The Network File System (NFS) is a mechanism for storing files on a network. It is a distributed file system that allows users to access files and directories that are on remote computers and treat those files and directories as if they were local.

Important Note: A Linux NFS version 4 server is not fully compatible with a Solaris NFSv4 system. To successfully mount an NFSv4 share to a Solaris client, the NFS server must be on a Solaris system.

All the Fixlets for Critical Patch Update (CPU) and the Recommended Patch Cluster, which are on the Patches for Solaris site and Patches for Solaris Live Upgrade site, provide an option to install the packages from an accessible NFS share instead of from the Oracle repository or a local repository. Because these patches can be large, downloading and extracting them directly to the endpoint can take some time. Deploying patches from an NFS share shortens the installation time, decreases bandwidth usage, and reduces storage costs. For information about deploying patches, see “Patching endpoints on Solaris 10 and earlier.”

You can use the following tasks on the Patching Support site to run basic NFS configuration:

• Enable NFS Support - Solaris 10
  Use this task to enable NFS services on targeted Solaris systems.
• Disable NFS Support - Solaris 10
  Use this task to disable NFS services on targeted Solaris systems.
• Add NFS Share - Solaris 10
  Use this task to export a new directory to the NFS client to make the directory accessible to other systems across the network. You can specify an NFS repository location that contains the uncompressed updates that you want to install. The task provides options to add a persistent or non-persistent NFS share with certain access levels.
• Remove NFS Share - Solaris 10
  Use this task to remove a directory from the NFS client to stop sharing the directory with other systems across the network. You can remove the NFS share only from the current session or include the subsequent sessions.

For more information about NFS, see http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/html/821-1454/rfsintro-2.html.

 

Patching Solaris 10 endpoints by using NFS

For information about patching Solaris 10 endpoints by using NFS, see https://help.hcltechsw.com/bigfix/10.0/patch/Patch/Patch_Solaris/c_nfs.html