How-to guides

• Creating instances

  Create a Filestore instance.

• Getting instance information

  Get a list of Filestore instances or details about a particular instance.

• Mounting file shares on Compute Engine clients

  Mount a Filestore file share on a Compute Engine client.

• Accessing file shares from Google Kubernetes Engine clusters

  Access a Filestore file share from a GKE cluster.

• Copying data to or from instances

  Upload data to or download data from a Filestore instance.

• Editing instances

  Change the file share size or instance description for a Filestore instance.

• Monitoring instances

  Monitor Filestore instance performance.

• Managing labels

  Adding and removing labels for your Filestore instance.

• Deleting instances

  Delete a Filestore instance you are no longer using.

• Getting operation information

  Get information about create and delete operations.

• Requesting quota increases

  Request a Filestore quota increase.

• Setting NFS ports

  Set the NFS ports needed for Filestore access.

• Configuring firewall rules

  Configure firewall rules for Filestore access.

• Backing up and restoring file shares

  Back up and restore Filestore file shares using backups.