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Create a NFS datastore on an ESXI server using NFS share created on an Ubuntu Server

 

The first step is to create an NFS server using an Ubuntu server


1. Install Ubuntu Server

2. Install NFS server package :

     apt install nfs-kernel-server

3. Create an NFS Share Folder:

    mkdir /nfsshareshare

    chown -R nobody:nogroup /nfsshareshare

    chmod 777 /nfsshareshare

4. Create exports config file

    vi /etc/exports  and add below details:

    /nfsshareshare *(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure)

5.Apply exports config using

      exportfs -a

 6. verify the share details using:

      showmount -e


7. Now, from the vCenter server, create a Datastore and provide the share path and NFS server name:



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