Extending VMware ESXi Storage with Synology NFS
May 26, 2022
This article uses ESXi 6.7 and Synology NAS 6.x as examples. First, enable the NFS service on the Synology NAS; it is disabled by default. The steps are as follows. 1. In DSM, go to Control Panel > File Services > SMB/AFP/NFS, and check Enable NFS service. 2. In Control Panel, go to Shared Folder, select the folder you want ESXi to use, and click Edit. 3. Then select NFS Permissions, click Create, and note down the mount path. 4.