How to Install and Configure an NFS Server on Ubuntu 18.04

Please follow these steps in order to smoothly set up the host side:

1. Step 1: Install NFS Kernel Server. ...
2. Step 2: Create the Export Directory. ...
3. Step 3: Assign server access to client(s) through NFS export file. ...
4. Step 4: Export the shared directory. ...
5. Step 5: Open firewall for the client (s)

1. How install NFS server in Linux?
2. What is NFS in Ubuntu?
3. How do I test my NFS server?
4. How do I restart my NFS kernel server?
5. Is NFS or SMB faster?
6. How do I permanently mount NFS share in Linux?
7. How do I start NFS service?
8. How do I know if NFS is installed on Linux?
9. How do I start NFS common?
10. How do I know if NFS server is exporting?
11. How do I find my NFS server IP?
12. How can I improve my NFS performance?

How install NFS server in Linux?

To install NFS server on the Linux distribution that supports yum, such as Fedora, CentOS, and RedHat, run the following command:

1. yum -y install nfs-utils. ...
2. apt-get install nfs-kernel-server. ...
3. mkdir /nfsroot. ...
4. /nfsroot 192.168.5.0/24(ro,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) ...
5. exportfs -r. ...
6. /etc/init.d/nfs start. ...
7. showmount -e.

What is NFS in Ubuntu?

NFS (Network File Share) is a protocol that allows you to share directories and files with other Linux clients in a network. ... This guide will comprise 2 main sections: Installing and configuring NFS Server on Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 and Installing the NFS client on the client Linux system.

How do I test my NFS server?

Testing NFS access from client systems

1. Create a test file: touch filename.
2. Verify that the file exists.: ls -l filename.
3. Enter: cat > filename. Type some text, and then press Ctrl+D to write text to the test file.
4. Display the content of the test file. cat filename.
5. Remove the test file: rm filename.
6. Return to the parent directory: cd ..

How do I restart my NFS kernel server?

When you are finished making your changes, save and close the file. Then, to make the shares available to the clients that you configured, restart the NFS server with the following command: sudo systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server.

Is NFS or SMB faster?

Depending on your needs, the best thing to do would be to set up a Samba share and NFS share and run various real-world read/write/CPU tests across the network. If you have similar needs as I do (Windows machines) you might be surprised to find out that Samba is 20% faster than NFS.

How do I permanently mount NFS share in Linux?

Use the following procedure to automatically mount an NFS share on Linux systems:

1. Set up a mount point for the remote NFS share: sudo mkdir /var/backups.
2. Open the /etc/fstab file with your text editor : sudo nano /etc/fstab. ...
3. Run the mount command in one of the following forms to mount the NFS share:

How do I start NFS service?

The simplest and easiest way to stop and start (do not use restart option) NFS server under RHEL / CentOS / Fedora / Red Hat Linux is to use the init script located at /etc/init. d/ directory.

How do I know if NFS is installed on Linux?

You need to use the following commands to find out if nfs is running or not on the server.

1. Generic command for Linux / Unix users. Type the following command: ...
2. Debian / Ubuntu Linux user. Type the following commands: ...
3. RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux user. Type the following command: ...
4. FreeBSD Unix users.

How do I start NFS common?

Configuring the Client Machine

1. Step 1: Install NFS Common. ...
2. Step 2: Create a mount point for the NFS host's shared folder. ...
3. Step 3: Mount the shared directory on the client. ...
4. Step 4: Test the connection.

How do I know if NFS server is exporting?

Run the showmount command with the server name to check which NFS exports are available. In this example, localhost is the server name. The output shows the available exports and the IP which they are available from.

How do I find my NFS server IP?

Steps. Next, run 'netstat -an | grep 2049' to display a list of NFS connections. Look for the connection that matches one of the NFS server IP from nfslookup. This is the NFS server IP that the client is using and will be the IP you need to use for tracing if necessary.

How can I improve my NFS performance?

Tuning the NFS Server

1. If read dominates, add RAM on the clients to cache more of the file systems and reduce read operations.
2. If write dominates, make sure the clients are using noatime,nodiratime to avoid updating access times. ...
3. If getattr dominates, tune the attribute caches.