
/home
How to Set Up
/home
With Multiple Home Directory File Systems
How to Consolidate Project-Related Files Under
/ws
How to Set Up Different Architectures to Access a Shared Namespace
How to Support Incompatible Client Operating System Versions
How to Replicate Shared Files Across Several Servers
How to Apply Autofs Security Restrictions
How to Use a Public File Handle With Autofs
How to Use NFS URLs With Autofs
Disabling Autofs Browsability
How to Completely Disable Autofs Browsability on a Single NFS Client
How to Disable Autofs Browsability for All Clients
How to Disable Autofs Browsability on a Selected File System
Administering NFS Referrals
How to Create and Access an NFS Referral
How to Remove an NFS Referral
Administering FedFS
How to Create an Namespace Database (NSDB)
How to Use a Secured Connection to the NSDB
How to Create a FedFS Referral
Strategies for NFS Troubleshooting
NFS Troubleshooting Procedures
How to Check Connectivity on an NFS Client
How to Check the NFS Server Remotely
How to Verify the NFS Service on the Server
How to Restart NFS Services
Identifying Which Host Is Providing NFS File Service
How to Verify Options Used With the
mount
Command
Troubleshooting Autofs
Error Messages Generated by
automount
-v
Miscellaneous Error Messages
Other Errors With Autofs
NFS Error Messages
3. Accessing Network File Systems (Reference)
NFS Files
/etc/default/nfslogd
File
/etc/nfs/nfslog.conf
File
NFS Daemons
automountd
Daemon
lockd
Daemon
mountd
Daemon
nfs4cbd
Daemon
nfsd
Daemon
nfslogd
Daemon
nfsmapid
Daemon
Configuration Files and
nfsmapid
Precedence Rules
nfsmapid
and DNS TXT Records
Checking for the NFS Version 4 Domain
Configuring the NFS Version 4 Default Domain
Configuring an NFS Version 4 Default Domain in the Oracle Solaris 11 Release
Configuring an NFS Version 4 Default Domain in the Solaris 10 Release
Additional Information About
nfsmapid
reparsed
Daemon
statd
Daemon
NFS Commands
automount
Command
clear_locks
Command
fsstat
Command
mount
Command
mount
Options for NFS File Systems
Using the
mount
Command
umount
Command
mountall
Command
umountall
Command
sharectl
Command
set
Subcommand
get
Subcommand
status
Subcommand
share
Command
Non-File-System-Specific
share
Options
NFS-Specific
share
Options
Setting Access Lists With the
share
Command
unshare
Command
shareall
Command
unshareall
Command
showmount
Command
nfsref
Command
FedFS Commands
Commands for Troubleshooting NFS Problems
nfsstat
Command
pstack
Command
rpcinfo
Command
snoop
Command
truss
Command
NFS Over RDMA
How the NFS Service Works
Version Negotiation in NFS
Features in NFS Version 4
Unsharing and Resharing a File System in NFS Version 4
File-System Namespace in NFS Version 4
Volatile File Handles in NFS Version 4
Client Recovery in NFS Version 4
OPEN
Share Support in NFS Version 4
Delegation in NFS Version 4
ACLs and
nfsmapid
in NFS Version 4
Reasons for ID Mapping to Fail
Avoiding ID Mapping Problems With ACLs
Checking for Unmapped User or Group IDs
Additional Information About ACLs or
nfsmapid
UDP and TCP Negotiation
File Transfer Size Negotiation
How File Systems Are Mounted
Effects of the
-public
Option and NFS URLs When Mounting
Client-Side Failover
Failover Terminology
What Is a Replicated File System?
Failover and NFS Locking
Client-Side Failover in NFS Version 4
How NFS Server Logging Works
How the WebNFS Service Works
How WebNFS Security Negotiation Works
WebNFS Limitations With Web Browser Use
Secure NFS System
Secure RPC
DH Authentication
KERB Authentication
Using Secure RPC With NFS
How Mirror Mounts Work
When to Use Mirror Mounts
Mounting a File System Using Mirror Mounts
Unmounting a File System Using Mirror Mounts
How NFS Referrals Work
When to Use NFS Referrals?
Creating an NFS Referral
Removing an NFS Referral
Autofs Maps
Master Autofs Map
Mount Point
/home
Mount Point
/net
Mount Point
/nfs4
Direct Autofs Maps
Mount Point
/-
Indirect Autofs Maps
How Autofs Works
How Autofs Navigates Through the Network (Maps)
How Autofs Starts the Navigation Process (Master Map)
Autofs Mount Process
Simple Autofs Mount
Hierarchical Mounting
Autofs Unmounting
How Autofs Selects the Nearest Read-Only Files for Clients (Multiple Locations)
Autofs and Weighting
Variables in a Autofs Map Entry
Maps That Refer to Other Maps
Executable Autofs Maps
Modifying How Autofs Navigates the Network (Modifying Maps)
Default Autofs Behavior With Name Services
Autofs Reference
Autofs and Metacharacters
Ampersand (
&
)
Asterisk (
*
)
Autofs and Special Characters
Index
Numbers and Symbols
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W