Implementing NFSv4 in the Enterprise: Planning and Migration Strategies

Chapter 1. Introduction 5

򐂰 Distribution of corporate data might involve shipping tapes or other media to

remote offices, or copying files over a network link on a periodic basis. Again,

such files invariably will become out of sync with the master copies and might

even be outdated before arriving at their destination. This method also

introduces the possibility of data loss or theft during the period when the

physical media is in transit to its destination.

򐂰 Lacking a central authentication authority, users might require individual login

IDs for numerous systems, requiring additional management tasks in the form

of account maintenance. This also introduces additional complexity in the

area of access management, because a given user might ...