Has anyone succeeded in running AFS while using a Filer as storage?

Wondering if anyone has experience running AFS filesystem which use an filer / NFS export as their primary storage ?

I want to try AFS exporting a filesystem / volume which is being NFS mounted from a filer ?

We have spare filers with lots of spare disk space ... and for a variety of reasons management is insisting that this next project use AFS for more security.

I would like to know if I can have my AFS server use the filer for disk space, and give me an AFS export to my AFS clients...

Any thoughts on feasibility, or potential problems?

In this scenario the Filer would have an export dedicated only to the AFS server [potentially on a private network] and the AFS server would be the only system with any control / access to that NFS mount.

NFS export AFS export Filer ------------->SUN / IBM / AFS server -----------> AFS Client Mounting NFS Storage Exporting via AFS

Can AFS export a filesystem it's mounting via NFS, or does AFS need some sort of raw or device level control to it's filesystem / partition?

Cheers, Frank

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