Mounting file systems on clients

Procedure

For clients to mount file systems from the filer, you must create entries for the directories exported from the filer in each client's /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file.

After you edit the clients' /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file, the clients mount the file systems automatically when they boot.

Complete the following steps to prepare clients to mount the filer's file systems.

Note: The /vol/vol0/home directory is used as a sample filer directory in this procedure. You should use a path that exists on the filer.

Step Action
1 Create a directory on the client to act as a mount point. For example, /n/toaster/home.
2 To mount the filer's /vol/vol0/home directory to /n/toaster/home, add the following line to the client's /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file: 
filername-ex:/vol/vol0/home /n/toaster/home nfs rw 0 0
Replace filername with the name of your filer; replace ex with the specific Ethernet interface on that filer (for example, e0 or e1). The file system is mounted when the client reboots.
3 To mount the /vol/vol0/home directory without a client reboot, enter the following command at the client: 
mount toaster-e1:/vol/vol0/home /n/toaster/home
Result
After the /vol/vol0/home directory on the filer is mounted, the user on the client system can create, modify, or remove files in /n/toaster/home.

What to do next

Use the following table to decide what to do next.

If... See...
You purchased a license for the CIFS protocol. "Configuring CIFS clients."
You did not purchase a license for the CIFS protocol. Chapter 9, "About the Filer Software."

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