How to Mount/Unmount an NFS Share Drive in cPanel Server

Date: 28-08-2021

Mounting NFS File System:

Step 1: Log in to the cPanel server.

Step 2: Install NFS client on CentOS server.
# yum install nfs-utils

Step 3: Create a mount point directory for the remote NFS share drive.
# mkdir /backups

Step 3: Open the /etc/fstab file.
# vi /etc/fstab

Add the following line to the file.

192.168.1.10:/volume1/pheonixsolutions /backups nfs defaults 0 0

Note:- 192.168.1.10 – NFS server IP address.
/volume1/pheonixsolutions – NFS server shared directory
/backups – The local mount point.

Step 4: Run the following mount command.
# mount /backups
or
# mount 192.168.1.10:/volume1/pheonixsolutions

Now you can verify this mount in your server by using the below command.
#df -h

Note:- If you reboot the server the NFS share drive will be mounted automatically.

Unmounting NFS File System:

Step 1: Use the following unmount command to detach a mounted NFS share drive
# unmount /backups
or
# unmount 192.168.1.10:/volume1/pheonixsolutions

Step 2: If the NFS mount entry is in the /etc/fstab file, remove it.

Thank you!