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Administering MSNFS, Server for NFS

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• Client for NFS Normally, a Windows-based computer cannot access files on a UNIX computer. A computer running Windows Server 2003 R2 and Client for NFS, however, can access files stored on a UNIX-based NFS server. The Client for NFS feature of the Microsoft Services for NFS component is not preinstalled on the storage server although information about this feature appears in the online help. To enable Client for NFS: 1. Go to Add/Remove Programs. 2. Select Add/Remove Windows Components > Other Network File and Print Services > Microsoft Services for NFS > Details. 3. Install Client for NFS. Administering MSNFS To access Microsoft Services for Network File System from the Start menu: 1. Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools. 2. Click Microsoft Services for Network File System. To access Microsoft Services for Network File System from the HP Storage Server Management console: 1. Access the HP Storage Server Management console by clicking on the shortcut icon on the desktop. 2. In the left pane of the console, select the Share Folder Management listing. 3. In the center pane, under Share Utilities, select Microsoft Services for NFS (see Figure 32). Figure 32 Accessing MSNFS from HP Storage Server Management console Server for NFS With Server for NFS, a computer running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system can act as a Network File System (NFS) server. Users can then share files in a mixed environment of computers, operating systems, and networks. Users on computers running NFS client software can gain access to directories (called shares) on the NFS server by connecting (mounting) those directories to their computers. From the viewpoint of the user on a client computer, the mounted files are indistinguishable from local files. HP ProLiant Storage Server 101

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Client for NFS
Normally, a Windows-based computer cannot access files on a UNIX computer. A computer
running Windows Server 2003 R2 and Client for NFS, however, can access files stored on a
UNIX-based NFS server.
The Client for NFS feature of the Microsoft Services for NFS component is not preinstalled on the
storage server although information about this feature appears in the online help. To enable Client
for NFS:
1.
Go to
Add/Remove Programs
.
2.
Select
Add/Remove Windows Components > Other Network File and Print Services > Microsoft
Services for NFS > Details
.
3.
Install Client for NFS.
Administering MSNFS
To access Microsoft Services for Network File System from the Start menu:
1.
Select
Start > Programs > Administrative Tools
.
2.
Click
Microsoft Services for Network File System
.
To access Microsoft Services for Network File System from the HP Storage Server Management console:
1.
Access the HP Storage Server Management console by clicking on the shortcut icon on the
desktop.
2.
In the left pane of the console, select the
Share Folder Management
listing.
3.
In the center pane, under
Share Utilities
, select
Microsoft Services for NFS
(see
Figure 32
).
Figure 32 Accessing MSNFS from HP Storage Server Management console
Server for NFS
With Server for NFS, a computer running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system
can act as a Network File System (NFS) server. Users can then share files in a mixed environment of
computers, operating systems, and networks. Users on computers running NFS client software can
gain access to directories (called shares) on the NFS server by connecting (mounting) those directories
to their computers. From the viewpoint of the user on a client computer, the mounted files are
indistinguishable from local files.
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