Mount External Storage

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you can mount and view the details for the external storage you set up in litmus edge using cifs (common internet file system) or ftp (file transfer protocol) by navigating to system > external storage notes you have the option to use multi level folder paths when mounting external storage the status of mounted storage is monitored if the external storage is down, then the storage is automatically unmounted the storage is automatically mounted when the storage reconnects to mount external storage navigate to system > external storage click add new mount point the create mountpoint dialog box appears enter the details for the mount point mount point name enter a name for the mount point the system automatically creates the folder in /data/ on the litmus edge device type select cifs or ftp share enter the shared folder name enter the uri of your remote storage location (//\<host ip address or hostname>/\<shared folder name>) to find your systems ip address, type cmd into the windows search bar type ipconfig into the window and use the ipv4 address for your ethernet or wireless adapter read only uncheck the read only check box if you select this check box, writing to the network storage is disabled mount on boot (optional) if you check the mount on boot check box, the remote storage is mounted whenever you boot the litmus edge device username enter the user name for the network location (the windows username or the linux samba username you created previously) password enter the password for the network location (the password for the windows username or the linux samba username you created previously) all special characters except comma(,) may be used for the password domain if you select cifs , you have the option to enter a domain name this information is not necessary to connect in most cases it is the name of the machine where the network folder resides type hostname in the windows command line or linux terminal to view this information when done configuring the external storage, click create click the action menu for the new mount point and select mount