Here's documentation I created for this...
How do I create a NFS volume on a Windows Server to use for storing ISO files for my VM’s? – You can do this if you have Windows 2003 Server R2 which has built-in NFS Services
• On the Windows 2003 Server make sure “Microsoft Services for NFS” in installed. If not you need to add it under Add/Remove Programs, Windows Components, Other Network File and Print Services
• Next go to folder you want to share and right-click on it and select Properties
• Click on the NFS Sharing tab and select “Share this Folder”
• Enter a Share Name, check “Anonymous Access” and make sure the UID and GID are both -2
• In VirtualCenter, select your ESX server and click the “Configuration” tab and then select “Storage”
• Click on “Add Storage” and select “Network File System” as the storage type
• Enter the Windows Server name, the folder (share) name and a descriptive Datastore Name
• Once it finishes the configuration you can now map your VM’s CD-ROM devices to this new VMFS volume
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