How to Install and Configure NFS Server in Linux VM from scratch on ESXI

NFS (Network File System) is basically developed for sharing of files and folders between Linux/Unix systems by Sun Microsystems in 1980. It allows you to mount your local file systems over a network and remote hosts to interact with them as they are mounted locally on the same system. With the help of NFS, we can set up file sharing between Unix to Linux system and Linux to Unix system. Benefits of NFS: NFS allows local access to remote files. It uses standard client/server architecture for file sharing between all *nix based machines. With NFS it is not necessary that both machines run on the same OS. With the help of NFS we can configure centralized storage solutions. Users get their data irrespective of physical location. No manual refresh needed for new files. Newer version of NFS also supports acl, pseudo root mounts. Can be secured with Firewalls and Kerberos. How to configure Iptables for NFS Server. How to share Home Directory ===================================================== Server Configuration service rpcbind start rpcinfo # port 111 has to run yum -y install nfs-utils nfs-utils-lib service nfs start chkconfig rpcbind on chkconfig nfs on vi /etc/sysconfig/nfs Un-comment the following lines and save the file. LOCKD_TCPPORT=32803 LOCKD_UDPPORT=32769 MOUNTD_PORT=892 service rpcbind restart service nfs restart #https://mcdee.com.au/tutorial-configure-iptables-for-nfs-server-on-centos-6/ iptables -I INPUT -m state --state NEW -p tcp \ -m multiport --dport 111,892,2049,32803 -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT iptables -I INPUT -m state --state NEW -p udp \ -m multiport --dport 111,892,2049,32769 -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT service iptables save chkconfig iptables on Centos7 firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=mountd firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=nfs firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=rpc-bind firewall-cmd --reload OR service iptables stop chkconfig iptables off mkdir /adminNFS cd /adminNFS vi how_to_config_nfs #create some file vi /etc/exports /adminNFS *(ro,sync) service nfs restart exportfs -v # to see what we sharing NFS Client Configuration yum -y install nfs-utils nfs-utils-lib showmount -e 192.168.0.101 or NFS mkdir /nfs-share mount 192.168.0.101:/adminNFS /nfs-share df cd /nfs-share ls #Permanent mount vi /etc/fstab 192.168.0.101:/adminNFS nfs-share nfs defaults 0 0 Automount Users home directory Server useradd slavik vi /etc/exports /home *(rw,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,sync) exportfs -r #rewrite update exportfs -v Client showmount -e 192.168.0.101 yum install autofs -y mkdir /mnt/nfs/home mount 192.168.0.101:/home /mnt/nfs/home vi /etc/auto.master /home /etc/auto.home vi /etc/auto.home * 192.168.0.101:/home/& service autofs restart ===================================================== Autofs Automount link Different way: http://www.elinuxbook.com/how-to-configure-autofs-automount-in-linux/