Setting up an NFS File Server - Revision history

Kyoungmeyer: Fixed a couple inconsistent spacing issues

2015-11-06T20:25:18Z

Fixed a couple inconsistent spacing issues

Mgloff at 19:41, 6 November 2015

2015-11-06T19:41:33Z

Mdean: Used new templates, made fixes, and filled in the TODO.

2015-11-06T19:19:26Z

Used new templates, made fixes, and filled in the TODO.

Mdean: Added note for new section to add.

2014-11-10T21:07:03Z

Added note for new section to add.

Mdean: Improved phrasing.

2014-11-10T21:04:45Z

Improved phrasing.

Bserrano at 15:49, 14 April 2014

2014-04-14T15:49:40Z

Bserrano at 18:00, 11 April 2014

2014-04-11T18:00:13Z

Bserrano at 21:22, 6 March 2014

2014-03-06T21:22:49Z

Bserrano at 21:14, 6 March 2014

2014-03-06T21:14:48Z

Mdean: Fixed tag.

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 |title=Setting up an NFS File Server
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 {{cli | hostname=ldc | username=user |exportfs -a}}
 ==Testing==
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 In this example, the mountpoint is <code>/srv/nfs</code>.
 ==Summary==
 The NFS filesystem is useful for making files available to remote machines, whether the client machines only need to be able to read them or write to them.  A use of NFS shares which is very helpful for embedded systems is to provide a network root filesystem.  See [[Booting with an NFS Root Filesystem]] for more information.

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 |description=An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network.
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-An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network.  It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.
+An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network.  It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or to write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.
 NFS stands for Network File System.  NFS has been in existence since 1984, and is now on version 4.1.  Sun Microsystems was the original developer behind NFS, creating the first version in 1984 but only using it internally for the first five years.  Version 2 was released in 1989, and was the first version Sun released to the public.  Version 3 was released in 1995, and added support for files larger than 2 GB, asynchronous writes, performance improvements and support for TCP.  Version 4 was released in late 2000 and includes enhancements which are mostly useful for servers.  Version 4.1 was released in 2010, and includes enhancements for clustered server usage.  Version 4.2 is currently in development.  For embedded use, version 3 works well and is simpler to configure than version 4, so version 3 is described here.
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 On Ubuntu, Debian, and similar systems, the services and tools required by an NFS server can be installed with the following command:
- user@ldc:~$ sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common portmap
+{{ cli | username=user | hostname=ldc |sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common portmap}}
 On other distributions, check with your package manager for similar packages.
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 * ''location'' - specifies the directory on the NFS server's filesystem which will be exported as an NFS share.
-* ''address'' - specifies an IP address, a range of IP addresses, a hostname or a hostname wildcard of machine(s) which are allowed to connect to this NFS share.
+* ''address'' - specifies an IP address, a range of IP addresses, a hostname, or a hostname wildcard of machine(s) which are allowed to connect to this NFS share.
 * ''options'' - the list of options gathered above.  Each option is separated by a comma, with no spaces.
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 Adding any of the lines listed above will create the NFS share specified by the line, assuming the directory specified in the line exists.  After adding an export line to <code>/etc/exports</code>, run the following command to notify the NFS server of the configuration change:
- user@ldc:~$ exportfs -a
+{{cli | hostname=ldc | username=user |exportfs -a}}
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 In order to test to ensure that an NFS share was exported correctly, an NFS client needs to be installed on a second machine.  If this machine is an EMAC board, the NFS client software should already be installed.  On a Debian or Ubuntu system, the following command will install the needed packages:
- user@ldc:~$ sudo apt-get install nfs-common portmap
+{{ cli | username=user | hostname=ldc |sudo apt-get install nfs-common portmap}}
 Now, to mount the <code>/srv/fs</code> share exported above with a server address of <code>192.168.1.20</code> on the local directory, /srv/nfs:
- user@ldc:~$ sudo mount 192.168.1.20:/srv/fs /srv/nfs
+{{ cli | username=user | hostname=ldc |sudo mount -o nolock 192.168.1.20:/srv/fs /srv/nfs}}
 To verify that it mounted:
- user@ldc:~$ mount
+{{clo}}
- ...
+{{ clio | username=user | hostname=ldc |mount}}
-.168.1.20:/srv/fs on /srv/nfs type nfs (ro,vers=3,addr=192.168.1.20,clientaddr=192.168.1.142)
+...<br />
 In the output is the line which shows the mount.  The files in the directory can be listed:
- user@ldc:~$ ls /srv/nfs
+{{clo}}
- filea fileb filec filed
+{{ clio | username=user | hostname=ldc |ls /srv/nfs}}
 ==Configuring a Client==
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 After a line is entered into the <code>/etc/fstab</code> file, it can be mounted either this way:
- user@ldc:~$ sudo mount -a
+{{ cli | username=user | hostname=ldc |sudo mount -a}}
 or this way:
- user@ldc:~$ sudo mount /srv/nfs
+{{ cli | username=user | hostname=ldc |sudo mount /srv/nfs}}
 If there is an error, check to ensure the directory for the mount on the client machine exists.  For a share which is mounted <code>rw</code>, the <code>touch</code> command can be used to create an empty file in the NFS share from the client machine.  For example:
- user@ldc:~$ touch /srv/logs/test_file
+{{ clo }}
- user@ldc:~$ ls /srv/logs
+{{ clio | username=user | hostname=ldc |touch /srv/logs/test_file}}
- test_file
+{{ clio | username=user | hostname=ldc |ls /srv/logs}}
 ==Mounting an NFS Filesystem Temporarily==
-  '''''TODO'''''
+The method of mounting an NFS share which was shown in the Testing section, above, is the method used to temporarily mount a filesystem.  Temporarily, here, means that it will stay mounted until either the <code>umount</code> command is called on the mountpoint, or the system is rebooted.
 ==Summary==
 The NFS filesystem is useful for making files available to remote machines, whether the client machines only need to be able to read them or write to them.  A use of NFS shares which is very helpful for embedded systems is to provide a network root filesystem.  See [[Booting with an NFS Root Filesystem]] for more information.

