NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NFS
Chapter 222
An NFS server is a machine that “exports” (makes available) its local
files and directories to NFS clients. An NFS client is a machine that
“mounts” files and directories exported by NFS servers. NFS-mounted
files and directories look to users like part of the NFS client’s local file
system.
A machine can be an NFS server and an NFS client at the same time.
NOTE HP does not support NIS over Wide Area Networks (WANs). WANs
include network links using X.25, microwave links, public common
carriers, or high speed lines (such as 56kb).
This chapter is intended for system administrators who prefer not to use
SAM. However, Hewlett-Packard recommends that you use SAM to
configure and administer NFS. SAM (System Administration Manager)
is Hewlett-Packard’s windows-based user interface for performing
system administration tasks. To run SAM, type sam at the HP-UX
prompt. SAM has an extensive online help facility.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Preparing for NFS Configuration
• Configuring and Administering an NFS Server
• Configuring and Administering an NFS Client
• Configuring and Administering the NFS Automounter
• Configuring and Using NFS Netgroups
• Configuring the Other NFS Daemons and Services