Create Shares

A share represents individual file systems within the Network File Storage cluster. Each cluster can contain multiple shares within it.

Important: The user privilege for accessing and managing Network File Storage is not effective yet. Any user with an active token will be granted access to the service management independent of the privilege setting. The group privilege will be added to the application with an upcoming release and the documentation will be updated accordingly.

Create a Share

To create a share within a Network File Storage cluster, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the DCD with your username and password.

2. Go to Menu > Storage > Network File Storage.

3. Select a cluster from the list of clusters and select Manage Shares from the OPTIONS column.

Select Manage Shares

1. Select Create Share in the Manage shares window and enter the following details:

   • Define Share Properties

   • Add Client Groups

Create Share

1. Click Save to create a share.

Result: A share is created within the selected Network File Storage Cluster.

Define Share Properties

To define share properties, specify the following details:

1. Name: Enter an appropriate name for the share.

2. (Optional) Quota: Specify the quota in MiB to restrict the amount of data that can be stored within the export file. Set the value to zero, if you want to disable the quota for export.

3. (Optional) GID: The ID of the group that owns the exported share. The default value is 512.

4. (Optional) UID: The ID of the user who owns the exported directory. The default value is 512.

Define Share Properties

Add Client Groups

Multiple VMs from within a VDC can be connected to shares of a Network File Storage's cluster via a private LAN.

1. (Optional) Description: Enter necessary information about the client group.

2. IP Networks: Select + Add IP Network to add an IP address with the mask CIDR notation. The specified network therefore becomes an authorized network while restricting access to all other networks. Example: 127.0.0.1/24.

Note: The IP Networks setting will always supersede the list of hosts. Only use this field if you want the share access on the entire network. In case you need to grant access to specific hosts, leave this field blank.

1. Hosts: Select + Add Host to add the number of VMs that is allowed to access the share. Example: 10.234.62.123.

2. NFS Squash Mode: Select a squash mode for export. For more information, see Root squash security. You can choose one of the following:

   • None: Select if you do not want a squash mode. For security reasons, we do not recommend setting the mode to None.

   • Root Anonymous: Select to map a root user to an anonymous user.

   • All Anonymous: Select to map all users to anonymous user.

Add Client Groups