[SOLVED] Is there a way to mount NFS without any Proxmox content?

[Roger Simpson]

Hi all,

I am curious to see if there is a way to add an NFS storage through the UI without having any content to prevent the creation of folders by proxmox.
The reason for this request is that the NFS share is in a VM and I would like to present this share to multiple containers through mount points.
In addition to this, Proxmox NFS mount feature seems a bit more prone to handling failure without stalling (compared to mount through fstab).
Last, since it is an NFS share from a VM running on that proxmox host, it would prevent proper boot if mounted in fstab (at least from previous experience, I have not tried recently).

Back to the NFS storage UI in proxmox, it does not look like we can create without selecting at least one type of content.

Thanks in advance for any idea/guidance.

 

[bbgeek17]

No, the Proxmox storage management is not meant to be used as general mounter. Under the hood Proxmox utilizes all the same tools that one would use to mount the NFS export. You should be able to reproduce the desired behavior with the right options.
However, the boot order in your case is indeed a challenge. Perhaps you want to wrap your mount in a VM startup hook or try "autofs"

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Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox

 

[Roger Simpson]

No, the Proxmox storage management is not meant to be used as general mounter. Under the hood Proxmox utilizes all the same tools that one would use to mount the NFS export. You should be able to reproduce the desired behavior with the right options.
However, the boot order in your case is indeed a challenge. Perhaps you want to wrap your mount in a VM startup hook or try "autofs"

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Blockbridge : Ultra low latency all-NVME shared storage for Proxmox - https://www.blockbridge.com/proxmox

Ok, I will dig a bit more in autofs to test and validate.

Thanks for the reply !

 

[Roger Simpson]

Marked as solved - worked like a charm following this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs