RFC 3530 (rfc3530) - Page 1 of 275


Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol



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Network Working Group                                         S. Shepler
Request for Comments: 3530                                  B. Callaghan
Obsoletes: 3010                                              D. Robinson
Category: Standards Track                                     R. Thurlow
                                                  Sun Microsystems, Inc.
                                                                C. Beame
                                                        Hummingbird Ltd.
                                                               M. Eisler
                                                               D. Noveck
                                                 Network Appliance, Inc.
                                                              April 2003


              Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   The Network File System (NFS) version 4 is a distributed filesystem
   protocol which owes heritage to NFS protocol version 2, RFC 1094, and
   version 3, RFC 1813.  Unlike earlier versions, the NFS version 4
   protocol supports traditional file access while integrating support
   for file locking and the mount protocol.  In addition, support for
   strong security (and its negotiation), compound operations, client
   caching, and internationalization have been added.  Of course,
   attention has been applied to making NFS version 4 operate well in an
   Internet environment.

   This document replaces RFC 3010 as the definition of the NFS version
   4 protocol.

Key Words

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119].




Shepler, et al.             Standards Track