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Q: How do I NFS mount a filesystem on other Linux machines? A: NFS, or Network File System, is a technology that was introduced into the Unix world by Sun Microsystems. It allows a computer to mount a ...
As expected, Apple today announced it has begun shipping Xsan, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per client and per server. Xsan combines ...
So I'm currently using NFS3 to share home directories and other files to students and faculty at a local university. Over time there has been a demonstrated need for real access control lists for ...
Network-Attached Storage, or NAS, devices and network servers enable easy file sharing within a network, and also provide business IT managers a central location from which to install software onto ...
Here at Miami, we have a lot of systems running to keep the campus afloat. With those systems comes data and files that need to be stored. As one can imagine, with a footprint as big as Miami's, that ...
The file version history feature in Lion is pretty nice, but I can only get it to work on my local disk. Does anybody know what the options are for getting versions on a shared network filesystem? At ...
The way the Linux file system is laid out makes perfect sense. I've been using Linux for so many years that I can't imagine another file system making more sense. When I consider how the Windows file ...
LAS VEGAS -- April 27, 2004 -- Apple has now introduced Xsan, a high-performance, enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at $999 per system. "Apple's pro video and IT customers ...
CUPERTINO, California—January 4, 2005—Apple® today announced it has begun shipping Xsan™, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at the industry’s most ...