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A modern computer system that's not part of a network is even more of an anomaly today than it was when we published the first edition of this book in 1991. But however widespread networks have become, managing a network and getting it to perform well can still be a problem. Managing NFS and NIS, in a new edition based on Solaris 8, is a guide to two tools that are absolutely essential to distributed computing environments: the Network Filesystem (NFS) and the Network Information System (formerly called the "yellow pages" or YP). The Network Filesystem, developed by Sun Microsystems, is fundamental to most Unix networks. It lets systems ranging from PCs and Unix workstations to large mainframes access each other's files transparently, and is the standard method for sharing files between different computer systems. As popular as NFS is, it's a "black box" for most users and administrators.
Updated for NFS Version 3, Managing NFS and NIS offers detailed access to what's inside, including: * How to plan, set up, and debug an NFS network * Using the NFS automounter * Diskless workstations * PC/NFS * A new transport protocol for NFS (TCP/IP) * New security options (IPSec and Kerberos V5) * Diagnostic tools and utilities * NFS client and server tuning NFS isn't really complete without its companion, NIS, a distributed database service for managing the most important administrative files, such as the passwd file and the hosts file. NIS centralizes administration of commonly replicated files, allowing a single change to the database rather than requiring changes on every system on the network. If you are managing a network of Unix systems, or are thinking of setting up a Unix network, you can't afford to overlook this book.
Contents
Preface 1. Networking Fundamentals Networking overview Physical and data link layers Network layer Transport layer The session and presentation layers 2. Introduction to Directory Services Purpose of directory services Brief survey of common directory services Name service switch Which directory service to use 3. Network Information Service Operation Masters, slaves, and clients Basics of NIS management Files managed under NIS Trace of a key match 4. System Management Using NIS NIS network design Managing map files Advanced NIS server administration Managing multiple domains 5. Living with Multiple Directory Servers Domain name servers Implementation Fully qualified and unqualified hostnames Centralized versus distributed management Migrating from NIS to DNS for host naming What next? 6. System Administration Using the Network File System Setting up NFS Exporting filesystems Mounting filesystems Symbolic links Replication Naming schemes 7. Network File System Design and Operation Virtual filesystems and virtual nodes NFS protocol and implementation NFS components Caching File locking NFS futures 8. Diskless Clients NFS support for diskless clients Setting up a diskless client Diskless client boot process Managing client swap space Changing a client's name Troubleshooting Configuration options Brief introduction to JumpStart administration Client/server ratios 9. The Automounter Automounter maps Invocation and the master map Integration with NIS Key and variable substitutions Advanced map tricks Side effects 10. PC/NFS Clients PC/NFS today Limitations of PC/NFS Configuring PC/NFS Common PC/NFS usage issues Printer services 11. File Locking What is file locking? NFS and file locking Troubleshooting locking problems 12. Network Security User-oriented network security How secure are NIS and NFS? Password and NIS security NFS security Stronger security for NFS Viruses 13. Network Diagnostic and Administrative Tools Broadcast addresses MAC and IP layer tools Remote procedure call tools NIS tools Network analyzers 14. NFS Diagnostic Tools NFS administration tools NFS statistics snoop Publicly available diagnostics Version 2 and Version 3 differences NFS server logging Time synchronization 15. Debugging Network Problems Duplicate ARP replies Renegade NIS server Boot parameter confusion Incorrect directory content caching Incorrect mount point permissions Asynchronous NFS error messages 16. Server-Side Performance Tuning Characterization of NFS behavior Measuring performance Benchmarking Identifying NFS performance bottlenecks Server tuning 17. Network Performance Analysis Network congestion and network interfaces Network partitioning hardware Network infrastructure Impact of partitioning Protocol filtering 18. Client-Side Performance Tuning Slow server compensation Soft mount issues Adjusting for network reliability problems NFS over wide-area networks NFS async thread tuning Attribute caching Mount point constructions Stale filehandles A. IP Packet Routing B. NFS Problem Diagnosis C. Tunable Parameters Index
