4.2. Mounting NFS Exports on MacOS¶

You can mount an NFS export created in Acronis Software-Defined Infrastructure like any other directory exported via NFS. You will need the share IP address (or hostname) and the volume identifier.

You can use the command-line prompt or Finder:

• In console, run a command like the following:

  # mount -t nfs -o vers=4.0 192.168.0.51:/<share_name>/ /mnt/nfs
  

  where:

  • -o vers=4.0 is the NFS version to use.
  • 192.168.0.51 is the share IP address. You can also use the share hostname.
  • /<share_name>/ is the root export path. For user exports, specify their full path, for example: /<share_name>/export1.
  • /mnt/nfs is an existing local directory to mount the export to.

• In Finder, do the following:

  1. Set the NFS version to 4.0. To do this, add the nfs.client.mount.options = vers=4.0 line to the /etc/nfs.conf file.

  2. In the Finder > Go > Connect to server window, specify nfs://192.168.0.51:/<share_name>/

     where:

     • 192.168.0.51 is the share IP address. You can also use the share hostname.
     • /<share_name>/ is the root export path. For user exports, specify their full path, for example: /<share_name>/export1.

  3. Click Connect.

     The Finder will mount the export to /Volumes/<share_name>/.