NFS Services Administrator's Guide (B.11.31.04) March 2009

Table 3-1 Types of AutoFS Maps (continued)
DescriptionType of Map
Special Maps are of two types namely, -hosts and -null.
Special Map
An included map is a map that is included within another map. The entries
of the included map are read as if they are part of the existing map.
Included Map
Figure 3-2 “AutoFS” displays a sample AutoFS network.
Figure 3-2 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.
68 Configuring and Administering AutoFS