Configuring NFS clients to access the filer
How to make filer data available
To make filer data available to NFS clients, you need to do the following tasks:
- export the filer's file system
- mount the filer's file system
- create a directory on the NFS client to act as a mount point
Exporting NFS clients
You must export the filer's file systems before NFS clients can mount them. To export the filer's file systems, complete the following steps.
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Determine valid path names for directories by entering the following command at the filer prompt:
qtree
Example output
Volume Tree Style Oplocks Status
------- ---- ----- ------ -------
vol0 home unix enabled normal
vol1snap qtree1 unix enabled normal
vol2eng team1 mixed enabled normal
vol2mkt nt ntfs enabled normal
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From the example output, convert the first three entries into valid path names by using the volume entry followed by the qtree entry:
/vol0/home
/vol1snap/qtree1
/vol2eng/team1
Note
Only "unix" and "mixed styles" can be mounted on NFS clients; therefore, /vol2mkt/nt cannot be mounted. |
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Use a text editor from an NFS client to open the /etc/exports file.
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Add the filer directories to the /etc/exports file to export them. For information about specifying entries and access restrictions, see the chapter about file access using NFS in the File Access Management Guide to find out how /etc/exports works.
Example
/vol/vol0/home -anon=0
/vol/vol1snap/qtree1
/vol/vol2eng/team1
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Save the file and exit the text editor.
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Mounting NFS client file systems
You can mount the filer's file system by using one of the following methods:
- Add entries for the directories exported from the filer in each client's /etc/vfstab file (for Solaris clients) or /etc/fstab file (for non-Solaris clients)
- Use the UNIX mount command
- Use the UNIX automounter tool
To mount the filer's file systems by adding entries to the /etc/vfstab file, complete the following steps.
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Use a text editor from an NFS client to open the /etc/vfstab (or /etc/fstab) file.
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Add the entries for the directories exported from the filer in each client's /etc/vfstab file (or /etc/fstab) file.
Example
toaster:/vol/vol0/home nfs - yes - rw,bg,hard
toaster:/vol/vol1snap/qtree1 -yes - rw,bg,hard
toaster:/vol/vol2eng/team1 - yes - rw,bg,hard
Note
The /vol/vol0/home directory is used as a sample filer directory in this procedure. You should use a path that exists on your filer. |
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Save the file and exit the text editor.
Result
After you edit the NFS clients' /etc/vfstab file (or /etc/fstab file), the clients mount the file systems automatically when they boot.
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Creating a directory on the NFS client
To create a directory on the NFS client, complete the following step.
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Action
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At the NFS client, create a directory to act as a mount point.
Example
mkdir /n/toaster/home
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Mounting a filer directory on the NFS client
To mount the filer's directory on the NFS client, complete the following steps.
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To mount the filer's /vol/vol0/home directory to /n/toaster/home, add the following line to the NFS client's /etc/vfstab file (or /etc/fstab file) if the client is on the same network as the filer's e0 Ethernet interface:
toaster-e0:/vol/vol0/home /n/toaster/home nfs rw 0 0
Result
The file system is mounted when the client reboots.
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To mount the /vol/vol0/home directory without a client reboot, enter the following command at the NFS 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 NFS client can create, modify, or remove files in /n/toaster/home.
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