B.0 Setting Up Remote NFS for the Filr Data Storage Location

You can configure an NFS location on a remote Linux server as the Filr data storage location. This is the location (/vastorage) where information specific to the appliance is stored and is used when the appliance is upgraded.

IMPORTANT:Filr does not support remote NFS in the following environments:

  • With Novell Storage Services (NSS)

  • On Windows

To configure remote NFS on a Linux server:

  1. On the Linux server where you want to configure remote NFS to work with Filr, launch YaST2.

  2. In the Network Services section, click NFS Server.

    The NFS Server Configuration dialog box is displayed.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Click Add Directory.

  5. In the Directory to Export field, specify the directory that you want to create, then click OK.

    For example,

  6. Click Yes to confirm creating the directory.

  7. In the Host Wild Card field, specify the host name for the Filr appliance.

    For example, filr1.novell.com.

    If you have a clustered Filr system with multiple Filr appliances, you will repeat this process for each Filr appliance in the cluster.

  8. In the Options field, change ro to rw (read-only to read-write), then change root_squash to no_root_squash.

  9. Click OK.

  10. (Conditional) If you have a clustered Filr system with multiple Filr appliances, repeat Step 4 through Step 9 for each Filr appliance in the cluster.

  11. Click Finish.