How do I create an NFS entry in fstab?

Automatically Mounting NFS File Systems with /etc/fstab

Set up a mount point for the remote NFS share: sudo mkdir /var/backups.
Open the /etc/fstab file with your text editor : sudo nano /etc/fstab. Add the following line to the file:
Run the mount command in one of the following forms to mount the NFS share:

How does automount work in NFS?

Autofs defined In short, it only mounts a given share when that share is being accessed and are unmounted after a defined period of inactivity. Automounting NFS shares in this way conserves bandwidth and offers better performance compared to static mounts controlled by /etc/fstab .

How do I use autofs to mount NFS shares?

Steps to mount nfs share using Autofs in CentOS 7

Step:1 Install autofs package.
Step:2 Edit the Master map file (/etc/auto.
Step:2 Create a map file ‘/etc/auto.
Step:3 Start the auotfs service.
Step:3 Now try to access the mount point.
Step:1 Install the autofs package using apt-get command.

How do I start NFS client?

Configuring NFS server

Install the required nfs packages if not already installed on the server : # rpm -qa | grep nfs-utils.
Enable the services at boot time:
Start the NFS services:
Check the status of NFS service:
Create a shared directory:
Export the directory.
Exporting the share :
Restart the NFS service:

Why do we need AutoFS?

Purpose. The goal of autofs is to provide on-demand mounting and race free automatic unmounting of various other filesystems. This provides two key advantages: There is no need to delay boot until all filesystems that might be needed are mounted.

What is the difference between NFS and autofs?

With the hard option (default one), the boot process will pause if there is a problem mounting the nfs share and repeated tries are made to mount the share indefinitely. On the other hand, autofs only mounts nfs shares when they are needed and accessed.