Adding NFS File Share to vCenter - ItsMmmike/SYS-350 GitHub Wiki
Adding a NFS Share to vCenter
For this Milestone, we add a new Datastore in vCenter that mounts to a class NFS Share that is hosted on the local network.
- To add a new Datastore to vCenter, first navigate over the vCenter Web GUI > Select the ESXi Hosts Tab > Select
Super13(or the Host you wish to add the new Datastore) > Under Actions, navigate to Storage > Select "New Datastore"
- From here, I used the following specs for configuring my new NFS vCenter Datastore:
| Configuration Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Type: | NFS |
| NFS Version: | 4.1 |
| Datastore Name: | Super13-NFS-Shared |
| Folder: | /var/nfs/share |
| Server: | 192.168.3.190 |
| Kerberos Auth: | No Kerberos Auth |
Note: Make sure to click "Add" when configuring Server IP/Address
The completed configuration should look similar to below VV
Screenshot of me successfully adding the Super13-NFS-Shared Datastore to vCenter:
Uploading a File to the New NFS Share Datastore
In order to verify that the new Datastore is working, we can upload a small ("Super13") test txt file to the NFS Share.
- To complete this task, first create the txt file on your host system (Mgmt01)
- From here, we can navigate over to the Datastore Tab > Select the NFS Datastore ("Super13-NFS-Shared") > Select "Files" > Click "Upload Files" and upload the test file on your host system to the NFS File Share (*See below)
Screenshot of a successful "Super13.txt" test file upload to the new "Super13-NFS-Shared" Datastore Network Share: