topic NFS with Windows Server in Network and Storage Protocols

NFS with Windows Server

PHILIP_SONNTAG — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:17:16 GMT

Hey guys,

we want to connect a WindowsServer 2019 with a nfs-share. We can see the nfs-share within the WindowsServer. But we have no write-access to it. We are not sure wich parameter we should set, to get write access.

Also tried to create a volume with security-Style ntfs instead of unix wasn't helpful. Seems that a minimal configuration error is stopping us. Is someone able to help? Want to store backupdata for Commvault (mediaagent) there, which cannot be backuped by IntelliSnap.

Marcel & Philip

Re: NFS with Windows Server

parisi — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:04:25 GMT

Why can't you use SMB for this?

If you require Windows NFS, you'd need to enable the export policy rule to allow writes.

I cover Windows NFS here in TR-4067:

https://www.netapp.com/us/media/tr-4067.pdf

Re: NFS with Windows Server

PHILIP_SONNTAG — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:51:23 GMT

Hey parisi

Thanks. The TR doesnt face configuration of netapp Volumes. Should I use ntfs security style? Should ist use usermapping?

We Export 0.0.0.0/0 and check all.

Philip

Philip Sonntag | ACP IT Solutions AG | philip.sonntag@acp.de

Re: NFS with Windows Server

parisi — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:59:22 GMT

Security style just covers how you want to handle permissions.

If you want UNIX perms, use UNIX security style. NFS users will use a UID/GID to gain access based on how you set the volume permissions.

If you want Windows perms, use NTFS. Then the user will need to map to a valid Windows user.

This blog also covers it.

https://whyistheinternetbroken.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/windows-nfs-who-does-that/

Re: NFS with Windows Server

liu — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:40:01 GMT

The security style is Unix and still some parameters need to be changed.

Enable access for Windows NFS clients

Re: NFS with Windows Server

Kamran_Alam — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:47:23 GMT

I understand that CIFS for Windows will work more efficient here as the ONTAP 9 and above will allow to create CIFS server in ONTAP without joining the CIFS server to a domain.