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| + | An NFS file server can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, and can be connected to a desktop system to provide a commond file store. NFS stands for Network File System. NFS has been in existence since 1984 and is now on version 4.1. Sun Microsystems was the original developer of NFS. Version 2 was released in 1989, and was the first version Sun released to the public. Version 3 was released in 1995, and added support for files larger than 2 GB, asynchronous writes, performance improvements and support for TCP. Version 4 was released in late 2000 and includes enhancements which are mostly useful for servers. Version 4.1 was released in 2010, and includes enhancements for clustered server usage. Version 4.2 is currently in development. For embedded use, version 3 works well and is simpler to configure than version 4. | ||
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Revision as of 19:24, 17 December 2013
An NFS file server can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, and can be connected to a desktop system to provide a commond file store. NFS stands for Network File System. NFS has been in existence since 1984 and is now on version 4.1. Sun Microsystems was the original developer of NFS. Version 2 was released in 1989, and was the first version Sun released to the public. Version 3 was released in 1995, and added support for files larger than 2 GB, asynchronous writes, performance improvements and support for TCP. Version 4 was released in late 2000 and includes enhancements which are mostly useful for servers. Version 4.1 was released in 2010, and includes enhancements for clustered server usage. Version 4.2 is currently in development. For embedded use, version 3 works well and is simpler to configure than version 4.
