A computer-implemented method of implementing a network file system may include steps of providing a host, the host including an Operating System (OS) that includes a kernel and a first client implementing the Network File System (NFS) protocol in the kernel, and a database server process. A second NFS client may be provided in the database server process. A NFS server may be provided, coupled to the host. A device implementing the Network Attached Storage (NAS) protocol may also be provided, coupled to the NFS server. NFS requests to access data stored in the NAS server may then be generated and sent from the second NFS client in the database server process directly to the NFS server, bypassing the first NFS client in the OS kernel of the host. NFS File handles obtained by one database process may be shared with other database processes through a shared memory area.