How to make share folder

Introduction

We all knows, /share/apps can store the apps we want to use on every node, and ~/ (home) directory can sync among all the nodes, have you ever thought about why they have this ability to keep this file accessible to all separate nodes? The answer is NFS, it is not Need for Speed, it is Network File System, it can ... Let's skip the introduction, let me tell you how to set up a extra folder in Front end and let it accessible to all nodes.

Procedure

Check

First check it is a folder, if it is a external device such as external hard disk drive or ... USB... you need to mount it first.

Add entry

in file /etc/exports , add a line according to previous lines' format to specify the location of the share folder

Reload Config

exportfs -r

Add Entry 2

in file /etc/auto.share , add a line according to previous lines' format to specify both the location of the share folder and entry folder

Make it work

make -C /var/411 

Open your eyes

first time you want to access /share/xxx, you may find when you

ls /share

you can not fint xxx displayed, don't worry, just cd xxx and you will success.

Notice

All the process should be done by admin!

Reference

Mounting and Sharing an External Volume using NFS on a ROCKS Cluster (autofs)

Rocks Base Users Guide: Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions

/etc/init.d/autofs restart