Changes in Solaris Express, Developer Edition 1/08

The Solaris Express, Developer Edition 1/08 release provides support for mirrormounts that enable an NFSv4 client to traverse shared file system mount points in the server namespace. The main advantage that mirrormounts offer over the traditional automounter is that mounting a file system using mirrormounts does not require the overhead associated with administering automount maps. Mirrormounts provide these features:

• Namespace changes are immediately visible to all clients.

• New shared file systems are discovered instantly and mounted automatically.

• Mounts can be created at any server location.

• File systems unmount automatically after a designated inactivity period.

• Automounter-like functionality without any dependence on the automounter.

• No setup required at either the client or server.

For more information about mirrormounts, refer to the following:

• How to Mount All File Systems from a Server

• How Mirrormounts Work