Creating a datastore

[aden81]

I'm trying to create a datastore so I can test ESXi. I'm pretty green so hopefully I can get some help. I'm running ESXi from a USB drive. I took a test machine and loaded ubuntu on it thinking it would be easier to create a datastore that way. Basically I just want to use the hard drive for that machine as a datastore so I can test out the functionality of ESXi. So far, I haven't had any luck.

I installed nfs-kernel-server (apt-get install nfs-kernel-server) and modified the /etc/exports file with "/home server_ip(rw,no_root_squash)". Of course "server_ip" being the ip of the ESXi machine. I tried adding the datastore as a NFS but I either get a message saying that it can't mount or that it refused to mount. I'm completely lost on this. I hope this isn't too vague to get some help.

[MentholMoose]

Of course "server_ip" being the ip of the ESXi machine.

What virtual adapter is this IP on? You need to mount an NFS export from a VMkernel adapter, not a service console. Also, is the physical NIC on the ESXi host gigabit?

[PaulSvirin]

Maybe a simple question: have you run "exportfs -a" after modifying /etc/exports ?

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[aden81]

What virtual adapter is this IP on? You need to mount an NFS export from a VMkernel adapter, not a service console. Also, is the physical NIC on the ESXi host gigabit?

Virtual adapter is vmk0 and the host NIC is gigabit (HP DC5750).

Maybe a simple question: have you run "exportfs -a" after modifying /etc/exports ?

I have now but I know very little about Linux so the output means nothing to me.

Output:

exportfs: /etc/exports : Neither 'subtree_check' or 'no_subtree_check' specified for export "server_ip:/home".

Assuming default behaviour ('no_subtree_check')

[aden81]

Nvm, I found a way to get it work.