Technical Summary
The NFS version 4 protocol provides a natural way for a
collection of NFS file servers to collaborate in providing an
organization-wide file name space. The DNS SRV RR allows a
simple and appropriate way for an organization to publish the
root of its name space, even to clients that might not be
intimately associated with such an organization. The DNS SRV RR
can be used to join these organization-wide file name spaces
together to allow construction of a global, uniform NFS version 4
file name space.
Working Group Summary
This NFSv4 name space discovery mechanism is an important first
step to federating NFSv4 file servers. Once an organization
appropriate NFSv4 file server is located, the NFSv4 protocol,
with the use of the FedFS backend services, will provide
cohesive access to an organization's overall distributed file
system name space.
Document Quality
This document describes a effective use of a well-known mechanism.
The mechanism has been prototyped and the working group is
comfortable with the future success of the mechanism.
Personnel
Document Shepherd:Spencer Shepler (sshepler@microsoft.com)
Responsible Area Director: Martin Stiemerling (martin.stiemerling@neclab.eu)