Oracle Linux - How to Mount a NFS Share using systemd

Applies to:

Linux OS – Version Oracle Linux 7.0 to Oracle Linux 9.0 [Release OL7 to OL9]

Linux x86_64 on Oracle Public Cloud

Goal:

How to Mount a NFS share using systemd to provide more flexible configuration.

It enables you to stage dependencies when mounting if needed.

Solution:

This howto assumes that a NFS Server is already configured and any firewall rules to allow connections between Server and Client are in place.

1) Create a unit file for the NFS mount:

[root ~] # cat > /etc/systemd/system/myNFS.mount << EOF
[Unit]
Description=My NFS Share
After=network.target

[Mount]
What=10.0.0.****:/nfs-share
Where=/myNFS
Type=nfs
Options=vers=4.2,rsize=1048576,wsize=1048576,proto=tcp,timeo=600,retrans=3

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF