NFS, Network File System, is a server-client protocol used for sharing files between linux/unix to unix/linux systems. NFS enables you to mount a remote share locally. You can then directly access any of the files on that remote share.
Scenario
In this how-to I use two systems running with CentOS 6.3, but it will work on any based distros.
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