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Configure NFS Storage in vSphere v8

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Part of Creating and Managing Virtual Machines in vSphere8 Topic: VMware

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What you'll do

In this lab, you will configure Network File System (NFS) storage on your vSphere hosts.

  1. Configure a new virtual switch for NFS storage traffic
  2. Add an NFS datastore to a host
  3. Mount an ISO image from the NFS datastore on a virtual machine
  4. Access the files
  5. Add an additional host to the existing NFS datastore
  6. Unmount an NFS datastore from a host

Note: Once you begin the lab, you will not be able to pause, save, or return to your lab. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the lab before you start.

  • ⏱ About 45 minutes