This topic describes how to manage Network File System (NFS) shares in the local file gateway console, including how to create, delete, close, and modify NFS shares.
Prerequisites
- You have added a cache disk to the gateway. For more information, see Add a cache disk.
- You have bound the cloud resources. For more information, see Bind a cloud resource.
Background information
NFS enables computers in a network to share resources over TCP/IP communications. In a scenario where NFS is applied, the local client directly reads files from and writes files to the remote NFS server.
Cloud Storage Gateway (CSG) operates like an NFS server and provides the file sharing service. Before you can use a shared directory, you must create a shared directory on the CSG, set the users that are allowed to access the shared directory, and set access permissions.
Install an NFS client
Before you create an NFS share, you must install an NFS client on the client.
Create an NFS share
Other supported operations
On the NFS page, you can also perform the following operations.
Operation | Description |
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Disable NFS sharing | On the NFS page, you can click the button on the upper-left side of the page to disable NFS
sharing.
If you want to disable a single NFS share, you can use the following method. On the NFS page, find the target NFS share. Click Settings, and set Enabled to No. |
Delete an NFS share | On the NFS page, find the target NFS share, and click Delete to delete the NFS share.
Note If the NFS share has been previously mounted to a client, it takes some time for the
mount point to be unmounted from the client after the share is deleted. During this
period, if you create an NFS share with the same ID, the mount point will not be unmounted
from the client. Therefore, after you delete an NFS share, run the
df -h command to confirm that the file is successfully unmounted before you perform other
operations.
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Modify an NFS share | On the NFS page, find the target NFS share, and click Settings or Advanced Settings to modify the NFS share. |