Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 257)

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Step 1: Before You Begin
Read “Before You Set Up NFS Service” on page 256 for issues you should keep in mind when
you set up NFS service.
Step 2: Configure NFS settings
The NFS settings let you set the maximum number of daemons and choose how you want to
serve clients—via TCP, UDP, or both. See “Configuring NFS Settings” on page 257.
Step 3: Create share points and share them using NFS
Use the Sharing module of Workgroup Manager to specify the share points that you want to
export (share) using NFS. You must explicitly configure a share point to use NFS in order for
NFS users to be able to access the share point. See “Creating Share Points and Setting
Privileges” on page 211, “Sharing (Exporting) Items Using Network File System (NFS)” on
page 213, and “Automounting Share Points” on page 214.
You don’t need to start or stop NFS service; when you define a share point to export, the
service starts automatically. When you delete all exports, the service stops. You can tell if NFS
service is running by looking for the globe on the NFS icon in Server Settings.
Setting Up NFS Service
Configuring NFS Settings
The NFS settings let you set the maximum number of daemons and choose how you want to
serve clients—via TCP, UDP, or both.
To configure NFS settings:
1 In Server Settings, click the File & Print tab.
2 Click NFS and choose Configure NFS.
3 Enter a value in the “Allow a maximum of __ daemons” field to set the maximum number of
nfsd daemons you want to allow at one time.
An nfsd daemon is a server process that runs continuously behind the scenes and processes
reading and writing requests from clients. The more daemons that are available, the more
concurrent clients can be served. Typically, four to six daemons is adequate to handle the
level of concurrent requests.
4 Choose how you want to serve data to your client computers.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) separates data into packets (small bits of data sent over
the network using IP) and uses error correction to make sure information is transmitted
properly.