Windows 2008 introduced the ability to use NFS shares, enabling the server to be used as a storage target.
The team at Xtravirt have been working hard as usual and have released a step by step guide of the process to setup and host NFS shares on a Windows 2008 server and connection to an ESXi 4 host. This can be used with a VI in a Box solution.
The scenario described assumes that this is being setup on a single server which includes Domain Controller functions. It is designed for personal testing only and not an advocation as a production solution.
Key Concepts:
* Install and configuration of Service for Network File System
* Install and configuration of Identity Management for UNIX
* Adding NFS storage to an ESX host
Download the paper here: http://xtravirt.com/nfs-storage-configuration-for-vsphere-using-windows-2008
