5.6 HP StorageWorks X9000 File Serving Software User Guide (TA768-96035, June 2011)

5 Using NFS
This section describes how to export file systems for NFS, how to autoconnect NFS clients, and
how to set up NFS clients.
Exporting a file system
Exporting a file system makes local directories available for NFS clients to mount. The management
console manages the table of exported file systems and distributes the information to the /etc/
exports files on the file serving nodes. All entries are automatically re-exported to NFS clients
and to the file serving node standbys unless you specify otherwise.
On the exporting file serving node, configure the number of NFS server threads based on the
expected workload. The default is eight threads. If the file serving node will service many clients,
you can increase the value to 16 or 64. To configure server threads, use the following command
to change the default value of RPCNFSDCOUNT in the /etc/sysconfig/nfs file from 8 to 16
or 64.
ibrix_host_tune –C –h HOSTS –o nfsdCount=64
A file system must be mounted before it can be exported.
On the GUI
To export a file system from the GUI, select the file system, select NFS Exports from the lower
Navigator panel, and then select Export to display the Export Filesystem via NFS dialog box.
The Advanced tab displays additional options:
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