VMware ESXi – Create Datastore from Windows Network Share via NFS

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Full steps can be found at

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Installing NFS Server Role
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01. Launch Server Manager if it does not automatically load
a. Click the Start button ≫ Server Manager
03. Click Manage ≫ Add roles and features
04. Click Next on the Before you begin screen
05. Select Role-based or feature-based installation ≫ Next
06. Leave Select a server from the server pool selected and select the current server ≫ Next
07. Expand File and Storage Services ≫ Expand File and iSCSI Services ≫ Select Server for NFS
08. A popup will appear with additional required roles and features, click the Add Features button
09. Click Next
10. Click Next on the Select features screen
11. Click Install on the confirmation screen
12. Leave the installation progress screen open until the install completes
13. Once the installation has completed click Close

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Creating the NFS Share
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01. In Server Manager, click File and Storage Services in the left navigation menu
02. Select Shares in the left sub-navigation menu
03. To the right of the Shares pane, click Tasks ≫ New Share…
04. Select NFS Share – Quick ≫ Click Next
05. Select Type a custom path… ≫ Click the Browse button
06. Navigate to the folder location to share ≫ Click Select Folder ≫ Click Next
07. Enter a Share name ≫ Click Next
08. Under No server authentication, Check Enable unmapped user access ≫ Select No server authentication (AUTH_SYS) ≫ Select Enable unmapped user access ≫ Click Next
09. On the Share Permissions page click Add…
10. Select Host ≫ Enter the IP address or DNS name of the ESXi server ≫ Set the Share permissions dropdown to Read / Write Click Add ≫ Check the Allow root access box ≫ Click Next
11. On the Permissions page click Next
12. Click Create ≫ Click Close

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Adding the NFS Share to VMware ESXi
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01. Log into the VMware ESXi web UI
02. Select Storage from the left navigation menu ≫ Click New datastore
03. Select Mount NFS datastore ≫ Click Next
04. Enter the a name for the datastore ≫ Enter the NFS server IP or DNS name, share name and select NFS 4 ≫ Click Next
05. Review the summary page ≫ Click Finish

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