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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Network File System (NFS)</h1>
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<div><p><span>The Network File System (NFS) provides
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the user with access to data and objects that are stored on a remote NFS server.</span></p>
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<div class="section"><p>An NFS server can export a Network File System that NFS clients
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will then mount dynamically.</p>
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<p> In addition, any file system mounted locally
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through the Network File System will have the features, characteristics, limitations,
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and dependencies of the directory or file system it was mounted from on the
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remote server. Operations on mounted file systems are not performed locally.
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Requests flow through the connection to the server and must obey the requirements
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and restrictions of the type of file system on the server.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Use NFS file systems through the integrated file system interface</h4><p>The
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NFS is accessible through the integrated file system interface. Be aware of
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these considerations and limitations.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaaxnfschar.htm">Characteristics of the Network File System</a></strong><br />
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<span>The characteristics of any file system
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mounted through NFS are dependent on the type of file system
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that was mounted from the server.</span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaaxnfsvar.htm">Variations of servers and clients in the Network File System</a></strong><br />
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There are three major possibilities for client/server connections that can affect how the Network File System (NFS) will function and what its characteristics will be.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaaxnfslink.htm">Links in the Network File System</a></strong><br />
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Generally, multiple hard links to the same object are allowed in the Network File System.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaaxnfsifscom.htm">Integrated file system commands in the Network File System</a></strong><br />
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<span>Many integrated file system commands are
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valid in the Network File System (NFS).</span></li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzaaxnfsapi.htm">Integrated file system APIs in the Network File System</a></strong><br />
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<span>Many integrated file system APIs are valid
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in the Network File System (NFS).</span></li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaaxfsknow.htm" title="A file system provides you the support to access specific segments of storage that are organized as logical units. These logical units on your server are files, directories, libraries, and objects.">Work with file systems</a></div>
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