The NFS Environment
The NFS service uses the server/client model to allow systems to remotely access the storage space of other systems. The NFS protocol is defined by Request For Comment (RFC) 1813, “NFS Version 3 Protocol Specification.”
An NFS server allows computers of different architectures running different operating systems to access its storage space across a network. The NFS service also allows multiple systems to access the same information, thereby eliminating redundancy, improving consistency, and reducing administration.
An NFS client accesses this information in a somewhat transparent mode. That is, the remote resource appears and can be treated as local storage space for most operations and applications.
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