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From: bfields@fieldses.org (J. Bruce Fields)
To: "Becker, Jeffrey C. (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC]"  <jeffrey.c.becker@nasa.gov>
Cc: "linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: FW: [EXTERNAL] Re: NFS server question
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 10:13:59 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210707141359.GB9446@fieldses.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <C88E1CD2-4156-4E45-AC27-F19D4E4C9FC7@ndc.nasa.gov>

On Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 03:11:11PM +0000, Becker, Jeffrey C. (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC] wrote:
> Is there a limit on the number of exports for an NFS server? Thanks.

I don't have a better answer than Chuck's.

I can't think of any hard-coded limits, it's just a matter of resources.

You could try giving more specifics about your plan and see if anyone
has experience with a similar setup.

--b.

> 
> Jeff Becker
> 
> On 7/2/21, 7:21 AM, "Chuck Lever III" <chuck.lever@oracle.com> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Jeff-
> 
>     > On Jul 1, 2021, at 7:54 PM, Becker, Jeffrey C. (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC] <jeffrey.c.becker@nasa.gov> wrote:
>     > 
>     > Hi Chuck,
>     >  
>     > I have an NFS server that currently has about 20 directories it’s exporting over NFSv4. I was wondering what the maximum number of exports is. Thanks.
> 
>     I'm not aware of any intrinsic limit on the number of exports.
>     There is probably a per-export resource cost that acts as a
>     practical limit.
> 
>     Might be a good idea to ask on linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org.
> 
> 
>     --
>     Chuck Lever
> 
> 
> 
> 

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2021-07-02 15:11   ` FW: [EXTERNAL] Re: NFS server question Becker, Jeffrey C. (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC]
2021-07-07 14:13     ` J. Bruce Fields [this message]

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