Restarting the server for nfs, Creating the nfs share – Dell Powervault NX400 User Manual
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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.
9.
Set the folder permissions in various combinations as required and click Next.
10. On Confirm selections window, confirm the settings and click Create.
The View results window is displayed showing the successfully creation of share.
11. Click Close to exit the wizard.
Creating Quotas And File Screens Using File Server Resource
Manager
Quotas and File Screens can be created using the File Server Resource Manager tool.
1.
In the Server Manager menu bar, click Tools → File Server Resource Manager.
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