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   user@ldc:~$ ls /srv/logs
   test_file
 ==Summary==
 The NFS filesystem is useful for making files available to remote machines, whether the client machines only need to be able to read them or write to them.  A use of NFS shares which is very helpful for embedded systems is to provide a network root filesystem.  See [[Booting with an NFS Root Filesystem]] for more information.

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 An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network.  It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.
-NFS stands for Network File System.  NFS has been in existence since 1984, and is now on version 4.1.  Sun Microsystems was the original developer behind NFS, creating the first version in 1984 but only using it internally for the first five years.  Version 2 was released in 1989, and was the first version Sun released to the public.  Version 3 was released in 1995, and added support for files larger than 2 GB, asynchronous writes, performance improvements and support for TCP.  Version 4 was released in late 2000 and includes enhancements which are mostly useful for servers.  Version 4.1 was released in 2010, and includes enhancements for clustered server usage.  Version 4.2 is currently in development.  For embedded use, version 3 works well and is simpler to configure than version 4.
+NFS stands for Network File System.  NFS has been in existence since 1984, and is now on version 4.1.  Sun Microsystems was the original developer behind NFS, creating the first version in 1984 but only using it internally for the first five years.  Version 2 was released in 1989, and was the first version Sun released to the public.  Version 3 was released in 1995, and added support for files larger than 2 GB, asynchronous writes, performance improvements and support for TCP.  Version 4 was released in late 2000 and includes enhancements which are mostly useful for servers.  Version 4.1 was released in 2010, and includes enhancements for clustered server usage.  Version 4.2 is currently in development.  For embedded use, version 3 works well and is simpler to configure than version 4, so version 3 is described here.
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	An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.		An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.

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	An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.		An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.

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	An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.		An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.

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	An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.		An NFS file server can provide a variety of services to Linux machines on a network. It can provide a place to store files for a machine to use or write to, it can be used to allow machines to boot a root filesystem image stored on the NFS server, it can provide a place to store filesystem images when they're captured from MTD flash, or it can be connected to a desktop system to provide a common file store.