Network Protocol Overview: Nfs - Iomega DataSafe Network Device User Manual

the NFS server. The Open Network Computing External
Data Representation (ONC-XDR) protocol ensures
portable data transmission between NFS clients and
the NFS server.
You can use the
Client Groups, NFS Locking,
and Group mappings
created from the
Web UI. See the following topics for more information:
"NFS Client Groups" on page 64
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"NFS Locks" on page 67
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"User and Group Mappings" on page 69
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"Folders and Shares" on page 106
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Section topics:
This section contains the following topics:
"Network Protocol Overview: NFS" on page 63
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"NFS Client Groups" on page 64
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"NFS Locks" on page 67
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"User and Group Mappings" on page 69
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Network Protocol Overview: NFS

With the NFS Service
Network File System (NFS) server. Users can then
share files in a mixed environment of computers,
operating systems, and networks.
Users on computers running NFS client software can
gain access to files (called shares) on the DataSafe
NAS by connecting (mounting) those files to their
computers. From the viewpoint of the user on a client
computer, the mounted files are indistinguishable
from local files.
NFS Service
The
remote procedure call (ONC RPC) protocol to
implement the NFS protocol. The
DataSafe NAS User's Manual
NFS Service
to manage
and
. NFS Shares, however, are
Folders and Shares
, a DataSafe NAS can act as a
uses the Open Network Computing
NFS Service
NFS
NFS User
section of the
also
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