Windows Server: How to Install the Network File System (NFS) Role in Windows and Create an NFS Share

Summary: This article shows the procedure for installing the Network File System (NFS) role service in Windows Server. It also shows how to create an NFS share once the role is installed.

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Instructions

Install the NFS Role Service:

  1. From the Manage menu of Server Manager, select Add Roles and Features.
  2. Click Next on the Welcome screen.
  3. On the Installation Type screen, select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
  4. Ensure that the correct target server is selected and click Next.
  5. Expand File and Storage Services, then expand File and iSCSI Services.
  6. Select Server for NFS.
  7. Click Add Features in the display window that appears, then click Next to proceed.
  8. Click Next again on the Features screen.
  9. Click Install on the Confirmation screen to begin the installation.
  10. You may click Close during installation or after it finishes.

Create an NFS Share:

  1. Launch File Explorer and browse to the folder you want to share.
  2. Right-click the folder and select Properties.
  3. In the NFS Sharing tab of the properties window, click Manage NFS Sharing.
  4. Select the box labeled Share this folder.
  5. Specify a name for the share or use the name provided.
  6. Select other options as needed.
  7. Click Permissions to set the required permissions on the share.
  8. Click OK, then click Close to close the properties window. The folder's icon now shows that it has been shared.

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Products

PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515 , PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T640 ...
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Article Number: 000217623
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2024
Version:  4
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