Managing NFS in Houston UI
Scope/Description:
This article will cover creating and managing NFS shares in the Houston UI
Prerequisites:
- 45 Drives Storinator with a configured storage array
- Houston UI installed and accessible via a web browser [SER.VER.I.P:9090]
- ZFS Cockpit Dependencies installed
Steps:
- In the Houston UI, navigate to the ZFS + File Sharing tab. To move forward with creating a NFS shares, the pool will need to already be configured. For this example, we have a pool named tank. Click the Create Filesystem button. If filesystem is already created Select the option button beside the filsystem and select “Configure Filesystem”
- In the window that has been opened, click the NFS Share Radio Button, and click configure to enable the share
- The default “NFS options” will suffice for most cases
- Open firewall port for NFS server, select the NFS3 service if you need to connect via NFSv3
Verification:
- Verify that the shares is active with “showmount -e”
- Mount share on another server to ensure access
