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Accessing Shared File Service (SFS) from a Linux Virtual Machine

This section provides a step-by-step walkthrough for mounting and accessing your Scalable File System (SFS) from a Linux-based VM within the Cloud Management Portal.

Prerequisites​

Before proceeding, ensure the following:

  • You have a Linux Virtual Machine running in your cloud environment.

  • You have an active SFS service already provisioned under your account.

1. Login to the Cloud Management Portal​

  • Log in to your Cloud Management Portal using your authorized credentials.

  • Navigate to the “Addon” section in the sidebar menu.

  • Click on “SFS” to view all provisioned SFS instances available under your account.

2. Attach the SFS Service to Your Linux VM​

  • From the SFS dashboard, locate and click on the specific SFS service name you want to associate with your VM.

  • Once inside the SFS service detail page, click on the “VM List” tab.

  • Click the “Add VMs” button.

  • From the pop-up, select your target Linux VM.

  • Click the “Attach” button.

  • Within a few moments, the selected VM will be successfully attached to the SFS service.

  • You can verify this mapping under the Storage section of the VM details page.

3. Prepare the Linux VM​

Log in to your Linux VM using an SSH client or console and perform the following commands:

  • Update the package repositories:

    sudo apt update

  • Install the NFS kernel server package:

    sudo apt install nfs-common -y

4. Mount the SFS in the Linux VM​

  • Return to the SFS dashboard in the portal.

  • Locate the Mount Point Information section and copy the mount command.

    Example:

    mount -t nfs 172.27.117.34:/export /mnt

  • Paste and run the command in the Linux terminal. This will mount the SFS storage to the /mnt directory.

  • To verify the mount:

    df -hT

  • This will list all mounted file systems and their types, including the newly mounted SFS.

5. Start Using the SFS Storage​

  • You can now begin storing files directly into the SFS mount point (/mnt or your specified path). This mounted storage behaves like a local directory but is backed by scalable network storage.