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3 Configure NFS Exports This chapter contains the following information: Topics: • File systems and NFS Exports overview • Create a file system for NFS exports • Create an NFS export • File-level retention File systems and NFS Exports overview While creating File Systems and NFS Exports, it is helpful to note the following: ● A NAS server must be configured to support NFS protocol before creating a file system. ● You can choose to add NFS Exports the first time you create the file system, or you can add NFS Exports to a file system after it has been created. Create a file system for NFS exports You can create a file system for NFS exports. Ensure that there is a NAS server that is configured to support the NFS protocol. 1. Select Storage > File Systems. 2. Click Create. The Create File System wizard launches. 3. Select General or VMware File System as the file system type. NOTE: VMware file system is a PowerStore file system that is optimized for VMware and used for VMware workloads. This option should be selected only for VMware NFS datastores. For all other file systems, select General. 4. Select an NFS enabled NAS server for the file system. 5. Specify the file system details, including the file system name and size, minimum size is 3 GB, maximum size is 256 TB. NOTE: All thin file systems, regardless of size, have 1.5 GB reserved for metadata upon creation. For example, after creating a 100 GB thin file system, PowerStore T model immediately shows 1.5 GB used. When the file system is mounted to a host, it shows 98.5 GB of usable capacity. This is because the metadata space is reserved from the usable file system capacity. 6. Optionally, select file-retention type (available for general file systems only): ● Enterprise (FLR-E) - Protects content from changes that are made by users through NFS and FTP. An administrator can delete an FLR-E file system that contains protected files. ● Compliance (FLR-C) - Protects content from changes that are made by users and administrators and complies with SEC rule 17a-4(f) requirements. FLR-C file system can be deleted only when it does not contain any protected files. NOTE: FLR state and file-retention type are set at file system creation and cannot be modified. Set the retention periods: ● Minimum - Specifies the shortest period for which files can be locked (default value is 1 day). ● Default - Used when a file is locked and no retention period is specified. ● Maximum - Specifies the longest period for which files can be locked. 7. Optionally, configure the initial export for the file system. Configure NFS Exports 15

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Configure NFS Exports
This chapter contains the following information:
Topics:
•
File systems and NFS Exports overview
•
Create a file system for NFS exports
•
Create an NFS export
•
File-level retention
File systems and NFS Exports overview
While creating File Systems and NFS Exports, it is helpful to note the following:
●
A NAS server must be configured to support NFS protocol before creating a file system.
●
You can choose to add NFS Exports the first time you create the file system, or you can add NFS Exports to a file system
after it has been created.
Create a file system for NFS exports
You can create a file system for NFS exports.
Ensure that there is a NAS server that is configured to support the NFS protocol.
1.
Select
Storage
>
File Systems
.
2.
Click
Create
.
The
Create File System
wizard launches.
3.
Select
General
or
VMware File System
as the file system type.
NOTE:
VMware file system is a PowerStore file system that is optimized for VMware and used for VMware workloads.
This option should be selected only for VMware NFS datastores. For all other file systems, select
General
.
4.
Select an NFS enabled NAS server for the file system.
5.
Specify the file system details, including the file system name and size, minimum size is 3 GB, maximum size is 256 TB.
NOTE:
All thin file systems, regardless of size, have 1.5 GB reserved for metadata upon creation. For example, after
creating a 100 GB thin file system, PowerStore T model immediately shows 1.5 GB used. When the file system is
mounted to a host, it shows 98.5 GB of usable capacity.
This is because the metadata space is reserved from the usable file system capacity.
6.
Optionally, select file-retention type (available for general file systems only):
●
Enterprise (FLR-E) - Protects content from changes that are made by users through NFS and FTP. An administrator can
delete an FLR-E file system that contains protected files.
●
Compliance (FLR-C) - Protects content from changes that are made by users and administrators and complies with SEC
rule 17a-4(f) requirements. FLR-C file system can be deleted only when it does not contain any protected files.
NOTE:
FLR state and file-retention type are set at file system creation and cannot be modified.
Set the retention periods:
●
Minimum - Specifies the shortest period for which files can be locked (default value is 1 day).
●
Default - Used when a file is locked and no retention period is specified.
●
Maximum - Specifies the longest period for which files can be locked.
7.
Optionally, configure the initial export for the file system.
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