Mounting NFS volumes

linux-nfs-volume-mounting

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# Q: I need to mount a new NFS volume "0.1.2.3:/nfs/some_volume" on my linux server as a directory, "/mnt/my_volume"
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# A: Mounting a volume requires these steps (thanks, Joe!)
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# 1. Log in to the server where you have sudo privileges.


# 2. Create a directory that will point to the volume.  At this point it will not be attached to the mounted volume.
 
$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/my_volume


# 3. Modify the permissions of the directory,

$ sudo chmod 777 /mnt/my_volume


# 4. Edit the fstab (file system table) to specify the NFS volume your directory will 'mount'.  The edit consists of adding a line as below.

# open the file
$ sudo nano /etc/fstab       # or vi, vim, etc.

# add this line (suitable edited for your circumstances)
0.1.2.3:/nfs/some_volume                     /mnt/my_volume            nfs   defaults                        0 0


# 5. Mount the volume

$ sudo mount -a

# Done!