Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system
protocol that enables remote file access over Unix and Linux networks.You can create a
data source using the NFS with the local file system path by mounting data as a local
file system to either the remote or local agent. Furthermore, you can easily add data to
Data Catalog from
Hitachi Network Attached Storage (HNAS) and NetApp data storage.
This protocol uses a client-server model where the server
provides the shared file system and the client mounts the file system to access the
shared files as if they were on a local disk. You can add data to the Data Catalog from any
file-sharing network system if it is transferrable via the Network File System
(NFS).
Perform the following steps to add NFS as a data source
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Click Management in the left toolbar.
The Manage Your Environment page
opens.
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In the Resources tile, click Add Data
Source.
The Create Data Source page
opens.
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Specify the following basic information for the connection to your data
source:
| Field |
Description |
| Data Source Name |
Specify the name of your data source. This name is used in the
Data Catalog
interface. It should be something your Data Catalog users
recognize. Note: Names must
start with a letter, and must contain only letters, digits, and underscores.
White spaces in names are not supported.
|
| Data Source ID (Optional) |
Specify a permanent identifier for your data source. If you
leave this field blank, Data Catalog generates a permanent identifier for you. Note: You cannot modify
Data Source ID for this data source after you specify
or generate it.
|
| Description (Optional) |
Specify a description of your data source. |
| Data Source
Type |
Select the database type of your source. You are then prompted
to specify additional connection information based on the file system or
database type you are trying to access. |
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After you have specified the basic information, specify the following
additional connection information based on the file system or database type you
are trying to access.
| Field |
Description |
| Affinity |
This default setting specifies which agents
should be associated with the data source in a
multi-agent deployment.
|
| Configuration
method |
By default, it is URI.
- URI: URIs are
used to identify and locate resources on the
internet or within a network. For example, the URI
would look like
nfs://server.example.com
- Path: NFS path
to access the data source. For example the path
would look like
nfs:/share/data
|
After you have specified the detailed information according to your
data source type, test the connection to the data source and add the data source.
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Click Test Connection to test your connection to
the specified data source.
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(Optional) Enter a Note for any information you need to share
with others who might access this data source.
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Click Create Data Source to establish your data source
connection.
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Click Scan Files. This process loads files and folders
to the system.
You can monitor the status of the file scan on the
Workers page.