PowerVault NX Series Network Attached Storage Systems Windows Storage Server 2016 Administrator's Guide

Creating the NFS share

To create an NFS share:

1. In Server Manager, 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 following tasks:
   • Click To create a file share, start the New Share Wizard .
   • Select New Share from the Tasks drop-down menu.
   The New Share Wizard window is displayed.
3. On the Select the Profile for this share page, select the File Share profile (NFS Share – Quick or Advanced) based on requirements and click Next.
4. In the Select the server and path for this share window, select the Server name and Share location for this new share, and then click Next.
   The share location can be selected either by Volume or by Typing a custom path.
5. In the 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. In the Specify the authentication methods window, select the authentication method for NFS share, and then 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. In the Configure share settings window, select the required settings, and then click Next.
8. On the Specify permissions to control access window, set the permissions on the file shares, and then click Next.
9. Set the folder permissions in various combinations as required and click Next.
10. On the Confirm selections window, confirm the settings and click Create.
    The View results window is displayed showing the successful creation of share.
11. Click Close to close the wizard.