Accessing CIFS shared volume via ESXi

[JimPhreak]

As I understand it, you can only mount an NFS volume in ESXi. However I've created all the data on my zpool via CIFS shares. I know it's not advisable to share the same volume with multiple file systems but all I need is to be able to access my ISO's to install OS's on my guest VMs. However when I share a volume with NFS that's already been shared with CIFS, it mounts fine in ESXi but I can't see any of the files I previously created through CIFS.

What can I do?

 

[pirateghost]

I do exactly this and have no issues. Sharing a NFS and cifs share out

Sent from my Nexus 5

 

[JimPhreak]

I do exactly this and have no issues. Sharing a NFS and cifs share out

Sent from my Nexus 5

So then it must be a permissions issue why I can't see any files when I mount the NFS share right?

 

[pirateghost]

must be.

i have an iso share that i mount via nfs from my proxmox cluster (used to do it with my esxi boxes), so when i download an iso from my desktop to the cifs share (same directory) it shows up immediately on my proxmox cluster

 

[JimPhreak]

Hmmm. I thought someone might be configured wrong. Just strange that I can map the NFS share fine and see all my directories (datasets) but I can't see any of the files within those directories. Gonna have to take a closer look at how my datasets are permissioned. Can you give me a quick rundown of how you have your volume and datasets permissioned? I appreciate the help.

 

[JimPhreak]

Well it turns out that I can access my files if I create a map for the specific dataset I need to access but I can't access the files within each dataset if I just share out the entire volume. Good to know. Apparently this is a limitation of NFSv3 where it can't cross over mount points so you have to mount the exact dataset you want to access.

 

[jgreco]

Yes, that is how it is expected to work. Can be amusing or confusing to the uninitiated. Don't feel bad ;-)

 

[JimPhreak]

Yes, that is how it is expected to work. Can be amusing or confusing to the uninitiated. Don't feel bad ;-)

Haha I don't. I knew there would be growing pains during the learning process of this OS. Learn a little bit more each day ;).

The next step is figuring out the bottleneck with my CIFS write speeds .