Build a new NFS server with WinServer or Ubuntu and mount it

Configure NFS in Windows Server

On Windows Server, creating a new NFS server is simple.

First install this:

And then click the folder properties.

And enable that.

Configure NFS in Ubuntu

Run:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server -y
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/nfs_share
sudo chown -R nobody:nogroup /mnt/nfs_share/
sudo chmod 777 /mnt/nfs_share/

And edit the configuration:

sudo vim /etc/exports

Add this:

/mnt/nfs_share 192.168.0.0/24(rw,async,no_subtree_check)

The 192.168.0.0/24 is the subnet which allows to connect to this server.

Finally:

sudo exportfs -a
sudo systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server

If you have ufw enabled, don't forget to expose 2049 port.

Mounting remote NFS in Windows

Run this in PowerShell.

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName ServicesForNFS-ClientOnly, ClientForNFS-Infrastructure -Online -NoRestart

Run this in CMD:

# Not admin!!! Do NOT run this as admin!
mount -o anon nfs..server.name:/mnt/nfs_share/ X:

And then you have disk X:

X:
dir

Mounting remote NFS in Ubuntu

sudo apt install nfs-common

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/nfs_remote

sudo mount server-domain-name:/mnt/nfs_share /mnt/nfs_remote

Or you can edit /etc/fstab and append this line:

server-domain-name:/mnt/nfs_share /mnt/nfs_remote nfs defaults 0 0

Mounting remote NFS as a datastore in VMware ESXI

Go to your VCenter server. Select adding new store.

Select type.

Select version.

Enter server details:

And finally works!