> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vessl.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tips and limitations

### CIFS mount

VESSL providers FlexVolume storage type to support CIFS mount.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install CIFS FlexVolume plugin">
    Install the
    [CIFS FlexVolume plugin](https://github.com/fstab/cifs).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create secret.yaml">
    Create a `secret.yaml` for CIFS mount.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the options">
    Fill in the options in the create dataset dialog.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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### Using other mount options not supported by VESSL

By using **HostPath** mount, you can work around to use other mount options which are not supported by VESSL.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Mount storage on host machines">
    Mount the storage on all host machines, in the same path. (e.g.
    `/mnt/s3fs-mnist-data`)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Mount dataset with HostPath">
    Mount the dataset with the **HostPath** option.
  </Step>
</Steps>