Add NFS Server Connections

Use the Storage page in the Cockpit web console to mount a directory on a NFS server.

What Do You Need?

• The Cockpit web console must be installed and accessible.

  For details, see these topics: Install and Enable Cockpit and Log in to the Cockpit Web Console.

• The cockpit-storaged package must be installed.

  Note:

  If the cockpit-storaged package isn't installed, see this section Install and Manage Add-on Applications.
• NFS server host name or IP address.
• Path to the directory on the remote NFS server.
• Administrator privileges.

Steps

Using the Cockpit web console, follow these steps to mount a directory on an NFS server.

1. In the Storage page, find the table for NFS then click the plus [+] sign icon to add a NFS mount.

   The New NFS Mount dialog appears.

2. In the New NFS Mount dialog, specify the following information and then click Add.

   Server address	In the Server address text box, enter the NFS server host name or IP address.
   Path on server	In the Path on server text box, type the path to a shared directory on the NFS server. Example: /shares/nfs
   Local mount point	In the Local mount point text box, type the path to the directory location on the local system. Example: /mounts
   Mount options	Select the applicable Mount option checkboxes. Note: To ensure that the shared directory is reachable after restarting the system, select the Mount at boot checkbox.