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Connect to an NFS File Share Using Unix Devices

This article applies to: Shared File Services

The best options for mount vary based on the type and version of Unix, your application, file sizes, and other parameters.

Two recommended options for all NFS mounts are:

  • Specify TCP in the NFS options. February, 2023 update: The vendor of our system recommends the use of TCP since UDP connections may be rate limited.
  • Enable NFSv3 (SFS does not support NFSv4)

Linux example:
sudo mount SOME-SERVER:/SOME-SHARE –o tcp,vers=3 /SOME-MOUNTPOINT

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