Manage NFS Shared Network Resources

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Creating an NFS shared network resource

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using the command prompt

To create a shared resource using the Windows interface

  1. Open Windows Explorer: click Start, point to Programs or All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.

  2. In the details pane, right-click the shared directory you want to manage.

  3. Click NFS Sharing.

  4. Select Share this Folder.

  5. Type a name for the shared resource in the Share Name text box.

  6. Click Apply.

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To create a shared resource using the command prompt

  1. Open the command prompt with elevated privileges.

    1. Click the Start button, and select All Programs.

    2. Select Accessories.

    3. Right-click the command prompt, and select Run as administrator.

  2. At the command prompt, type:

    **nfsshare ShareName=**drive:path

    Argument Description

    sharename

    The name of the directory to share.

Note

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
nfsshare /?

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Configuring DFS shared resources for NFS

To configure DFS shared resources for NFS

  1. Set up an NFS server and create an NFS shared resource.

  2. Install Client for NFS on the computer that is running Distributed File System (DFS).

  3. On the DFS server, add a link in DFS that points to the shared resource on the NFS server.

  4. To access the NFS shared resource from any computer, connect to the DFS server as you would normally connect to any Windows file server.

  5. Browse to the link you created.

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