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= Mounting NFS file system = | |||
If you successfully enabled Kernel NFS server support and installed nfs-utils, the steps described in [[Server bring up]] are going to be executed automatically at start up so all you have to do is to make sure your file system is in the exports list: | |||
== Server side == | |||
* Create the directory you want to export | |||
<pre> | |||
mkdir /nfs | |||
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* Edit the file '''/etc/exports''' so it contains your folder | |||
<pre> | |||
#eg. /etc/exports | |||
/nfs/ *(rw,insecure,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) | |||
</pre> | |||
* Export your NFS file system | |||
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/ # /usr/sbin/exportfs -ra | |||
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== Client side == | |||
In the client side all you have to do is to mount an already exported NFS file system: | |||
* Create a folder to mount the nfs file system: | |||
<pre> | |||
mkdir mnt | |||
</pre> | |||
* Mount the server NFS file system in your previously created folder: | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
$ NFS_SERVER_IP= | $ NFS_SERVER_IP=<server ip address> | ||
$ sudo mount -t nfs $NFS_SERVER_IP:/nfs mnt | $ sudo mount -t nfs $NFS_SERVER_IP:/nfs mnt | ||
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Revision as of 17:02, 6 March 2014
Introduction
This wiki explains the process of setting up a NFS server in a target board.
Kernel Configuration
Enable kernel NFS server support
-> Kernel configuration
-> File systems
-> Network File Systems (NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS [=y])
-> NFS server support (NFSD [=y])
Suboptions to support NFS version 3 and NFS version 4 can be selected
-> Kernel configuration
-> File systems
-> Network File Systems (NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS [=y])
-> NFS server support (NFSD [=y])
-> NFS server support for NFS version 3
-> Kernel configuration
-> File systems
-> Network File Systems (NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS [=y])
-> NFS server support (NFSD [=y])
-> NFS server support for NFS version 4
Required Packages
nfs-utils
The NFS Utilities package contains the userspace server and client tools necessary to use the kernel's NFS abilities (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/basicnet/nfs-utils.html_).
rpcbind
The rpcbind program is a replacement for portmap. It is an Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call (ONC RPC) service that runs on network nodes that provide other ONC RPC services. It is required for import or export of Network File System (NFS) shared directories. (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/basicnet/rpcbind.html)
libtirpc
The libtirpc package contains libraries that support programs that use the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) API. It replaces the RPC, but not the NIS library entries that used to be in glibc. It is required for rpcbind. (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/basicnet/libtirpc.html).
File system configuration
Enable nfs-utils
-> File System Configuration
-> Select target's file system software
-> nfs-utils-1.2.9
Server bring up
rpcbind
Starting rpcbind:
#/ rpcbind
Then we can check the registered RPC programs:
/ # rpcinfo -p
program vers proto port service
100000 4 tcp 111
100000 3 tcp 111
100000 2 tcp 111
100000 4 udp 111
100000 3 udp 111
100000 2 udp 111
NFS server
Starting NFS statd:
/ # /usr/sbin/rpc.statd
Starting NFS nfsd:
/ # /usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd -p 2049 1
Starting NFS mountd:
/ # /usr/sbin/rpc.mountd
Exporting NFS Filesystems:
/ # /usr/sbin/exportfs -ra
Note: make sure you have the file /etc/exports with the appropriate content. This is an example:
#eg. /etc/exports /nfs/ *(rw,insecure,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
And you should be able to see the NFS server's export list on your PC:
$ NFS_SERVER_IP=10.251.101.200 $ showmount -e $NFS_SERVER_IP Export list for 10.251.101.200: /nfs *
The rpcinfo now shows:
/ # rpcinfo -p
program vers proto port service
100000 4 tcp 111
100000 3 tcp 111
100000 2 tcp 111
100000 4 udp 111
100000 3 udp 111
100000 2 udp 111
100024 1 udp 39361
100024 1 tcp 33835
100021 1 udp 56493
100021 3 udp 56493
100021 4 udp 56493
100021 1 tcp 37521
100021 3 tcp 37521
100021 4 tcp 37521
100005 1 udp 46372
100005 1 tcp 49449
100005 2 udp 46372
100005 2 tcp 49449
100005 3 udp 46372
100005 3 tcp 49449
Mounting NFS file system
If you successfully enabled Kernel NFS server support and installed nfs-utils, the steps described in Server bring up are going to be executed automatically at start up so all you have to do is to make sure your file system is in the exports list:
Server side
- Create the directory you want to export
mkdir /nfs
- Edit the file /etc/exports so it contains your folder
#eg. /etc/exports /nfs/ *(rw,insecure,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)
- Export your NFS file system
/ # /usr/sbin/exportfs -ra
Client side
In the client side all you have to do is to mount an already exported NFS file system:
- Create a folder to mount the nfs file system:
mkdir mnt
- Mount the server NFS file system in your previously created folder:
$ NFS_SERVER_IP=<server ip address> $ sudo mount -t nfs $NFS_SERVER_IP:/nfs mnt