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Enable NAS storage for Linux servers using NFS with ONTAP System Manager

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Create or modify storage VMs to enable NFS servers for serving data to Linux clients.

Enable a new or existing storage VM for the NFS protocol using this procedure.

Workflow summary: 1 Enable NFS 2 Open root vol export policy 3 Configure DNS 4 Configure name services 5 Configure encryption if required

Before you begin

Ensure that you have noted the configuration details for any networking, authentication, or security services required in your environment.

Steps

  1. Enable NFS on a storage VM.

    • For new storage VMs: select Storage > Storage VMs, select Add, enter a storage VM name, and in the SMB/CIFS, NFS, S3 tab, select Enable NFS.

      1. Confirm the default language.

      2. Add network interfaces.

      3. Update storage VM administrator account information (optional).

    • For existing storage VMs: select Cluster > Storage VMs, select the storage VM, select Settings, and then select Actions icon or Edit icon under NFS and select Enable NFS.

      1. Enable or disable specific NFS protocol versions and options as required.

        Note FPolicy monitoring of NFSv4.2 file access events is not supported. If you configure FPolicy monitoring, you need to disable NFSv4.2 on the SVM. For reference, see Enable or disable NFS for ONTAP SVMs.

  2. Open the export policy of the storage VM root volume:

    1. Select Storage > Volumes, select the root volume of the storage VM (which by default is volume-name _root), and then select the policy that is displayed under Export Policy.

    2. Select Add to add a rule.

      • Client specification = 0.0.0.0/0

      • Access protocols = NFS

      • Access details = UNIX Read-Only

  3. Configure DNS for host-name resolution: select Storage > Storage VMs, select the storage VM, select Settings, and then select Actions icon under DNS.

  4. Configure name services as required.

    1. Select Storage > Storage VMs, select the storage VM, select Settings, and then select Actions icon LDAP or NIS.

    2. Select Edit icon in the Name Services Switch tile to include any changes.

  5. Configure Kerberos if required:

    1. Select Storage > Storage VMs, select the storage VM, and then select Settings.

    2. Select Arrow icon in the Kerberos tile and then select Add.