l | –list List the currently mounted NAS file systems. d|–delete Unmount and delete a filesystem. y|–readonly Add the new NAS filesystem with readonly access. s|–share Set the name of the NAS share on the remote system. o|–host Set the host name or ip address for a NAS mount. Unmounting a LUN ESXi 5.x or 6.0 detaching a datastore from ESXi 5.x or 6.0. Use –readonly option only for readonly access. a|–add Add a new NAS filesystem to /vmfs volumes. Enter sudo fdisk -l to look for the USB drive already plugged in, let's say the drive you want to mount is /dev/sdb1. Volume Name Host Share Accessible Mounted Read-Only isPE Hardware Acceleration How do you find the nas_server_hostname or ipaddress and the sharename ? NOTE : : Just give the name and it will be created automaticallyĮsxcfg-nas -a -o -s /opt/bugs bugs NAS is cost effective solution rather than FC/iSCSI storage. So just mount your NFS shares and start using all the features of ESXi which are supported in shared storage environment. I have one particular older drive that has been sitting on my shelf for about 10 years (an 'EZ Quest' from. Almost all the VMFS supported features are supported for even NAS/NFS. Im running Mint/Mate 17.3 and normally external drives 'just work' when you plug them in. You can use this mounts/shares to store VMs and other files. ESXi/vSphere supports NFS3 and NFS4.1 also.