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On Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 03:11:11PM +0000, Becker, Jeffrey C. (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC] wrote:
> Is there a limit on the number of exports for an NFS server? Thanks.

I don't have a better answer than Chuck's.

I can't think of any hard-coded limits, it's just a matter of resources.

You could try giving more specifics about your plan and see if anyone
has experience with a similar setup.

--b.

> 
> Jeff Becker
> 
> ﻿On 7/2/21, 7:21 AM, "Chuck Lever III" <chuck.lever@oracle.com> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Jeff-
> 
>     > On Jul 1, 2021, at 7:54 PM, Becker, Jeffrey C. (ARC-TN)[InuTeq, LLC] <jeffrey.c.becker@nasa.gov> wrote:
>     > 
>     > Hi Chuck,
>     >  
>     > I have an NFS server that currently has about 20 directories it’s exporting over NFSv4. I was wondering what the maximum number of exports is. Thanks.
> 
>     I'm not aware of any intrinsic limit on the number of exports.
>     There is probably a per-export resource cost that acts as a
>     practical limit.
> 
>     Might be a good idea to ask on linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org.
> 
> 
>     --
>     Chuck Lever
> 
> 
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>