

Starting from vSphere 6.0 VMware introduced really handy feature to mount NFS Datastore to additional hosts directly from Web Client. On the ready to complete section simply click Finish.Provide datastore name, folder, and server and click next.Choose NFS 3.0 as an NFS version and click next.On the New Datastore, creation wizard, choose NFS and click next.Login to vSphere environment and select ESXi host.Click Configure -> Datastores and choose the icon for creating new datastore.Without further due let’s add NFS export to VMware ESXi 6.5.

Today I will show you how to add NFS 3.0 export to VMware ESXi 6.*.

When it comes to a home lab I’ve tried iSCSI Nexenta iSCSI installation and configuration for ESXi and iSCSI Software Adapter configuration using vSphere Web Client f but I find the configuration more complex than using NFS exports. During my whole career with VMware vSphere, I’ve been using Fibre Channel as a storage protocol.
