NFS Server

[Hill_1]

Hi all,
I would like to know what is the configuration of the "File Locking" in the NFS server.
Meanwhile, can a Windows platform PC get the files exported by the HP Unix Server? How to mount the exported file system to the PC? What command should be used?
Thanks in advanced.

[harry d brown jr]

look at samba or cifs9000

[Rainer von Bongartz]

Unless you install a thrid party NSF software on you PC you can't mount an NFS partion from yout HP-UX box.

You shoulld go the other way:
Install CIFS/9000 (SAMBA) on your hp-ux box and simply connect shares from your HP-UX to your PC.

Regards
Rainer

[Eugen Cocalea]

Hi,

Windows by itself can't mount NFS partitions exported from U*X servers (I don't know about newer w2k or xp versions), but there are certain programs you can use. Some of them are free, some are not.

ICE-NFS: http://www.jriver.com/products/ice-nfs.html

Xlink NFS Client: http://www.xlink.com/nfs_products/Component/nfs_client.htm

Omni-NFS: http://www.c2000.com/products/csp_omni.htm

Or, use SAMBA, it saves you a lot of headaches. :)

E.

[ramesh_6]

Hi,
You can access the UNIX resources on Windows machine by integrating UNIX with Windows. Windows understands other machines in the windows network by communicating with Server Message Blocks. If a unix server can send and recieve SMB's then the UNIX server can be seen in the windows network which allows the Windows machines to use the UNIX server's resources. NFS enables sharing of files between unix servers and they will not be useful in this type of scenario. I have attached the Samba installation and configuration guide. Hope this will be useful.

thanks
Ramesh

[Santosh Nair_1]

Windows based machines were not designed for NFS natively, so you would have to install NFS client software on the PC in order to mount files exported from the Unix machine. A better alternative (as mentioned previously) would be install CIFS/9000 from HP (which is basically Samba). This allows the Unix server to talk using CIFS, a native Windows protocol, to set up shares. Then from the Windows machine, you can mount the shares as you would from any other Windows machine.

Hope this helps.

-Santosh

[ckchua]

Hi Hill,

First of all, let's get your requirement right.

If you are looking for a permanent drive sharing with automation thru script, then NFS is the right option for you.

If you just want to transfer files on adhoc basis, then use FTP for this purpose.

Assume you need to use NFS, then please understand the concept below:

In order for you to use NFS, you need to identify which is NFS Server and NFS Client. In your case, UNIX Server is the NFS Server and PC is the NFS Client. So, from HP Server, use SAM to activate the NFS Server (look for Network Files System), specify the directory to be shared.

You need to install any NFS Client S/W in your PC (I have used OMNI NFS) Windows does not come with this S/W. Once installed, bring up the NFS Client, you need to specify 3 things:
1) Local directory path (PC)
2) IP address for NFS Server (UNIX)
3) Sharing directory path (UNIX).

I hope this will help you.

regards
ckchua