How to mount the FORCE community collection as an NFS share on EO-Lab

In order to improve performance in accessing the FORCE community collection, a dedicated NFS server has been set up within the Cloud and is now available for all virtual machines. If you want to get access, your virtual machine needs to be connected to the dlr-access-net network interface.

The FORCE NFS server is accessible within the Cloud

• under nfs.force.code-de.org or

• under the corresponding IP address: 10.210.48.205

The following directories are available on the NFS FORCE server:

Export list for nfs.force.code-de.org:
/exports/FORCE-C1-L2 (everyone)

Mount FORCE NFS share on Linux

To mount the FORCE collection as an NFS share, create a new directory, for example:

sudo mkdir /force

Mount the shared directory with one of the following commands:

sudo mount 10.210.48.205:/exports/FORCE-C1-L2 /force
sudo mount nfs.force.code-de.org:/exports/FORCE-C1-L2 /force

To automatically mount an NFS share when your Linux system boots, add a line to the /etc/fstab file.

The /etc/fstab file contains a list of entries that define where, how and what filesystems will be mounted during the system startup.

Edit /etc/fstab with your favorite editor and add the following entry:

nfs.force.code-de.org:/exports/FORCE-C1-L2 /force nfs defaults 0 0

From now on, the shared catalogue will automatically be mounted in the specified directory.

Mount FORCE NFS share on Windows

Open File Explorer and select ‘This PC’.

On the Computer Tab select Map network drive

Choose the drive letter under which you want to mount the shared directory in the ‘Drive:’ drop-down menu and write the following command into the ‘Folder’ textfield:

10.210.48.205:/exports/FORCE-C1-L2

Then click Finish.

The FORCE community collection is now mounted: