NFS Services Administrator's Guide (5900-1632, August 2011)

Figure 7 AutoFS
In this figure, AFS1, AFS2, and Sage are AutoFS clients. Thyme and Basil are the NFS servers.
The NFS servers export directories. The AutoFS clients use maps to access the exported directories.
For instance, the NFS server, Basil, exports the /export directory. If you are a user on any of
the AutoFS clients, you can use maps to access the /export directory from the NFS server, Basil.
AutoFS clients can access the exported filesystem using any one of the following map types:
• Direct Map
• Indirect Map
• Special Map
The AutoFS client, Sage, uses a direct map to access the /export directory. Sage includes an
entry similar to the following in its map:
/export Basil:/export
Sage mounts the /export directory on the export mount-point.
The AFS1 client uses an indirect map to access the /export directory. The AFS1 client includes
an entry similar to the following in its map:
/usr / server:/
/export Basil:/export
The AFS1 client mounts the /export directory on the /usr/export mount-point.
The AFS2 client uses a special map to automount the /export directory. The AFS2 client includes
an entry similar to the following in its map:
/net -host -nosuid, soft
The AFS2 client mounts the /export directory at the /net/Basil/export location.
50 Configuring and Administering AutoFS