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# Create NFS exports

Network-attached storage is a file-level storage architecture that makes stored data more accessible to networked devices.

## About this task

See Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems for an overview of PowerMax File.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select Storage > File.
3. Select the NFS EXPORTS tab.
4. Click Create.
5. Select the file system on which the NFS share is to be created. Click NEXT.
6. Optional: Select a protocol snapshot of the file system. Snapshot must be created before creating the NFS Export. Click NEXT.
7. Select the NFS export settings: Name, Description, and Local Path. Click NEXT.
   Local Pathmust correspond to an existing folder name within the file system that was created from the host-side. The value specified in the Name field, along with the NAS server name, constitutes the name by which hosts access the export. NFS export names must be unique at the NAS server level per protocol. However, you can specify the same name for an SMB share, and NFS exports.
8. Specify the minimum security and default access. Click Create to add a host. Select an existing host and click Modify to modify its properties. Select an existing host and click to delete the host. Select Import to import a host file or download a hosts template file. Click NEXT.
9. Review the summary and do one of the following:
   - Expand Run Now, and click Run Now to perform the operation now.
   - Expand Run Now, and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs