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Published inJun 2016

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ISBN-139781785283468

Edition2nd Edition

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Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

Hersey Cartwright

kim bottu

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NFS version 4.1 capabilities and limits

vSphere 6 has added support for NFS version 4.1. NFS clients for both NFS version 3 and NFS version 4.1 are included as part of ESXi. Using NFS version 4.1 provides additional features and functionalities over NFS version 3, but there are some significant caveats and limitations that must be accounted for when using NFS version 4.1 in a vSphere design.

How to do it…

To determine how NFS version 4.1 can be incorporated into a vSphere 6 design, follow these steps:

Identify the capabilities of NFS version 4.1:
- What design requirements will NFS version 4.1 satisfy?
Determine the limitations of NFS version 4.1.
Identify the requirements for configuring a NFS version 4.1 datastore.

How it works…

NFS version 4.1 in vSphere 6 provides the following capabilities:

Multipathing support for NFS datastores
Non-root user access when using Kerberos
Stateful server-side locking
Better error recovery

These features provide enhancement to performance, security, and availability...

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VMware vSphere 6.x Datacenter Design Cookbook - Second Edition

Published in: Jun 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781785283468

Authors (2)

Hersey Cartwright

Hersey Cartwright has worked in the technology industry since 1996 in many roles, from help desk support to IT management. He first started working with VMware technologies in 2006. He is currently a Solutions Engineer for VMware, where he designs, sells, and supports VMware software-defined datacenter products in enterprise environments within the healthcare industry. He has experience working with a wide variety of server, storage, and network platforms.
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kim bottu

Since 2012 Kim Bottu has been the EMEA Virtualization Engineer for an international Biglaw firm where he focuses mainly on virtual datacenter performance optimization and virtual datacenter design. Kim holds the following certifications and honors: VCA-NV, VCP5-DCV, VCP6-DCV, VCAP5-DCD and has been named vExpert 2016. Kim can be reached at www.vMusketeers.com.
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