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NFS mount from a share show 0B

GaganpreetS — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:16:27 GMT

created an NFS share and mapped to my esxi1blade1os host.
I mapped the esxi server to the share as a nfs ver 4.1. Version 3 would not connect.
The "datatstore" from the NFS share in vsphere and esxi df -h shows 0B.
Thusa the backup software I am attempting to use does not see any space to backup to from esxi server.
We mapped to the same nfs server share via a Mac computer and it reports using df- h the proper size of 4TB so its seem the share is setup properly

Validated there is connectivity with the nfs share

Permission are read-write.

Can copy file and mk directorys on this share.

But the backup software wont get past the 0B and fails.

Re: NFS mount from a share show 0B

DJ-Potsdam — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:59:21 GMT

Hi Gaganpreets,

How are you?

I hope this must have been already resolved? you may had to wait for a while to get the actual size reflected on your vCenter?

Cheers

Re: NFS mount from a share show 0B

GaganpreetS — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:35:06 GMT

Actually customer was mounting the datastore from the nested configuration

I mean created a share from local Windows guest os and mounted it to Esxi server

When done df -h it show 0B

Share the article with the customer ...

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2009916

Re: NFS mount from a share show 0B

DJ-Potsdam — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 20:02:35 GMT

Thank you!