Additional information about creating an NFS export

Virtual Storage Platform One File Administrator User Guide
Version
1.7.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-24VSP1F003-10
ft:lastEdition
2026-07-13
The following table describes additional information required to create an NFS export:
Item Description
Path Options Determines the path options:
  • Create path if it does not exist: Select to create the path automatically when it does not exist (filesystems only).

    Automatically created directories are owned by the root user and group (UID:0 / GID:0) and have full permissions (read, write, and execute). You can create these directories using the SMB or NFS protocols, or explicitly grant the appropriate permissions after creation using this option.

  • Allow this export path to overlap other exports: Select to allow the export path to overlap other exports.

    This option is useful if you plan to create nested exports in the future. By choosing this option, you can subsequently export subdirectories of the root directory and make each of them accessible to different groups of users. For example, you can export the root directory of a volume and share it only with managerial staff.

Note: If the file system is mounted read-only, for example it is an object replication target, it is not possible to create a new directory. Select a path to an existing directory.
Show snapshots Determines how to show snapshots.
  • Show and Allow Access, to display and allow access to snapshots.
  • Hide and Allow Access, to hide snapshots, but still allow access to the hidden snapshots.
  • Hide and Disable Access, to hide and not allow access to snapshots.
Note: For this change to become effective on NFS clients, all NFS clients must unmount and then remount the export, or the administrator must run the ʹtouch.ʹ command in the root directory of the export.
Transfer to Object Replication Target (file systems only) Determines whether the export should be activated when the replication target of the file system associated with this export is switched to read-write mode. Only those NFS exports marked as transferable will be imported.
  • Use FS default, defaults to the setting for the file system Transfer Access Points During Object Replication setting (enabled or disabled).
  • Enable, transfers NFS exports to recovered file systems.
  • Disable, deactivates NFS export transfers to recovered file systems.
Access Configuration IP addresses of the clients who can access the export. To secure and control access to shared resources, follow these guidelines when specifying the IP addresses of the clients that can access them: Guidelines for entering values in the Access Configuration box