RE: NFS

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   5. NFS  (John_Bresina)
>
>Several of our windows file shares have been migrated to a NETAPPS box.  We
>used to map to these windows servers using QNTC however these no longer
>work with the NETAPPS server.  We are being told that we need to use NFS.
>Does anybody have any experience with the Iseries mapping to a NETAPPS file
>share?  I have always heard that NFS is a performance nightmare, is this
>true?  This NETAPPS solution has already been implemented in production at
>our site and is now causing issues with our daily batch runs.

John:

I've used the NFS support for seven or eight years with great results. We use 
it today to store .SAVF images on cheap Linux disk for example, making them 
quickly available if needed but out of the way for most purposes. I've also 
used it in one bizarre complex Windows network to help in tracking down a 
cross-domain-trust issue that the network guys couldn't resolve fast enough. I 
also used it from an AS/400 in Sacramento to update info on an HP3000 (IIRC) in 
Boston -- worked very well.

With a little practice, you might happily leave /QNTC behind. There are some 
pretty good NFS servers available for Windows.

Tom Liotta