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Configure an NFS Datastore using command line tools.

[root@vmhost root]# esxcfg-nas
esxcfg-nas <options> [<label>]
-a|–add                Add a new NASc filesystem to /vmfs volumes.
Requires –host and –share options.
Use –readonly option only for readonly access.
-o|–host <host>        Set the host name or ip address for a NAS mount.
-s|–share <share>      Set the name of the NAS share on the remote system.
-y|–readonly           Add the new NAS filesystem with readonly access.
-d|–delete             Unmount and delete a filesystem.
-l|–list               List the currently mounted NAS file systems.
-r|–restore            Restore all NAS mounts from the configuration file.
(FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY).
-h|–help               Show this message.

More specifically:

[root@vmhost root]# esxcfg-nas –add –host 192.168.15.252 –share /storage/iso ISO
Connecting to NAS volume: ISO
ISO created and connected.

Result:

[root@vhost root]# esxcfg-nas –list
ISO is /storage/iso from 192.168.15.252 mounted