Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

Create a NAS server for NFS (UNIX-only) file systems

Create NAS servers before creating file systems.

1. Log in to PowerFlex Manager.
2. Click File > NAS Servers.
3. Click + Create NAS Server, and enter the information in the wizard.

   Table 1. Create NAS server fields and descriptionsWizard screen fields for creating a NAS server and descriptions.

   Wizard screen fields	Description
   Details	Select NAS Protection Domain from drop down, enter a NAS Server name, description, and network information. NOTE:You cannot reuse VLANs that are being used for the management and storage networks.
   Sharing protocol	Select sharing protocol: Select NFSv3, or NFSv4, or both. NOTE: If you select SMB and an NFS protocol, you automatically enable the NAS server to support multiprotocol. Unix directory services: (naming services) You can configure the naming services with a combination of Local Files and NIS, or LDAP. You can choose to enable Secure NFS here. Secure NFS requires the following: At least one NTP server must be configured to synchronize the date and time. It is recommended that you set up a minimum of two NTP servers per domain to avoid a single point of failure. A UNIX Directory Service (UDS) One or more DNS servers Either an AD or custom realm must be added for Kerberos authentication A keytab file must be uploaded to your NAS server when using a custom realm in a Kerberos configuration. DNS: DNS information is mandatory when: Joining an AD domain, but optional for a stand-alone NAS server. Configuring Secure NFS. DNS can also be used to resolve hosts defined on NFS export access lists. User mapping: To enable user mapping, select how Unix users will be mapped to Windows users, and select the Unix Directory Search Order.
   Summary	Review the content. Select Back to make corrections.

4. Click Create NAS Server.
   The Status window opens, and you are redirected to the NAS Servers page once the server is listed on the page. Once you have created the NAS server for NFS, you can continue to configure the server settings. If you enabled Secure NFS, you must continue to configure Kerberos.

   Select the NAS server to continue to configure, or edit the NAS server settings.