Administrator Guide

Setting Permissions for an NFS Export
To assign users access to an NFS export, you must log in to the NFS export using a trusted client machine account and set access
permissions and ownership of the NFS export using the
chmod and chown commands on the NFS mount point.
Accessing an NFS Export
Clients use the mount command to connect to NFS exports using UNIX or Linux.
NOTE: The parameters shown in the command lines are recommended parameters. See the mount command manual
page in the respective operating system for more information and other options.
Access an NFS Export With UNIX or Linux
Mount an NFS export folder with a UNIX or Linux client.
To mount an NFS export folder, from a shell on a client system, use the su command to log in as root and run the following
command:
# mount <options> <client_VIP_or_name>:/<volume_name>/<exported_folder> <local_folder>
Access an NFS Export With UNIX or Linux Using NFS v4
Mount an NFS export folder with a UNIX or Linux client and force the use of NFS v4.
To mount an NFS export folder and force the use of NFS v4, from a shell on a client system, use the su command to log in as
root and run the following command:
# mount —t nfs4 <client_VIP_or_name>:/<volume_name>/<exported_folder> <local_folder>
Access an NFS Export With UNIX or Linux Using NFS v3
Mount an NFS export folder with a UNIX or Linux client and force the use of NFS v3. If NFS v4 is enabled on the FluidFS cluster, you
can force a specic client to use NFS v3 if needed.
To mount an NFS export folder and force the use of NFS v3, from a shell on a client system, use the su command to log in as
root and run the following command:
# mount —o nfsvers=3,rsize=32768,wsize=32768 <client_VIP_or_name>:/<volume_name>/
<exported_folder> <local_folder>
Access an NFS Export With UNIX or Linux That Does Not Use TCP by Default
Mount an NFS export folder with a UNIX or Linux client that does not use TCP. Older versions of UNIX and Linux do not use TCP by
default.
To mount an NFS export folder, from a shell on a client system, use the su command to log in as root and run the following
command:
# mount —o hard,tcp,nfsvers=3,timeo=3,retrans=10,rsize=32768,wsize=32768
<client_VIP_or_name>:/<volume_name>/<exported_folder> <local_folder>
Access an NFS Export With a Mac
Mount an NFS export folder with a Mac client.
To mount an NFS export folder, run the following command:
# mount_nfs -T -3 -r 32768 -w 32768 -P <client_VIP_or_name>:/<volume_name>/
<exported_folder> <local_folder>
Global Namespace
Global namespace is a virtual view of shared folders in an organization. This feature allows the Administrator to provide a single point
of access for data that is hosted on two or more separate servers. Global namespace is enabled by default, and can be congured
FluidFS NAS Volumes, Shares, and Exports
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