Use NFS to Extend and Integrate Your Filesystems | Linux Today

Use NFS to Extend and Integrate Your Filesystems

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 2012

[ Thanks to Lee Schlesinger for this link. ]

Someday your server will need more disk space. Rather
than purchase new hardware, you may be able to take advantage of
disk space you already own by using NFS (Network File System), a
distributed filesystem for which support is integrated in the Linux
kernel. Any machine can host NFS server software to share its disk
space, or use an NFS client to make use of that space.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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