Part I Network Services Topics
Part II Accessing Network File Systems Topics
4. Managing Network File Systems (Overview)
5. Network File System Administration (Tasks)
6. Accessing Network File Systems (Reference)
Keywords for the /etc/default/nfs File
Configuration Files and nfsmapid
Checking for the NFS Version 4 Domain
Configuring the NFS Version 4 Default Domain
Additional Information About nfsmapid
mount Options for NFS File Systems
Non-File-System-Specific share Options
Setting Access Lists With the share Command
Commands for Troubleshooting NFS Problems
Unsharing and Resharing a File System in NFS Version 4
File-System Namespace in NFS Version 4
Volatile File Handles in NFS Version 4
Client Recovery in NFS Version 4
OPEN Share Support in NFS Version 4
ACLs and nfsmapid in NFS Version 4
File Transfer Size Negotiation
Effects of the -public Option and NFS URLs When Mounting
What Is a Replicated File System?
Client-Side Failover in NFS Version 4
How WebNFS Security Negotiation Works
WebNFS Limitations With Web Browser Use
How Autofs Navigates Through the Network (Maps)
How Autofs Starts the Navigation Process (Master Map)
How Autofs Selects the Nearest Read-Only Files for Clients (Multiple Locations)
Modifying How Autofs Navigates the Network (Modifying Maps)
Default Autofs Behavior With Name Services
8. Planning and Enabling SLP (Tasks)
10. Incorporating Legacy Services
Part V Serial Networking Topics
15. Solaris PPP 4.0 (Overview)
16. Planning for the PPP Link (Tasks)
17. Setting Up a Dial-up PPP Link (Tasks)
18. Setting Up a Leased-Line PPP Link (Tasks)
19. Setting Up PPP Authentication (Tasks)
20. Setting Up a PPPoE Tunnel (Tasks)
21. Fixing Common PPP Problems (Tasks)
22. Solaris PPP 4.0 (Reference)
23. Migrating From Asynchronous Solaris PPP to Solaris PPP 4.0 (Tasks)
25. Administering UUCP (Tasks)
Part VI Working With Remote Systems Topics
27. Working With Remote Systems (Overview)
28. Administering the FTP Server (Tasks)
29. Accessing Remote Systems (Tasks)
Part VII Monitoring Network Services Topics
The Solaris 10 release includes the Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) protocol, which is a technology for memory-to-memory transfer of data over high-speed networks. Specifically, RDMA provides remote data transfer directly to and from memory without CPU intervention. RDMA also provides direct data placement, which eliminates data copies and, therefore, further eliminates CPU intervention. Thus, RDMA relieves not only the host CPU, but also reduces contention for the host memory and I/O buses. To provide this capability, RDMA combines the interconnect I/O technology of InfiniBand on SPARC platforms with the Solaris operating system. The following figure shows the relationship of RDMA to other protocols, such as UDP and TCP.
Figure 6-1 Relationship of RDMA to Other Protocols
If the RDMA transport is not available on both the client and the server, the TCP transport is the initial fallback, followed by UDP if TCP is unavailable. Note, however, that if you use the proto=rdma mount option, NFS mounts are forced to use RDMA only.
For more information about NFS mount options, see the mount_nfs(1M) man page and mount Command.
Note - RDMA for InfiniBand uses the IP addressing format and the IP lookup infrastructure to specify peers. However, because RDMA is a separate protocol stack, it does not fully implement all IP semantics. For example, RDMA does not use IP addressing to communicate with peers. Therefore, RDMA might bypass configurations for various security policies that are based on IP addresses. However, the NFS and RPC administrative policies, such as mount restrictions and secure RPC, are not bypassed.