Creating an NFS export by using GUI

You can use the NFS client-server communication standard to view, store, and update files on a remote computer. Using the NFS protocol, a client can mount all or a portion of an exported file system from the server to access data. You must configure the NFS server to enable NFS file sharing in the IBM Storage Scale system. The system supports both NFSV3 and NFSV4 versions of the NFS protocol.

You need to enable and start the NFS service on the cluster to create an NFS export in the cluster. You can start and stop the NFS service from the Services > NFS page of the IBM Storage Scale GUI.

Perform the following steps to create an NFS export to host or share the data over the NFS protocol. You also need to add NFS clients to access the export. You can add the NFS client either when you create the NFS export or when you edit the export.

Go to Protocols > NFS Exports page in the IBM Storage Scale GUI. The NFS Exports page appears.
Click Create Export. The Create Export window appears.
Click Browse to select the path for the export.
Specify the pseudo path of the export in the Pseudo path field. This is the path name that is used by the client to locate the directory in the file system. This option is available only when the export is accessed through the NFSv4 protocol.
Type the name of the owner of the export in the Owner field. This value can either be a user name of a combination of user name and domain name. The default value is root. Click Edit to change the default value.
Type the owning group name in the Owning group field. This is the associated group for the path.
Click Add NFS Client to add NFS clients who can access the export. The Add NFS Client window appears. You can also add an NFS client later by using the Edit option that is available in the Actions menu.
Enter the details of the NFS client in the Add NFS Client window and click Add.
Click Create in the Create Export window to create the export.

An NFS export is created for a path.