While working on an article about using vRealize Log Insight's (vRLI) built-in archiving utility, I needed an NFS server to act as its archive repository. I have a Windows Server 2012 in my lab and ...

Many companies are using open source Linux servers for DNS/DHCP servers and Web servers, but it is also possible to use Linux or UNIX as a file server. The Network File System has been around for many ...

What’s the best way to store and manage data in a virtualized environment? For IT administrators and system architects, this question is more than theoretical—it’s a critical decision that impacts ...

I'm using haneWIN NFS Server. I have the application configured as described here. I added all the folders I wanted to share in exports, and restarted the server. Kodi on my Fire TV hangs when I try ...

What is the best way to restart NFS services on 10.3 Server? <BR><BR>I see a ton of nfsd daemons running, but not sure how to restart them. <BR><BR>I am making minor permission changes to a test NFS ...

I hadn’t seen a stale NFS file handle for more than a decade, so this mount error surprised me. fermion:/ # mount boson:/cdrom/studio_9_solsparc /studio_9_solsparc ...

Solaris and other SVR4 versions of Unix provide file sharing through NFS and the /etc/dfs/dfstab file. The syntax of this particular file permits you to restrict file system sharing to a limited ...

Administrators today manage large sites with many Network File System (NFS) file servers and clients. Users like to be able to log in to any host and access the same files from any remote server. The ...