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    Mounting Shared Storage on a Server (CentOS)

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    In this article, we'll show you how to mount shared storage on a server running the Linux distribution CentOS 7, CentOS Stream 8 or CentOS Stream 9.

    Prerequisites

    • You assigned an IP address or a domain to your server.

    • You have assigned the Shared Storage to your server

    • You set the access permissions for the desired server in the detailed view of the shared storage.

    • You have downloaded the Kerberos key.

    • You made a copy of the NFS path.

    Requirements

    • You assigned an IP address or a domain to your server.

    • You set the access permissions for the desired server in the detailed view of the shared storage.

    • You have downloaded the Kerberos key.

    • You made a copy of the NFS path.

    Please Note

    If you have assigned a domain to the server, it must be accessible on the Internet.

    • Make sure the krb5 and nfs packages are installed. To install these packages, type the following command:

      yum install nfs-utils krb5-workstation

    • Open the zipped Kerberos key file.

    • Copy the files krb5.conf and krb5.keytab.

    • Paste the files into the /etc folder.

    Please Note

    If you are using a local computer with Windows, you can transfer the files easily using the WinSCP program. WinSCP is a graphical, open-source SFTP and FTP client for Windows. To download the program, click here.

    • Optional: If the error message Failed to issue method call:No such file or directory is displayed, run the following commands:

      ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/nfs-secure.service /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/

      ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/nfs.service /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/

    • To restart the server, enter the following command:

      reboot

    • Create the directory where the shared storage is to be mounted.

      mkdir /mnt/nfs

    • To mount the shared storage permanently, open the file /etc/fstab with the editor (
      e.g. vi) and insert the desired mount point in the following format:

      vid12345.nas1.lan:/vid12345 /mnt/nfs nfs sec=krb5 0 0

      Example:

      vid15943.nas3.lan:/vid15943 /mnt/nfs nfs sec=krb5 0 0

    Please Note

    For this, you need will the NFS path.

    • To check the new entry in /etc/fstab and mount the shared storage, type the following command:

      mount -a

    The shared storage is now mounted.