Storage > Exports : Configuring exports : Creating NFS exports
Creating NFS exports
You can create an NFS export to make file system paths on your storage system available for mounting by NFS clients. NFS clients can mount resources only after the resources have been exported and made available for mounting.
Before you begin
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The NFS license must be enabled on the storage system.
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You must have the following information:
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File system path to be exported
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Access privileges of the NFS clients (read-only, read-write, or root)
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Security types that an NFS client must support to access the file system path
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Anonymous access settings
Steps
1.
From the
Home
tab, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2.
In the navigation pane,
click
Storage
>
Exports
.
3.
Click
Create
.
4.
In the
Create Export
dialog box, type the path to the volume, directory, or file to be exported.
Alternatively, you can click
Browse
to select the volume, directory, or file.
5.
Specify how the exported path is accessible from a host, in the "Export path" field.
6.
Click
Add
in the Host Permissions box.
7.
In the
Add Export Rule
dialog box, specify the required settings and click
Add
.
You can add multiple security flavor blocks.
8.
Click
Create
.
