When it comes to sharing files across different machines, there are two protocols that most home labbers and tinkerers consider first: NFS and SMB. Both get the job done, but they serve different ...

What’s the best way to store and manage data in a virtualized environment? For IT administrators and system architects, this question is more than theoretical—it’s a critical decision that impacts ...

Network File System (NFS) configuration information is quite possibly the digital equivalent of a tribble (that’s as in Star Trek, not the Sun Vice President who is distinctly analog). Client ...

We have been having an internal debate, not really so much a heated fists to face kind of debate, but more discussions, around the merits or performance impacts of running mySQL databases across NFS.

I've noticed that when I'm doing large copies (say 60mb) to my NFS share, it stalls at certain points. It starts fast, and after a couple of mb (4-5 usually), it "hangs" for about 5 seconds, then ...

Automation for the desktop people comes in the form of the automounter. A standard part of Solaris and most Unix operating systems, The automounter uses centralized configuration information to reduce ...