This article details how to setup a Windows device to support Network File System (NFS) shares and connect to them.
Requirements
- Windows computer running server or desktop OS that is in support.
Mounting the NFS Share
- Make sure that the NFS Client is installed.
- Open a Powershell command prompt.
- Run the appropriate command for your situation:
- Server OS: Install-WindowsFeature NFS-Client
- Desktop OS: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName ServicesForNFS-ClientOnly, ClientForNFS-Infrastructure -Online -NoRestart
- Mount the share using the following command, after making the required modifications:
- mount -o anon nfs.share.server.name:/share-name X:
- Replace nfs.share.server.name with the name of the server the NFS share is on (eg. files.umn.edu)
- Replace share-name with the name of the NFS share (eg. OIT-Test)
- Replace X: with the desired drive letter.
- mount -o anon nfs.share.server.name:/share-name X:
Escalation Path
Problems with mounting NFS share on Windows computers should be escalated to Desktop Support-All and then to SME-Windows-Systems if the problem cannot be resolved.