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doc:howto:nfs.server [2012/09/24 23:29] ketelp Warning about CIDR notation in /etc/exports. |
doc:howto:nfs.server [2013/06/04 23:15] (current) aas Moved paragraph "start on boot" before "client configuration" so you have fully functional server before trying to connect client. |
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| - | ====== Network filesystem (NFS) ====== | + | ====== Network File System (NFS) ====== |
| - | The [[wp>Network File System]] is the protocol of choice to share files over the internal network. Depending on your needs, you may also want to use [[doc:uci:samba|Samba]] or the [[sshfs.server|SSH Filesystem]] additionally or instead. | + | The [[wp>Network File System]] is the protocol of choice to share files over an internal Local Area Network. Depending on your needs, you may also want to use [[doc:uci:samba|Samba]] or the [[sshfs.server|SSH Filesystem]] additionally or instead. |
| ===== Preparations ===== | ===== Preparations ===== | ||
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| /mnt/sda4 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)'' | | /mnt/sda4 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)'' | | ||
| You can't use the CIDR notation, so ''/mnt/sda4 192.168.1.0/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)'' would not work, however the above example does. | You can't use the CIDR notation, so ''/mnt/sda4 192.168.1.0/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)'' would not work, however the above example does. | ||
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| + | If you set up pivot-root or pivot-overlay, use the path on /overlay/ partition, else you cannot export mounted fs. | ||
| Assuming the daemons are already running, use the command ''exportfs -ar'' to reload and apply changes on the fly. | Assuming the daemons are already running, use the command ''exportfs -ar'' to reload and apply changes on the fly. | ||
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| + | === Start on boot === | ||
| + | Since //opkg//-installed init.d scripts are not enabled nor started by default, you need to do this manually. Same procedure as with most (all?) OpenWrt packages: The first commands will will start them right now, the third and fourth will create the symlinks ''/etc/rc.d/S??portmap'' and ''/etc/rc.d/S??nfsd'' so they get started on boot: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/portmap start | ||
| + | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/nfsd start | ||
| + | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/portmap enable | ||
| + | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/nfsd enable | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | After start (and after a reboot) verify with ''top'' or ''ps'' whether the services are running.\\ | ||
| + | The following entries should appear in the process list: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd -p 32780 | ||
| + | /usr/sbin/rpc.statd -p 32778 -o 32779 | ||
| + | /usr/sbin/portmap | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Use the ''netstat -l'' command to see whether //portmap// is listening on port 111 for both tcp and udp. The //nfsd// process may use varying ports. | ||
| ==== Client configuration ==== | ==== Client configuration ==== | ||
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| TODO | TODO | ||
| - | ===== Start on boot ===== | + | ===== Problems ===== |
| - | Since //opkg//-installed init.d scripts are not enabled nor started by default, you need to do this manually. Same procedure as with most (all?) OpenWrt packages: The first commands will will start them right now, the third and fourth will create the symlinks ''/etc/rc.d/S??portmap'' and ''/etc/rc.d/S??nfsd'' so they get started on boot: | + | |
| - | <code> | + | If the loopback device support is missing, an error like "//Cannot register service: RPC: Timed out//" may appear. |
| - | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/portmap start | + | Installing the kmod-loop package should solve this issue. |
| - | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/nfsd start | + | |
| - | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/portmap enable | + | |
| - | root@OpenWrt:~# /etc/init.d/nfsd enable | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| - | After start (and after a reboot) verify with ''top'' or ''ps'' whether the services are running.\\ | ||
| - | The following entries should appear in the process list: | ||
| - | <code> | + | ===== Performance / Tuning ===== |
| - | /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd -p 32780 | + | Maybe you want to compare the read and write performance with that of your [[doc:uci:samba]] setup. Post it in the forum or right here: |
| - | /usr/sbin/rpc.statd -p 32778 -o 32779 | + | |
| - | /usr/sbin/portmap | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| - | Use the ''netstat -l'' command to see whether //portmap// is listening on port 111 for both tcp and udp. The //nfsd// process may use varying ports. | + | Do not expect to much. When i started with my RouterStationPro i got 7 MB/s writing to and 10 MB/s reading from it. |
| - | ===== Problems ===== | + | Now: |
| - | If the loopback device support is missing, an error like "//Cannot register service: RPC: Timed out//" may appear. | + | Server: |
| - | Installing the kmod-loop package should solve this issue. | + | * echo 4 > /proc/fs/nfsd/threads |
| + | * /etc/exports: /mnt/bla 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,all_squash,insecure,async,no_subtree_check) | ||
| + | * Check out /proc/fs/nfsd/max_block_size if client reports other block size then what you have specified. It can be changed if the server is not running, but nfsd mounted. Now you can echo the right value to it. - Updated by fathom | ||
| + | Client: mount options: udp,async,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,intr,noatime | ||
| - | ===== Performance ===== | + | i get: writing: 15,3MB/s and reading: 17,4MB/s |
| - | Maybe you want to compare the read and write performance with that of your [[doc:uci:samba]] setup. Post it in the forum or right here: | + | |
| + | I have TL-WR1043ND from TP-Link by default it has a throughput of 4,5mb/sec, after tweaking the block size, and the mount options it delivers 9,5 mb/sec. Cheers! (Still on wifi it has a speed of 6 mb/s) | ||
| ==== Throughput Issues ==== | ==== Throughput Issues ==== | ||
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