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<article lang="&language;" id="nfs">
<title>nfs</title>

<articleinfo>

<authorgroup>
<author>&Lauri.Watts;</author>
<author>&tde-authors;</author>
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</authorgroup>

<releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo>
<date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date>

<copyright>
<year>2010</year>
<holder>&Lauri.Watts;</holder>
</copyright>
<copyright>
<year>&tde-copyright-date;</year>
<holder>&tde-team;</holder>
</copyright>

<abstract>
<para>
This handbook describes the nfs protocol.
</para>
</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>TDE</keyword>
<keyword>nfs</keyword>
<keyword>protocol</keyword>
</keywordset>

</articleinfo>

<para>
Sun's <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol provides transparent remote access to 
shared file systems across networks. The <acronym>NFS</acronym> protocol is 
designed to be machine, operating system, network architecture, and 
transport protocol independent. This independence is achieved through the 
use of Remote Procedure Call (<acronym>RPC</acronym>) primitives built on 
top of an eXternal Data Representation (<acronym>XDR</acronym>).
</para>

<para>
The supporting MOUNT protocol performs the operating system-specific 
functions that allow clients to attach remote folder trees to a point 
within the local file system. The mount process also allows the server to 
grant remote access privileges to a restricted set of clients via export 
control.</para>

<para>
The Lock Manager provides support for file locking when used in the 
<acronym>NFS</acronym> environment. The Network Lock Manager 
(<acronym>NLM</acronym>) protocol isolates the inherently stateful aspects 
of file locking into a separate protocol.</para>

<para>
Source:
<ulink url="http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm"> 
http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/nfs.htm</ulink>
</para>

<para>Read the man page: <ulink url="man:/nfs">nfs</ulink>.
</para>
</article>