+[[storage_nfs]]
NFS Backend
-----------
-include::attributes.txt[]
+ifdef::wiki[]
+:pve-toplevel:
+:title: Storage: NFS
+endif::wiki[]
Storage pool type: `nfs`
server::
Server IP or DNS name. To avoid DNS lookup delays, it is usually
-preferrable to use an IP address instead of a DNS name - unless you
+preferable to use an IP address instead of a DNS name - unless you
have a very reliable DNS server, or list the server in the local
`/etc/hosts` file.
Storage Features
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-NFS does not support snapshots, but the backend use `qcow2` features
+NFS does not support snapshots, but the backend uses `qcow2` features
to implement snapshots and cloning.
.Storage features for backend `nfs`
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|==============================================================================
-|Content types |Image formats |Shared |Snapshots |Clones
-|images rootdir vztempl iso backup |raw qcow2 vmdk subvol |yes |qcow2 |qcow2
+|Content types |Image formats |Shared |Snapshots |Clones
+|images rootdir vztmpl iso backup snippets |raw qcow2 vmdk |yes |qcow2 |qcow2
|==============================================================================
Examples