Services For Nfs/Unix; Server For Nfs; Authenticating User Access - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

7 Services for NFS/UNIX

Microsoft Services for NFS and Windows Services for UNIX are comprehensive software packages
designed to provide complete UNIX environment integration into a Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows Storage Server 2003, or Active Directory domain file server. Services for NFS manages
tasks on both Windows and UNIX platforms. Tasks include creating NFS exports from Windows and
administering user name mappings.
NOTE:
To determine which version is on your storage server, select Start > Programs. The program list displays
either Microsoft Services for NFS or Windows Services for UNIX.
The following Services for NFS components are included in the storage server:
•

Server for NFS

• User Name Mapping
• NFS Authentication
• SFU 3.5
NOTE:
Services for NFS/UNIX can be implemented in both clustered and non-clustered environments using
select storage servers. This chapter discusses Services for NFS/UNIX in a non-clustered deployment. For
additional information that is specific to a cluster, see the Cluster Administration chapter.
Server for NFS
Services for NFS/UNIX enables UNIX clients to access a file share on the storage server. The Services
for NFS server supports NFS Version 2 and Version 3, and supports them both on the TCP and UDP
network protocols.
Services for NFS/UNIX is more fully integrated into the operating system than other third-party NFS server
packages. The administrative interface for NFS exports is similar to the Server Message Block (SMB)
sharing interface used by Windows platforms. With Server for NFS properly configured, the administrator
can create shares that are simultaneously accessible by multiple client types. For example, some of the
options for shares include configurations for CIFS/SMB sharing only, simultaneous NFS/CIFS/SMB
sharing, simultaneous NFS/CIFS/SMB/HTTP sharing, or simply NFS only sharing.

Authenticating user access

NFS export access is granted or denied to clients based on client name or IP address. The server
determines whether a specific client machine has access to an NFS export. No user logon to the NFS
server takes place when a file system is exported by the NFS server. Permission to read or write to the
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