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NFS - Network File System
NFS is a network file sharing protocol like SMB/CIFS
NFS allows multiple users to mount the same filesystem over a network
NFS works well with the Citrix XenServer hypervisor
NFS is simpler to manage than iSCSI
iSCSI may offer better performance
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HighlyAvailableNFS