Hello Margaret and Fellow SAS users,

Thanks for the information regarding NFS in a SAS platform.

I would never use NFS for any SAS datasets, neither permanent SAS libraries, or WORK/UTILLOC filesystems.

But I do have questions regarding the possibility to use NFS on some SAS deployment directories.

For example, our SAS platform is on a Solaris operating system, it composed of 8 servers:

1. SAS Metadata Server Cluster: has 3 SAS Metadata Servers. All three servers:
- share SAS Metadata server backup directory;
- share SAS Metadata server installation directory;

2. SAS Compute Server Cluster (GRID): has 3 SAS GRID nodes. All three GRID nodes:
- share SAS GRID compute server installation directory;
- share SAS GRID compute server configuration directory;

3. SAS Mid-tier Server Cluster: has 2 SAS Mid-tier Servers. The two servers:
- share SAS Mid-tier installation directory;

4. All the above SAS tiers & servers, :
- share a centralized SAS Configuration Backup Vault;
- share SAS Software Depot directory;

The above shared directories or filesystems are not for SAS datasets, or WORK/UTILLOC filesystems, but for SAS deployment/installation/configuration/backup purposes.

My question is, could NFS used for these shared directories or filesystems ?

I appreciate your prompt reply and expert opinion !

Alex