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Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Administrator's Guide

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Adding An NFS Export To The NAS Cluster Solution

To add an NFS export:
  1. Select User Access > Shares > NFS Exports. The NFS Exports page is displayed.
  2. Click Add. The Add NFS Export page is displayed. It consists of two tabs, General and Advanced. By default, the General tab is displayed.
  3. From the NAS Volume list , select the NAS Volume on which the NFS export will be located.
  4. In Exported Directory, enter the path to the directory you want to export or click the Browse icon, and navigate to the appropriate directory.
  5. Select Create the exported directory if it does not exist , if the directory does not exist.
  6. From the Trust these users list, select the users that are trusted.
    • NOTE: Other users are identified as guests.
  7. Define the client machines that are allowed to access this NFS export. Select one of the following options:
    • All Client Machines.
    • A Single Client Machine — You must enter the IP or Domain Name for the client.
    • All Client Machines in a Specific Network — You must enter the IP Address and Netmask for the clients.
      • NOTE: For example, if you want to grant access to all members of the 192.10.x.x/16 subnet, with netmask 255.255.0.0, enter 192.10.0.0 into the IP address field, and 255.255.0.0 in the Subnet field.
    • All Client Machines in a Specific Netgroup — You must enter the Netgroup name for the clients.
  8. In Allow access for, select the appropriate access rights for the share. you must select either Read/Write or Read only.
    • NOTE: If the access rights for the share are stricter than those defined for a specific file, the file's access rights are overridden by those of the share.
  9. Select the Advanced tab.
  10. In Limit reported size, set a limit on the reported size of the NFS export to allow access by client machines that cannot handle large file systems.
    • NOTE: If you leave Limited reported size empty, the reported size is the actual size.
  11. In Require secure port?, select No to enable access through insecure ports (ports beyond 1024).
  12. In Comment, add a comment or description for NFS export.
  13. Click Save Changes.

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