Here is a handy guide to help you add NFS storage to Grafana with ease. Our NFS Support team is here to lend a hand with your queries and issues.

How to add NFS storage to Grafana

The NFS or Network File System is a client/server application. It allows users to view, store and update files on a remote computer. Furthermore, the NFS protocol is one of the many distributed file system standards available for network-attached storage.

Grafana is an open-source visualization and analytics software. It helps us query, visualize, and explore metrics regardless of where they are stored.

If you are looking for a way to add NFS storage to Grafana, you have come to the right place. However, before proceeding with the steps below, our experts suggest ensuring that NFS server is up and running and that we have the required permissions to access NFS storage.

1. First, we have to create a mount point on the Grafana server with this command:

   sudo mkdir /mnt/grafana-nfs
2. Next, we have to mount the NFS storage on the mount point we created in the earlier step:

   sudo mount : /mnt/grafana-nfs
3. Then, we have to locate grafana.ini, the Grafana configuration file at /etc/grafana/grafana.ini, and make the following changes:

   javascriptCopy code[paths]
data = /mnt/grafana-nfs/data
logs = /mnt/grafana-nfs/logs
4. Now, we have to restart Grafana with this command:

   sudo systemctl restart grafana-server
5. Finally, we can verify if the above steps are successful by heading to Grafana’s GUI.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Support Techs demonstrated how to add NFS storage to Grafana in just a few steps.