diff --git a/features/sci/file.include/etc/modprobe.d/nfsclient.conf b/features/sci/file.include/etc/modprobe.d/nfsclient.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1587635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/sci/file.include/etc/modprobe.d/nfsclient.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# According to Netapp KVM Best Practices mount options this value should be nconnect*64 (nconnect=8)
+options nfs max_session_slots=512
+