{"id":1231,"date":"2021-08-28T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2026-05-24T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T10:34:24","slug":"how-to-mount-unmount-an-nfs-share-drive-in-cpanel-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/2021\/08\/28\/how-to-mount-unmount-an-nfs-share-drive-in-cpanel-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Mount\/Unmount an NFS Share Drive in cPanel Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NFS (Network File System) allows a Linux or cPanel server to access remote storage over the network as if it were a local filesystem. Mounting an NFS share is commonly used for backups, shared storage, and centralized data management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Root or SSH access to the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NFS server IP address and shared directory details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NFS utilities package installed on the server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mounting NFS File System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to the cPanel server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Install the NFS client package on the CentOS server.<br><strong><code># yum install nfs-utils<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a mount point directory for the remote NFS share drive.<br><strong><code># mkdir \/backups<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the \/etc\/fstab file.<br><strong><code># vi \/etc\/fstab<\/code><\/strong><br><br>Add the following line to the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>192.168.1.10:\/volume1\/pheonixsolutions\/backups nfs defaults 0 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>192.168.1.10 \u2192 NFS server IP address<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\/volume1\/pheonixsolutions \u2192 NFS server shared directory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\/backups \u2192 Local mount point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following mount command:<br><strong><code># mount \/backups<\/code><br>or<br><code># mount <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/meta>192.168.1.10:\/volume1\/pheonixsolutions<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Verify the mounted NFS share using the following command:<br><strong><code>#df -h<\/code><\/strong><br><br>Note:<br>If the server reboots, the NFS share drive will mount automatically because it was added to the \/etc\/fstab file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unmounting NFS File System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the following command to unmount the NFS share drive:<br><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/meta><strong><code># unmount \/backups<\/code><br>or<br><code># unmount <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/meta>192.168.1.10:\/volume1\/pheonixsolutions<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the NFS mount entry exists in the \/etc\/fstab file, remove it manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By mounting an NFS share drive on your Linux or cPanel server, you can efficiently manage remote storage for backups and shared data access. 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