NFS on Windows

NFS Maestro Solo is the de facto standard for Network File System protocol on PC and it supports all the latest NFS technologies, including NFSv4, NFS over TCP and WebNFS. The advanced NFS features, strong security, seamless integration with the Windows operating systems and comprehensive support of enterprise directory services make NFS Maestro Solo the most advanced... It supports NFS4. Cost is aropund $200 per licence (upgrade from the last three versions is ~ $130, so it make sense if you can get older version for $10 or $20. )

Free support for NFS3 is included in SFU 3.5. cygwin NFS suport is spotty.

NFS Maestro Solo is the de facto standard for Network File System protocol on PC and it supports all the latest NFS technologies, including NFSv4, NFS over TCP and WebNFS. Among features

Supports NFS version 2, 3 and 4 (RFC1094, RFC1813, RFC3530)
Both client and server implementations
Kernel Mode implementation
Native 64-bit support for Microsoft Windows x64 family and Windows Vista
Supports Operation in IPv6 networks
Supports Setuid and Setgid
Supports WebNFS (RFC2054) and NFS over TCP
Supports 32-bit File locking
Hard and Soft Mount
Supports Microsoft® UNC
Device-less connection Support
Wizard-based and command line applications for creating symbolic links over NFSv4 connections
NFSv4 Compatible Command Line Applications Directory Services Support
Support multiple directory service profiles for each directory service type
Support per-connection selection of directory service profile
Supports NIS, NIS+, LDAP and Microsoft Active Directory®
Support schema definitions including: RFC2307, RFC2307AIX, AD4UNIX and Vintela VAS
NFS server browsing
Auto-discovery of server configuration through DHCP
Auto-mount capability
Password synchronization
Supports RPCSEC-GSS (RFC2203)and GSS-API (RFC2078)
Supports Kerberos and LIPKEY

Old News ;-)

[Aug 14, 2009] Microsoft Finances Open Source NFS v4 for Windows

23 Apr, 2009

"Microsoft has forged a deal with a University of Michigan research unit to create an open-source version of the NFS version 4 protocol that will work with Windows. Microsoft already offers NFS support in Windows client and server, but for Version 3 only."

Recommended Links

Allegro NFS for Windows

Services for NFS Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Server 2008

Implementing and configuring NFS on Windows Server

Open Text Connectivity Solutions Group

NFS, Terminal Emulation
Technical Webcast - Configuring NFS Maestro Server with a focus on name mappings August 27, 2009

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