geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) (09/19/90)
[I'm not sure whether advertising a vendor-neutral standards document
produced by an industry consortium that charges real money for its
documents falls inside the limits of permissible postings, but I know
several folks have been interested in this, so here goes.]
I am pleased to announce that X/Open has released the following
volume:
Developers' Specification
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Protocols for X/Open PC Interworking:
(PC)NFS
This is the specification for implementing an NFS server in an X/Open
compliant system which can support personal computer NFS clients.
"(PC)NFS" is an X/Open term referring to generic personal computer NFS
implementations: it should not be confused with PC-NFS(R) or any other
product name. Note also that this specification does NOT cover the use
of X/Open compliant systems as NFS clients.
The specification includes the following sections:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Introduction to NFS
Chapter 3. XDR Protocol Specification
Chapter 4. Remote Procedure Calls: Protocol Specification
Chapter 5. Network File System: Protocol Specification
Chapter 6. Adjunct Protocols
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Port Mapper Program Protocol
6.3 PCNFSD Protocol Definition
...
6.5 Mount Protocol Definition
...
6.7 Network Lock Manager Protocol Definition
Chapter 7. RPC Interface to UDP Transport Services
Appendix A. Mapping Filenames and Attributes
Appendix B. NFS Transmission Analysis
Appendix C. Definitions
(Note that the appendices are "non-normative": they are provided
to illustrate typical or recommended behaviour, but do not
form part of the formal specification.)
Copies can be obtained from X/Open Company: for now, I believe
that you'll have to contact the UK office. The X/Open document
designation is XO/DEV/90/030, and the price is $40 (US). It should
eventually hit the specialist bookstores: the ISBN is 1 872630 00 6.
A companion volume on SMB protocols is scheduled for release
shortly.
X/Open can be contacted at:
X/Open Company Ltd
Apex Plaza, Forbury Road
Reading, Berkshire RG1 1AX
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 734 508311
FAX: +44 734 500110
Disclaimer: While I was one of the Sun representatives who worked on this
project, the book is the work of the entire X/Open PCI working group,
chaired by Petr Janecek of X/Open.
Geoff
-- Geoff Arnold, PC-NFS architect, Sun Microsystems. (geoff@East.Sun.COM) --
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