Mount External Server
Cloudjiffy allows mounting data from outside of the Platform (i.e from the external NFS server - the custom one or container at another installation) as simple as within its confines.
Note that a special adjustment may be required to be applied to your custom storage instance before mounting, in order to make data available for a client (if this has not been done before).
If already familiar with NFS server configurations, just proceed below to mounting itself; otherwise, follow the link to check our example.1. Within the Add Mount Point section, switch to the External Server tab.
- Mount Point - path to the local folder the mounted content will be displayed at
Note:
- if the specified directory doesn’t exist, it will be created automatically
- path can’t start with /proc, /dev, /sys, /run or be equal to the following: /, /bin, /lib, /lib64, /lib32, /usr, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /usr/lib or /usr/lib64 (this list may vary based on the provider’s settings)
- NFS Server - external IP of the data storage server or its custom domain name
- Remote path - exported files location on NFS server
- Mount to all nodes - switcher to set the same mounts to be added for all nodes within the layer
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Read Only - turn the switcher "on" to restrict the mounted data editing at client nodes (by default, the read & write rights are provided)
Confirm with Add button.
2. In a while, the data will be mounted and the appropriate record will appear in the list.
Now, you can start using the exported data based on the specified permissions.