Getting started (FC)

Prerequisites

• File Storage NAS is activated.

  When you first log on to the File Storage NAS product page, follow the on-screen instructions to activate the service.

• Function Compute is activated. For more information, see Activate Function Compute.

Step 1: Create a file system and obtain the mount target address

If you already have a file system, you can skip this step and obtain the mount target address from the file system list.

1. Log on to the NAS console.

2. In the File System Selection Guide table on the Overview page, click Create under General-purpose NAS.

3. On the Create panel, configure the required parameters. For other parameters, you can use the default configurations.

   For more information about the parameters for creating a file system, see Parameter description for creating a file system.

   Parameter	Description
   Region	From the drop-down list, select China (Chengdu).
   Zone	Select Chengdu Zone A.
   Protocol Type	Select NFS. Note The NAS Browser application supports only the NFS protocol.
   Mount Target Type	Select Virtual Private Cloud.
   Virtual Private Cloud	Select a VPC network.
   Virtual Switch	Select a vSwitch that is in the selected VPC.

4. Click Buy Now and follow the prompts to complete the purchase.

5. Return to the NAS console. In the navigation pane, choose File System > File System List.

6. In the Actions column of the file system that you just created, click Mount. Then, copy the mount target address for later use.

   

Step 2: Create and deploy the fc-nas-filemgr application

1. Log on to the Function Compute console.

2. Go to the fc-nas-filemgr application template.

3. On the Create Application page, configure the required parameters as described in the following table. You can use the default values for the other parameters.

   Important

   This application template is contributed by the community and is not officially provided by Alibaba Cloud. Before you use this template, carefully read the application details to ensure the security and stability of the application.

   Parameter	Example	Description
   Deployment Type	Direct Deployment	Deploy from Code Repository Push code to the specified repository to trigger a pipeline to deploy the application. To update the project later, you can push the code to the remote repository for a secure release. Direct Deployment The code is directly deployed. To maintain or update the project later, you must manage function resources and manually configure capabilities such as continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Direct deployment does not require repository authorization. The Function Compute platform does not store the sample code in a specified code repository. This method is intended only for a quick trial of the application.
   Role Name	AliyunFCServerlessDevsRole	If you are logging on for the first time, click Go to Authorization to configure role permissions. If your role already has the required permissions, you do not need to perform this step.
   Region	China (Chengdu)	Select the region where the NAS file system from Step 1 is located.
   NAS Mount Target Address	19c8f64****-u****.cn-chengdu.nas.aliyuncs.com	Select the mount target address of the NAS file system created in Step 1.

4. Click Create and Deploy Default Environment.

   Wait a few minutes for the application to be deployed. You can then view the Region and Mount Target information for the NAS file system in the Resource Information section on the Environment Details tab.

   

Step 3: Manage the NAS file system

1. On the application details page, select the Environment Details tab.

2. Click the domain name to the right of Endpoint to open the web-based NAS Browser page and manage the NAS file system.

   For example, you can create a test folder in the root directory and upload the test01.txt file to the root directory.

   Important

   The NAS browser does not support uploading empty files.

   1. Create a folder

      On the File Management page, click Create Folder. In the Create Folder dialog box, enter /test and click Create.

      

   2. Upload a file

      On the File Management page, click Upload. In the Upload File dialog box, select the Multipart Upload tab. Drag the test01.txt file into the dialog box to upload it. The following figure shows a successful upload. Then, click Cancel.

      Important

      Do not refresh the page during the upload. This can cause the upload to fail.

      After the upload is complete, you can also click the icon to the left of the root directory at the top of the page to refresh and view the file.

      

   If you no longer need to use the fc-nas-filemgr application to manage NAS files, you can delete the application and the resources it created. Deleting the application does not affect the data stored in NAS.

   Click Applications. On the application details page, click Delete in the upper-right corner. Select the resources to delete and follow the on-screen instructions.

Related documents

• You can also use NAS to deploy a Stable Diffusion WebUI framework with replaceable models in Function Compute to generate images from text. For more information, see Use FC Stable Diffusion deployed on NAS with replaceable models for AI art creation.

• After you create a Function Compute application or function, you can configure NAS for it. For more information, see Configure a NAS file system.

• To delete a configured NAS file system, see Release file system instance resources.

• For more best practices on using NAS in Function Compute, see Serverless AI inference based on Function Compute and TensorFlow.

FAQ

• What fees are incurred when I use the fc-nas-filemgr application?

  Using the fc-nas-filemgr application incurs fees for file downloads, web traffic from the application, and file storage. Inbound traffic from file uploads is not billed.

  Function Compute (FC) bills you for file downloads and web traffic from the fc-nas-filemgr application. For more information, see Billing overview of Function Compute. File Storage NAS bills you for file storage. For more information, see Billing of General-purpose NAS file systems or Billing of Extreme NAS file systems.