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5.4 Create NFS share to perform offline upgrade of Dell EMC

OpenManage Enterprise on Linux

1. Before you start installing NFS package, ensure that the NFS package is not already installed on the

server. Run the following command at the Command Line Interface (CLI):

# rpm –qa nfs

If there is no output, you can proceed to step 2.

Else, skip step 2 and move to step 3.

2. To install NFS packages on an NFS server, run the following command:

# yum install nfs-utils libnfsidmap –y

3. After you install NFS:

a. Enable the NFS service by running the following command:

# systemctl enable rpcbind

# systemctl enable nfs-server

b. Start the NFS service by running the following command in the order specified here:

# systemctl start rpcbind

# systemctl start nfs-server

# systemctl start rpc-statd

# systemctl start nfs-idmapd

FS Service

parameters

Function

description

Rpcbind

The rpcbind server converts RPC program numbers into

universal addresses.

nfs-server

It enables the clients to access NFS shares.

nfs-lock / rpc-statd

NFS file locking. Implement file lock recovery when an NFS

server crashes and reboots.

nfs-idmap

It translates user and group IDs into names and vice versa.

c. Create NFS under the / partition by running the command:

# mkdir /NFSSHARE

d. Allow the client to read and write the data in the NFS you created by running the command:

# chmod 777 /NFSSHARE

4. Follow the steps as mentioned in Download the Upgrade packages to a shared Network File Share

(NFS).