== Overview ==
'''Network File System''' ('''NFS''') is a [[Distributed file system]] protocol originally developed by [[Sun Microsystems]] in 1984,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.14.473|title=Design and Implementation of the Sun Network Filesystem|year=1985|publisher=[[USENIX]]}}</ref> allowing a user on a client [[Computer]] to access files over a [[Computer network|network]] in a manner similar to how local storage is accessed. NFS, like many other protocols, builds on the [[Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call]] (ONC RPC) system. The Network File System is an open standard defined in [[Request for Comments|RFCs]], allowing anyone to implement the protocol. More information [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_File_System here].<br> In IGEP Boards, NFS protocol can be used for mount a whole root filesystem located in a remote disk.
== Requirements ==