Additional Resources - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 Reference Manual

Section 17.5:Additional Resources

17.5 Additional Resources

Administering an NFS server can be a challenge. Many options, including quite a few not mentioned
in this chapter, are available for exporting NFS filesystems or mounting them as a client. Consult these
sources of information for more details.
17.5.1 Installed Documentation
• /usr/share/doc/nfs-utils- <version-number> — Covers the way NFS is imple-
mented in Linux, including a look at various NFS configurations and their impact on file transfer
performance.
• The following man pages are very helpful:
– mount — Contains a comprehensive look at mount options for both NFS server and client
configurations.
– fstab — Gives details for the format of the /etc/fstab file used to mount filesystems
at system boot.
– nfs — Provides detail on NFS-specific filesystem export and mount options.
– exports — Shows common options used in the /etc/exports file when exporting NFS
filesystems.
17.5.2 Related Books
• Managing NFS and NIS by Hal Stern, Mike Eisler, and Ricardo Labiaga; O'Reilly & Associates —
Makes an excellent reference guide for the many different NFS export and mount options available.
• NFS Illustrated by Brent Callaghan; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company — Provides compar-
isons of NFS to other network filesystems and shows, in detail, how NFS communication occurs.
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