Guide – How To Start – Network File System Server on Windows Server 2016 on Amazon

Network File System Server on Windows Server 2016 a server application that enables users to mount remote directories on their respective servers. The NFS protocol is one of several distributed file system standards for network-attached storage (NAS).

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Configuration and connection to NFS Storage File Server on Windows Server 2016 on Amazon

To customize the Server, first, you need to know the server IP address. You need to select the virtual machine from the list. Your IP is displayed in the line “Public IPv4 address”.

For the server to be usable, open TCP ports  111, 2049, 3389 and UDP ports 111, 2049 in your VM’s security group.

Connecting to the server

1. To connect via RDP, you must create a password for the connection first. To do this, use the following Guide.
2. To connect to the virtual machine, run the “Remote Desktop Connection” shortcut “Win + R“.
3. In the window that appears, enter “mstsc” and click “OK”.

4. In the window that appears, enter the IP of the virtual machine and click “Connect”.

5. In the window that appears, enter your username and password and click “OK”.
6. Check the box and click “Yes”.

7. Once logged in, open up “Server Manager” (if it doesn’t start automatically)

8. Select “File and Storage Services” in the window that opens.

9. Select the “Shares” section, click “TASKS” – New Share

10. Select “NFS Share – Quick” and click “Next” in the window that appears.

11. For example, you can configure a specific folder as Shared. To do this, you should click on “Type a custom path” and select a folder or write the folder name, which will be created in the directory you selected if there is no such folder. Click “Next”.

Attention:

Share_folder is an example of a folder name, it is not necessary to specify it exactly. You can specify any folder that you want to make available on your VM

12. Click “Next”, and click “OK” (in case in the previous step you wrote the name of the folder that would be created)

13. Specify authentication methods.

14. Set the share permissions. Click the “Add” button.

15. Specify the Hosts you’d like to grant access permissions like the example below. Enter the IP address and choose the permissions that will be available to this host.

16. Click “Next”.

17. Click “Create”.

18. Click “Close”.

19. Now you can manage the NFS server with ‘NFS tools’

Connecting to NFS Share

1. In the search field, enter “windows features” and open this menu.

2. In this window, scroll down to “Services for NFS” and check the box “Client for NFS” then click the “OK” button.

3. Open “Explorer – This PC”, and select “Computer – Map network drive – Map network drive” on top.

4. Enter \\vm_ip\Shared_folder and click “Finish”.

Attention:

vm_ip and Shared_folder are given as an example, you should insert the IP address of your VM instead of vm_ip, and instead of Shared_folder you should insert the Share name of your NFS.