Frank, Thank you for the fast reply. I updated the configuration file and just restarted the entire machine. Then I attempted to install an guest machine on ESXi and produce my regular failure. Also, any suggested reading for handing memory sizing, or additional configuration information? Currently I'm running the Ubuntu guest machine with 8GB of RAM and a 200GB virtual disk. :~$ ls /nfs SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2016_64Bit_English_-4_DC_STD_MLF_X21-70526.ISO tryy :~$ ls /nfs/tryy/ tryy-9dc17430.vswp tryy.nvram tryy.vmsd tryy.vmx.lck vmware.log vmx-tryy-2646701104-2.vswp tryy-flat.vmdk tryy.vmdk tryy.vmx vmware-1.log vmx-tryy-2646701104-1.vswp <esxi error> Lost connection to server 192.168.0.163 mount point blah mounted as 55da6571-1380d8f9-0000-000000000000 (/nfs). </esxi error> <ganesha.log excerpt> 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] fsal_reopen_obj :FSAL :F_DBG :Open mode = 0, desired mode = 20 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] fsal_reopen_obj :FSAL :DEBUG :Open in FSAL_O_ANY mode failed, just open temporary file descriptor. 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_open_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :my_fd->fd = -1 openflags = 20, posix_flags = 0 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_open_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :openflags = 20, posix_flags = 0 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_open_by_handle :FSAL :F_DBG :vfs_fs = /nfs root_fd = 3 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_open_by_handle :FSAL :M_DBG :Handle len 30 0x43: fsid=0xbb4c0d5e393bf124.0x37123163b39909b0, type 0x81, opaque: (12:0xc100000800000000f90069c1) 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_open_by_handle :FSAL :F_DBG :Opened fd 38 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_open_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :fd = 38, new openflags = 20 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] find_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Found fd=38 for file 0x7f2a9400d650 of type REGULAR_FILE 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_getattr2 :FSAL :F_DBG :Got fd 38 closefd = true 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_2] vfs_getattr2 :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 38 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_116] vfs_extract_fsid :FSAL :M_DBG :Handle len 30 0x43: fsid=0xbb4c0d5e393bf124.0x37123163b39909b0, type 0x81, opaque: (12:0xc100000800000000f90069c1) 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_116] vfs_check_handle :FSAL :DEBUG :Found filesystem /nfs for handle for FSAL VFS 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_116] vfs_write2 :FSAL :F_DBG :Calling find_fd, state = 0x7f2aa000d820 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_116] fsal_find_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :state_fd->openflags = 1283 openflags = 2 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_116] fsal_find_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Use state_fd 0x7f2aa000d900 08/01/2021 19:11:51 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[svc_116] find_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Found fd=36 for file 0x7f2a9400d650 of type REGULAR_FILE 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 30 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 31 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 34 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 35 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 36 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 32 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 37 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] update_share_counters :FSAL :F_DBG :share counter: access_read 0, access_write 0, deny_read 0, deny_write 0, deny_write_v4 0 08/01/2021 19:13:00 : epoch 5ff8a408 : ganesha : ganesha.nfsd-720[reaper] vfs_close_my_fd :FSAL :F_DBG :Closing Opened fd 33 </ganesha.log excerpt>