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Enable NAS storage for Linux servers using NFS

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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: Click Storage > Storage VMs, click 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: click Storage > Storage VMs, select a storage VM, click Settings, and then click Actions icon under NFS.

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

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

    2. Click 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: click Storage > Storage VMs, select the storage VM, click Settings, and then click Actions icon under DNS.

  4. Configure name services as required.

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

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

  5. Configure Kerberos if required:

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

    2. Click Arrow icon in the Kerberos tile and then click Add.