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            <h1>VMware ESXi - Create Datastore from Windows Network Share via NFS</h1>
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          <h2>Installing NFS Server Role</h2>

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	<li>Launch Server Manager if it does not automatically load
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		<li>Click the Start button &gt; Server Manager</li>
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	<li>Click Manage &gt; Add roles and features</li>
	<li>Click Next on the Before you begin screen</li>
	<li>Select Role-based or feature-based installation &gt; Next</li>
	<li>Leave Select a server from the server pool selected and select the current server &gt; Next</li>
	<li>Expand File and Storage Services &gt; Expand File and iSCSI Services &gt; Select Server for NFS</li>
	<li>A popup will appear with additional required roles and features, click the Add Features button</li>
	<li>Click Next</li>
	<li>Click Next on the Select features screen</li>
	<li>Click Install on the confirmation screen</li>
	<li>Leave the installation progress screen open until the install completes</li>
	<li>Once the installation has completed click Close</li>
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<h2>Creating the NFS Share</h2>

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	<li>In Server Manager, click File and Storage Services in the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Select Shares in the left sub-navigation menu</li>
	<li>To the right of the Shares pane, click Tasks &gt; New Share...</li>
	<li>Select NFS Share - Quick &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Select Type a custom path... &gt; Click the Browse button</li>
	<li>Navigate to the folder location to share &gt; Click Select Folder &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Enter a Share name &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Under No server authentication, Check Enable unmapped user access &gt; Select No server authentication (AUTH_SYS) &gt; Select Enable unmapped user access &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>On the Share Permissions page click Add...</li>
	<li>Select Host &gt; Enter the IP address or DNS name of the ESXi server &gt; Set the Share permissions dropdown to Read / Write Click Add &gt; Check the Allow root access box &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>On the Permissions page click Next</li>
	<li>Click Create &gt; Click Close</li>
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<h2>Adding the NFS Share to VMware ESXi</h2>

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	<li>Log into the VMware ESXi web UI</li>
	<li>Select Storage from the left navigation menu &gt; Click New datastore</li>
	<li>Select Mount NFS datastore &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Enter the a name for the datastore &gt; Enter the NFS server IP or DNS name, share name and select NFS 4 &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Review the summary page &gt; Click Finish</li>
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