Set Up the NFS Server

Follow these steps to install and configure the NFS server on AlmaLinux or Ubuntu:

Note: Set up a separate NFS server outside Virtual Appliance.

Run the following commands to install the NFS server.

AlmaLinux

dnf install nfs-utils
mkdir -p /mnt/nfs_share
chown nobody:nobody /mnt/nfs_share
chmod 777 -R /mnt/nfs_share/

Ubuntu

sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server
mkdir -p /mnt/nfs_share
chown nobody:nobody /mnt/nfs_share
chmod 777 -R /mnt/nfs_share/

Configure the NFS exports.

Specify the Virtual Appliance's network IP addresses that mounts the nfs_share on these servers.

/mnt/nfs_share <IP-address-1>/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)
/mnt/nfs_share <IP-address-2>/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash)

Restart the NFS server:
```
systemctl restart nfs-server
```

Verify the NFS server status:

systemctl status nfs-server

Ensure that the NFS server status displays success.

Sample Output:

nfs-server.service - NFS server and services
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nfs-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
    Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/nfs-server.service.d
             └─order-with-mounts.conf
     Active: active (exited) since Sun 2025-11-02 18:23:48 UTC; 1 day 19h ago
    Process: 894 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/exportfs -r (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 901 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 901 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
        CPU: 5ms

Nov 02 18:23:48 appdva-test9-vm177 systemd[1]: Starting NFS server and services...
Nov 02 18:23:48 appdva-test9-vm177 systemd[1]: Finished NFS server and services.