NFS File Access Reference Guide
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- Deciding whether to use the NFS Reference
This guide describes ONTAP file access features available for the NFS protocol. It shows you how to enable an NFS server and how to export volumes or qtrees. It includes planning guidance and detailed implementation instructions. - Understanding NAS file access
You can configure file servers on an SVM that allow NAS clients to access storage over NFS, CIFS, or both concurrently. In a multiprotocol configuration, clients access files regardless of the protocol they are connecting with or the type of authentication they require. - Creating and managing data volumes in NAS namespaces
To manage file access in a NAS environment, you must manage data volumes and junction points on your storage virtual machine (SVM). This includes planning your namespace architecture, creating volumes with or without junction points, mounting or unmounting volumes, and displaying information about data volumes and NFS server or CIFS server namespaces. - Configuring security styles
You configure security styles on FlexVol volumes and qtrees to determine the type of permissions ONTAP uses to control access and what client type can modify these permissions. - Setting up file access using NFS
You must complete a number of steps to allow clients access to files on storage virtual machines (SVMs) using NFS. There are some additional steps that are optional depending on the current configuration of your environment. - Managing file access using NFS
After you have enabled NFS on the storage virtual machine (SVM) and configured it, there are a number of tasks you might want to perform to manage file access using NFS. - Appendix: Supported NFS versions and clients
Before you can use NFS in your network, you need to know which NFS versions and clients ONTAP supports. - Appendix: NFS and SMB file and directory naming dependencies
File and directory naming conventions depend on both the network clients’ operating systems and the file-sharing protocols, in addition to language settings on the ONTAP cluster and clients. - Contacting Support
You can contact Support to obtain help for your issue. - Notices
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