How to mount an NFS export to a VMware ESX server which requires "root" mount permission
- Views:
- 4,287
- Visibility:
- Public
- Votes:
- 0
- Category:
- data-ontap-8
- Specialty:
- virt
- Last Updated:
- 6/29/2022, 4:57:53 PM
Applies to
- ONTAP
- Troubleshooting
- Setup Configuration
- FlexPod
- Data ONTAP 7 and earlier
Description
ESX host does not see NFS export from the Storage System
The most common cause is that the NFS option "root=
" or "rw=
"was not set to the VMkernel port IP address.
Other causes:
- NFS is not licensed.
- Other NFS export options are not set properly.
- Volume does not exist.
This article describes the procedure that should be followed to mount an NFS export to a VMware ESX server. The VMware requires 'root' mount permissions.