Preface

The SMCC NFS Server Performance and Tuning Guide is about the NFS^(TM) distributed computing file system. It describes:

• NFS and network performance analysis and tuning
• NFS and network monitoring tools

This book is written with these assumptions about your server:

• ^(TM) · It runs the Solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, or 2.6 operating environment.
• It is set up in a networked configuration.
• ^(TM)........^(TM).........^(TM) · It is a SPARCserver system, Treasurers system, SPARCcenter 2000(E), ^(TM)............^(TM)....^(TM) Netra NFS 150 Server, or an Ultra Enterprise 3000, 4000, 5000, or 6000 system.

This book is for system administrators and network specialists who configure, analyze performance, or tune servers that provide the NFS service to network clients. It discusses NFS version 2 and version 3 tuning for the Solaris 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.6 operating environments, which are currently supported by Sun.

Related Documents

You can find more detailed coverage of some of the topics discussed in this book in the following documents:

• Sun Performance and Tuning (SunSoft Press/Prentice Hall)
• Solaris 2.6 Handbook for SMCC Peripherals
• Security, Performance, and Accounting Administration (SunSoft)
• NFS Administration Guide (SunSoft)
• Prestoserve User's Guide
• File System Administration
• FDDI/Sx.0 User's Guide

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the type changes and symbols used in this book.

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Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. system% You have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	system%su Password:
AaBbCc123	variable: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.
Code samples ar	e included in boxes and may display the following:
%	UNIX C shell prompt	system%
$	UNIX Bourne and Korn shell prompt	system$
#	Superuser prompt, all shells	system#

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