If NFS v3 or NFS v4 is your primary use case, then we recommend that you use the kernel NFS server. Both NFS v3 and NFS v4 support Kerberos authentication.

The NFS-Ganesha server supports both NFS v3 and NFS v4.

A CLISH command is provided to switch from kernel NFS server to NFS-Ganesha, or vice versa. Before you switch between the NFS servers, the NFS server must be offline.

All of the available NFS shares are moved from the previous NFS server to the new NFS server; therefore, the operation may be time consuming.

When the NFS server is switched from kernel-based NFS to NFS-Ganesha or vice versa, the existing NFS mounts on the client are no longer active. The client is required to remount the exports to access the shares.