Dell PowerVault NX3200 - Manual (Page 33)

Debug Notes For NFS Account Mapping Problems
Server for NFS can be made to log account mapping failures to the Windows Event Log service by setting
the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nfsserver\Parameters
\VerboseMappingFailureLogging INVALID USE OF SYMBOLS REG_DWORD = 1
After you create the key, you must restart the Server for NFS.
Restarting The Server For NFS
To restart the server for NFS:
1. Press the Windows logo key on the keyboard.
2. Type CMD.
Command Prompt application is displayed.
3. Right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator to open an elevated command
prompt.
4. Run the following command:
nfsadmin server stop && nfsadmin server start
Creating The NFS Share
To create an NFS share:
1. In Server Manager window, go to File and Storage Service server role and click Shares.
A page with Shares, Volume and Quota panes is displayed.
2. To create a new share, in the Shares section, perform any one of the steps below:
– Click To create a file share, start the New Share Wizard link
– Select New Share from the Tasks dropdown list.
The New Share Wizard window is displayed.
3. On Select the Profile for this share page, select the File Share profile (NFS Share – Quick or
Advanced) based on requirements and click Next.
4. On Select the server and path for this share window, select the Server name and Share location for
this new share and click Next.
The share location can be selected either by Volume or by Typing a custom path.
5. On Specify share name window, enter the Share name and Share description and click Next.
If a share folder does not exist, the local path to share creates a folder automatically.
6. On Specify the authentication methods window, select the authentication method for NFS share
and click Next.
NOTE: Only the UNIX user (who was added in the domain user list) has access to the NFS share.
If you have enabled Anonymous access for the NFS share, all UNIX users have access to the
share.
7. On Configure share settings window, select the required settings and click Next.
8. On Specify permissions to control access window, set the permissions on the file shares and click
Next.
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