NFS used for Datastore (ESX 3.5)

[jasonjones1967]

Using a NETAPP filer, i have exported the volume /vol/nfstest. given the host read/write and root access.

When I add this export onto the esx server (either gui - add file system, or esxcfg-nas commands) I can see the storage, and ESX allows me to pick the datastore for new machines/disks, but allways fails.

I have checked firewall, permissions on netapp, vmkernel has ip etc

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Its driving me mad - presumably I have missed something of vital importance - anyone got a pointer or two?

Cheers

[Texiwill]

Hello,

If you are mounting the netapp as a Datastore you do not need to modify the SC firewall. However, you do need a vmkernel portgroup on a vSwitch that can talk to the Datastore.

login to the SC and run 'vmkping netappIP' and see if you can reach the netapp from the vmkernel.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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[Paul_Lalonde]

You need to ensure that the ESX Server has full rights to the NFS export on the NetApp filer. On a normal NFS server, you need to export a share with no_root_squash to ensure that ESX can mount the volume with 'root' privileges and manipulate the filesystem. I recall having to configure something similar on the NetApp to ensure that the ESX Server has full rights to the volume.

Paul

[fablehouse · Accepted solution]

please disable root-squash on the Filer

either by setting anon=0 or root= yourhost

[jasonjones1967]

several suggestions for no_root_squash (presume this is different to granting the host root access as well as read/write)

Cheers for the pointer --- will now battle through netapp pages to find out how to root squash

[jasonjones1967]

cheers --- finaly worked out that no_root_squash same as anon login --- all up and running - cheers all

:smileysilly: