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# in maps
Step 1: Creating the Maps
& automatic mounters metacharacter
Ampersand (&) Metacharacter
– in maps
Including Supplementary Maps
/– mount point
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Direct Maps for the Automatic Mounter
–hosts map
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
* automatic mounters metacharacter
Asterisk (*) Metacharacter
+ in maps
Including Supplementary Maps
\ automatic mounters metacharacter
Backslash (\) Disabling Signal
access export option
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
anon export option
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
asynchronous data transfer
NFS Input/Output Management
attribute caching
/
etc/fstab
Options
AutoFS
ONC3/NFS Components
autofs command
autofsd
and
autofs
Command Options
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
AutoFS file system
About the AutoFS Filesystem
autofsd command
autofsd
and
autofs
Command Options
autofsd daemon
Simplified
autofs
Operation
automatic mounters
at system startup
Role of
automount
in System Startup
definition
NFS Automatic Mounting
map types
About Automatic Mounter Map Types
Effect of
automount
Map Types
maps
automount
Files and Maps
autofs
Files and Maps
metacharacters
Using Metacharacters
modifying maps
Modifying the Automatic Mounter Maps
NIS maps
Including Supplementary Maps
process description
Automatic Mount Process
Troubleshooting
automount
recommendations
Effective Automatic Mounting
setting up custom environment
Setting Up a Custom Automatic Mounter Environment
setting up default environment
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
starting command
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
symbolic links
Using Hierarchical Formats in Group Mounts
Daemon Action in the Mounting Process
testing
Step 4: Testing the Automatic Mounter
verifying process is running
Step 3: Verifying the Automatic Mounter Process
automatic mounters and environment variables
Using Environment Variables
automatic mounters metacharacter (")
Double Quotation Marks (") String Delimiters
automount command
Customizing
automount
Commands
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
Modifying the Automatic Mounter Maps
at system startup
Role of
automount
in System Startup
error messages
Verbose
automount
and
autofs
Error Messages
killing
Modifying Direct Maps
back file system
Planning a CacheFS File System
bg mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
Efficient Mounting with
/etc/fstab
biod daemon
Troubleshooting Slow Performance
cached file systems
back file system
Planning a CacheFS File System
creating
Creating a Cache
definition
About CacheFS Ffilesystemilesystem
deleting
Deleting a CacheFS File System
displaying information about
Displaying Information About Cached File Systems
front file system
Planning a CacheFS File System
maxblocks parameter
Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
maxfiles parameter
Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
modifying parameters
Modifying CacheFS File System Parameters
mounting
Mounting a Cached File System
mounting a CD-ROM
Mounting a CD-ROM as a Cached File System
parameters
Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
setting parameters
Setting Cache Parameters
setting up
Setting Up a Cached File System
CacheFS
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting CacheFS
cfsadmin command
Cached File System Administration
Creating a Cache
Setting Cache Parameters
Modifying CacheFS File System Parameters
Deleting a CacheFS File System
chkconfig command
automatic mounters flag
Automatic Mount Process
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
cachefs flag
Setting Up the CacheFS File System
lockd flag
Setting Up the Lock Manager
nfs flag
Setting Up the NFS Server
Setting Up an NFS Client
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
client
definition
Client-Server Fundamentals
performance
Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons
setting up
Setting Up an NFS Client
client-server model
Client-Server Fundamentals
crash recovery
and lock manager
NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
and network status monitor
NFS Locking and the Network Status Monitor
delayed writes
NFS Input/Output Management
deleting
cached file systems
Deleting a CacheFS File System
direct maps
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
modifying
Modifying Direct Maps
diskless workstations
NFS and Diskless Workstations
environment variables in maps
Using Environment Variables
error messages
automount and autofs
General
automount
and
autofs
Error Messages
mount
mount
Error Messages
verbose autofs and automount
Verbose
automount
and
autofs
Error Messages
/etc/auto_master file
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
/etc/auto.indirect file
Modifying Direct Maps
/etc/auto.master file
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
Modifying the Master Map
/etc/config/auto_master file
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
/etc/config/autofsd.options file
autofsd
and
autofs
Command Options
/etc/config/autofs.options file
Automatic Mount Process
autofsd
and
autofs
Command Options
autofs
Files and Maps
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
/etc/config/automount.options file
Automatic Mount Process
automount
Files and Maps
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
/etc/config/nfsd.options file
Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons
/etc/exports file
Customizing
exportfs
Sample
/etc/exports
File
automount
Files and Maps
autofs
Files and Maps
Setting Up the NFS Server
/etc/fstab file
Operation of
/etc/fstab
and Other Mount Files
/etc/fstab
Additions for CacheFS
Setting Up an NFS Client
Mount Point Conflicts
Understanding the Mount Process
/etc/init.d/autoconfigure script
Setting Up the NFS Server
Setting Up an NFS Client
/etc/init.d/network script
Automatic Mount Process
File System Export Process
Setting Up the NFS Server
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
Setting Up the CacheFS File System
Role of
automount
in System Startup
/etc/mtab file
Customizing
mount
and
umount
Commands
Step 3: Verifying the Automatic Mounter Process
Operation of Automatic Mounter Files and Maps
Effective Automatic Mounting
Understanding the Mount Process
/etc/rmtab file
Operation of /etc/exports
and Other Export Files
/etc/xtab file
Operation of /etc/exports
and Other Export Files
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
export option
/etc/exports Options
export options
/etc/exports Options
exported filesystems
different pathname
NFS Mount Points
export options
/etc/exports Options
exportfs command. See exportfs command.
