re: [SLE] Linux NFS mount for OS X. Was "Re: [SLE] Samba and OS-X"
just as well. I would like to follow this thread if someone has some simple pointers for nfs for osx. I haven't been patient enough to burn through the man and online references.
For what it's worth,
will
Did it like this:
First: 1) Start the "NetInfo Manager" from "/Applications/Utillities". 2) Use "Check Identitie" from menu item "Security". 3) Click on the dir "machines". 4) Add a new directory from menu item "Directory". 5) Change the value of "name" propertie from "new_dir" into "name_of_nfs_server". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "ip_address". And change "new_value" into "ip_adress_of_nfs_server". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "serves". And change "new_value" into "../name_of_nfs_server".
Don't know if the above step are needed, and don't know the function of the "serves" propertie.
Then: 1) Start the "NetInfo Manager" from "/Applications/Utillities". 2) Use "Check Identitie" from menu item "Security". 3) Click on the Dir "mounts". 4) Add a new directory from menu item "Directory". 5) Change the value of "name" propertie from "new_dir" into "server:/dir/to/import". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "dir". And change "new_value" into "/dir/to/mount/nfs-share". 8) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 9) Change "new_propertie" into "vfstype". And change "new_value" into "nfs". 8) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 9) Change "new_propertie" into "opts". 10) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-s". 11) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-P". 12) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-b". 13) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "net". 14) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "rw". 15) Restart your Mac and it should work.
Or you could download "NFSManager". This only works with the user "root". This worked for me under MacOS 10.2.6.
Hope this helpes..........
Haven't looked at netatalk yet. So any info how to set it up is welkom.
Stefan.
Stefan. Have you done any benchmarking? Even just copying over a large amount of data? I did something very similar to your process a couple of weeks ago when I first connected my OS-X box to SuSE 8.2 It worked fine, but it was awfully slow. Maybe you have better options than I did. I just did the math and I think a 100 Mbit/Sec connection at 100% efficientcy should do about 36 GB/hr. I'm only getting around 3 GB/hr with NFS writes from OS-X to SuSE 8.2 (default kernel). ie. less than 10% efficient. I have done other NFS write testing to SuSE 8.2 (default kernel), and it seems to always be similarly slow. Samba on the other hand is much faster, but I have to have "*" supported in file names for my app, and samba does not do it. I am going to try some nfs tuning tonight. (Never done that, will have to do some googling.) Thanks Greg
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From: Greg Freemyer
Stefan.
Have you done any benchmarking? Even just copying over a large amount of data?
I did something very similar to your process a couple of weeks ago when I first connected my OS-X box to SuSE 8.2
It worked fine, but it was awfully slow. Maybe you have better options than I did.
I just did the math and I think a 100 Mbit/Sec connection at 100% efficientcy should do about 36 GB/hr.
I'm only getting around 3 GB/hr with NFS writes from OS-X to SuSE 8.2 (default kernel). ie. less than 10% efficient.
I have done other NFS write testing to SuSE 8.2 (default kernel), and it seems to always be similarly slow.
Samba on the other hand is much faster, but I have to have "*" supported in file names for my app, and samba does not do it.
I am going to try some nfs tuning tonight. (Never done that, will have to do some googling.)
Thanks Greg
Also check if you have a hub or a full duplex switch. Even a cheap switch will not give you full bandwidth. Ken
Greg Freemyer wrote:
just as well. I would like to follow this thread if someone has some simple pointers for nfs for osx. I haven't been patient enough to burn through the man and online references.
For what it's worth,
will
Did it like this:
First: 1) Start the "NetInfo Manager" from "/Applications/Utillities". 2) Use "Check Identitie" from menu item "Security". 3) Click on the dir "machines". 4) Add a new directory from menu item "Directory". 5) Change the value of "name" propertie from "new_dir" into "name_of_nfs_server". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "ip_address". And change "new_value" into "ip_adress_of_nfs_server". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "serves". And change "new_value" into "../name_of_nfs_server".
Don't know if the above step are needed, and don't know the function of the "serves" propertie.
Then: 1) Start the "NetInfo Manager" from "/Applications/Utillities". 2) Use "Check Identitie" from menu item "Security". 3) Click on the Dir "mounts". 4) Add a new directory from menu item "Directory". 5) Change the value of "name" propertie from "new_dir" into "server:/dir/to/import". 6) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 7) Change "new_propertie" into "dir". And change "new_value" into "/dir/to/mount/nfs-share". 8) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 9) Change "new_propertie" into "vfstype". And change "new_value" into "nfs". 8) Add a new propertie from menu item "Directory". 9) Change "new_propertie" into "opts". 10) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-s". 11) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-P". 12) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "-b". 13) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "net". 14) Select "opts" and use "Add New Value" from menu item "Directory". And change "new_value" into "rw". 15) Restart your Mac and it should work.
Or you could download "NFSManager". This only works with the user "root". This worked for me under MacOS 10.2.6.
Hope this helpes..........
Haven't looked at netatalk yet. So any info how to set it up is welkom.
Stefan.
Stefan.
Have you done any benchmarking? Even just copying over a large amount of data?
I did something very similar to your process a couple of weeks ago when I first connected my OS-X box to SuSE 8.2
It worked fine, but it was awfully slow. Maybe you have better options than I did.
I just did the math and I think a 100 Mbit/Sec connection at 100% efficientcy should do about 36 GB/hr.
I'm only getting around 3 GB/hr with NFS writes from OS-X to SuSE 8.2 (default kernel). ie. less than 10% efficient.
I have done other NFS write testing to SuSE 8.2 (default kernel), and it seems to always be similarly slow.
Samba on the other hand is much faster, but I have to have "*" supported in file names for my app, and samba does not do it.
I am going to try some nfs tuning tonight. (Never done that, will have to do some googling.)
Thanks Greg
Haven't done that yet. Having a little trouble with my linux server. My root reiserfs partition disappeard on me. Will do that when it's up and running again..... Stefan.
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