NFS access using the ECS Management REST API

You can use the following APIs to configure and manage NFS access.

Table 1. ECS Management REST API calls for managing NFS access
Method Description
POST /object/nfs/exports

Creates an export. The payload specifies the export path, the hosts that can access the export, and a string that defines the security settings for the export.

PUT/GET/DELETE /object/nfs/exports/{id}

Performs the selected operation on the specified export.

GET /object/nfs/exports

Retrieves all user exports that are defined for the current namespace.

POST /object/nfs/users

Creates a mapping between an ECS object user name or group name and a Unix user or group ID.

PUT/GET/DELETE /object/nfs/users/{mappingid}

Performs the selected operation on the specified user or group mapping.

GET /object/nfs/users

Retrieves all user mappings that are defined for the current namespace.

The ECS Management REST API documentation provides full details of the API and the documentation for the NFS export methods can be accessed in the ECS API Reference.