File System Export Process
local to server
File System Export Process
recommendations
Efficient Exporting
exportfs command
File System Export Process
Efficient Exporting
Setting Up the NFS Server
exporting
definition
Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems
parent and child directories
Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems
restrictions
Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems
exporting security caveats
Security Caveats for Exporting
failure
of client
UDP Stateless Protocol
NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
Verifying Client Status
of network
UDP Stateless Protocol
NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
Verifying Network Status
Troubleshooting Slow Performance
of remote mount
Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
of server
UDP Stateless Protocol
NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
/
etc/fstab
Options
Verifying Server Status
fg mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
file handle
Role of
automount
in System Startup
file locking service. See lock manager.
NFS File Locking Service
front file system
Planning a CacheFS File System
group mounts
Including Group Mounts in Maps
grpid mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
hanging
Troubleshooting Lack of Server Response
hard mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
hard-mounted filesystems
/
etc/fstab
Options
Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
hierarchical mounts
Using Hierarchical Formats in Group Mounts
host database
automount
Files and Maps
autofs
Files and Maps
$ in maps
Using Environment Variables
indirect maps
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Indirect Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
Modifying Indirect Maps
input/output management
NFS Input/Output Management
IP address translation
Understanding the Mount Process
limiting cache
Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
lock manager
application calls
NFS File Locking Service
crash recovery
NFS Locking and Crash Recovery
description
NFS File Locking Service
setting up
Setting Up the Lock Manager
verifying
Setting Up the Lock Manager
lockd daemon
Setting Up the Lock Manager
loopback mounting, definition
NFS Mount Restrictions
maps
# in maps
Step 1: Creating the Maps
& metacharacter
Ampersand (&) Metacharacter
– in maps
Including Supplementary Maps
* metacharacter
Asterisk (*) Metacharacter
+ in maps
Including Supplementary Maps
\ metacharacter
Backslash (\) Disabling Signal
alternate servers
Specifying Alternative Servers
automatic mounters
About Automatic Mounter Map Types
definition
automount
Files and Maps
autofs
Files and Maps
direct
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
Modifying Direct Maps
environment variables
Using Environment Variables
$ for environment variables
Using Environment Variables
group mounts
Including Group Mounts in Maps
hierarchical
Using Hierarchical Formats in Group Mounts
indirect
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Indirect Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
Modifying Indirect Maps
master
Step 1: Creating the Maps
Modifying the Master Map
" metacharacter
Double Quotation Marks (") String Delimiters
metacharacters
Using Metacharacters
modifying
Modifying the Automatic Mounter Maps
NIS databases
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
options
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
supplementary maps
Including Supplementary Maps
types
About Automatic Mounter Map Types
wild card
Asterisk (*) Metacharacter
{} for environment variables
Using Environment Variables
master maps
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
Step 1: Creating the Maps
Modifying the Master Map
maxblocks
cfsadmin parameter
Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
maxfiles
cfsadmin parameter
Cache Resource Parameters in CacheFS
metacharacters
Using Metacharacters
mount command
error messages
mount
Error Messages
how invoked
/
etc/fstab
Mount Process
ignoring fstab entries
/
etc/fstab
Options
mount process description
/
etc/fstab
Mount Process
Understanding the Mount Process
on client
Setting Up an NFS Client
options
Customizing
mount
and
umount
Commands
temporary mounting
Temporary NFS Mounting
mount points
conflicts
Mount Point Conflicts
definition
NFS Mount Points
empty or not?
/
etc/fstab
Mount Process
for automatic mounters
automount
Mount Points
autofs
Mount Points
mounting
definition
Mounting NFS Filesystems
exported directories
/
etc/fstab
Mount Process
hard mounts
/
etc/fstab
Options
Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
illustration
NFS Mount Points
mount point directories
/
etc/fstab
Mount Process
options
/
etc/fstab
Options
process description
/
etc/fstab
Mount Process
Understanding the Mount Process
recommendations
Efficient Mounting with
/etc/fstab
remote mount failed
Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
restrictions
NFS Mount Restrictions
soft mounts
/
etc/fstab
Options
temporary
Temporary NFS Mounting
mounting a CD-ROM as a cached file system
Mounting a CD-ROM as a Cached File System
mounting cached file systems
Mounting a Cached File System
multihopping
NFS Mount Restrictions
netgroups
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
network lock manager. See lock manager.
NFS File Locking Service
network status monitor
NFS Locking and the Network Status Monitor
NFS
and OSI model
About NFS
definition
About NFS
nfsd daemon
Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons
NIS
and maps
Master Maps for the Automatic Mounter
and UNS
About UNS and NIS
databases
Understanding the Mount Process
definition
About NFS and the Network Information Service
documentation
ONC3/NFS Components
maps
Step 2: Starting the Automatic Mounter Program
Including Supplementary Maps
netgroups for access lists
Efficient Exporting
noauto mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
nodev mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
nohide export option
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
Efficient Mounting with
/etc/fstab
noint mount option
Efficient Mounting with
/etc/fstab
nointr mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
nosuid mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
options
CacheFS
/etc/fstab
Additions for CacheFS
mount, consistency
Consistency Checking with
mount
Command in CacheFS
performance is slow
Troubleshooting Slow Performance
port mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
portmapper
Setting Up the NFS Server
Understanding the Mount Process
Role of
automount
in System Startup
private mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
Efficient Mounting with
/etc/fstab
proto mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
remote devices
Failure to Access Remote Devices
remote procedure call (RPC)
and lock manager
NFS File Locking Service
and NFS
About NFS
retrans mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
retransmission rates
Troubleshooting Slow Performance
ro mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
root export option
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
rpcinfo command
Setting Up the NFS Server
Verifying Server Status
rpc.lockd daemon
Setting Up the Lock Manager
rpc.statd daemon
Setting Up the Lock Manager
rsize mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
rw export option
/etc/exports Options
rw mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
secure installations
Efficient Exporting
security
exporting caveats
Security Caveats for Exporting
secutiry
exporting caveats
Security Caveats for Exporting
server
daemons
Changing the Number of NFS Server Daemons
definition
Client-Server Fundamentals
setting up
Setting Up the NFS Server
sgi_mountd daemon
Setting Up the NFS Server
Verifying Server Status
showmount command
Operation of /etc/exports
and Other Export Files
soft mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
soft-mounted filesystems
/
etc/fstab
Options
Troubleshooting NFS Common Failures
statd daemon
NFS Locking and the Network Status Monitor
Setting Up the Lock Manager
stateless protocol
UDP Stateless Protocol
supplementary maps
Including Supplementary Maps
synchronous writes
NFS Input/Output Management
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
timeo mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
timeout limit
/
etc/fstab
Options
/tmp_mnt directory
automount
Files and Maps
Setting Up a Default Automatic Mounter Environment
Daemon Action in the Mounting Process
troubleshooting CacheFS
Troubleshooting CacheFS
troubleshooting recommendations
General Recommendations
umount command
Specifying Alternative Servers
unexporting, definition
Exporting NFS Ffilesystemilesystems
Unified Name Service(UNS)
About UNS and NIS
unmount command
Customizing
mount
and
umount
Commands
unmounting
definition
Mounting NFS Filesystems
/usr/etc/resolv.conf file
Understanding the Mount Process
/var/adm/SYSLOG file
General Recommendations
wsize mount option
/
etc/fstab
Options
wsync export option
/etc/exports Options
Efficient Exporting
{} in maps
Using Environment Variables