---
title: "How to configure remote partitions"
slug: "orbit-cli-how-to-configure-remote-partitions"
updated: 2026-11-03T14:48:13Z
published: 2026-11-03T14:48:13Z
canonical: "docs.senhasegura.io/orbit-cli-how-to-configure-remote-partitions"
---

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# How to configure remote partitions

The `orbit partition` command allows you to list, add, or remove remote partitions used to forward database backup, session files, and information encrypted with the master key.

```
mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit partition --help
Usage: orbit partition

File system partitions management tools

Flags:
       --help Show context-sensitive help.

   -l, --local="/srv/backup_remoto" Local path to mount point
   -h, --remote-host=STRING Remote host address
   -r, --remote-path=STRING Remote path to mount
       --type="cifs" The filesystem type: [nfs|cifs]
   -o, --options=STRING Additional options to mount
   -u, --user=STRING Samba credentials username
   -p, --password=STRING Samba credentials password
   -d, --domain=STRING Samba credentials domain
       --remount Remount the local partition
       --umount Unmount the partition configuration
       --delete Unmount and delete the partition configuration
       --force Force the command execution, never prompt
       --show
```

## Adding a CIFS remote partition

To interact with the CIFS protocol and its mounting options in the Linux environment, the [Debian](https://www.debian.org/) cifs-utils package is used in Segura™. This package is maintained by the [SAMBA](https://www.samba.org/) developers. For detailed information about available mounting options, see the [official cifs-utils manual](https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS_utils).

The `–remote-path` argument must start with the slash and contain only the destination directory.

```
mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit partition
   --local="/srv/backup_remoto"
   --remote-host="192.168.214.37"
   --remote-path="/backup"
   --type="cifs"
   --user="safe password"
   --password="@qwemaster88"
   --domain="sandbox.local"
  
Are you sure you want to proceed: y
Done!
No errors reported
```

## Remount a registered remote partition

To remount a partition, if the destination server has been inaccessible for a while, generating an error on the remote partition, use the `orbit partition –remount` command.

```
mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit partition --remount
Are you sure you want to proceed: y
Partition remounted successfully
- domain=sandbox.local
mount.cifs kernel mount options: ip=192.168.214.37,
unc=\\192.168.214.37\backup,file_mode=0750,dir_mode=0750,
uid=1001,gid=1001,user=Segura,domain=sandbox.local,pass=*******
```

## Unmount and keep a registered remote partition

To dismount the remote partition while keeping it registered in the `/etc/fstab` file, use the `orbit partition –umount` command.

```
mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit partition --umount
Are you sure you want to proceed: y
Done!
No errors reported
```

## Unmount and remove a registered remote partition

To unmount the remote partition, use the `orbit partition –delete` command. This command will unmount the partition and remove it from the `/etc/fstab` file.

```
mt4adm@vmdf-giskard:~$ sudo orbit partition --delete
Are you sure you want to proceed: y
Done!
No errors reported
```