NFS performance monitoring and tuning

There are several commands you can use to monitor NFS statistics and to tune NFS attributes.

Achieving good NFS performance requires tuning and removal of bottlenecks not only within NFS itself, but also within the operating system and the underlying hardware. Workloads characterized by heavy read/write activity are particularly sensitive to and require tuning and configuration of the entire system. This section also contains information about workloads that might not be well-suited for NFS use.

As a general rule, before you start adjusting the values of any tuning variables, make certain that you understand what you are trying to achieve by modifying these values and what the potential, negative side effects of these changes might be.