Hello,

I try to do a network mount from LINUX SuSE 8.2 (xSeries) to a AIX 4.3.3
NFS server but the mount command needs up to 30 minutes to complete.

We can issue the mount command and the shell hangs, the mount process
could not be killed. Somehow after a very long time (up to 30 minutes)
the mount succeeded, the mount process finished and the mounted
filesystem could be used without problems.

Any suggestions?

Bernhard Weiser
HAITEC AG

Bernhard Weiser <bweiser@haitec.de> wrote in message news:<bo5sds$ita1@intranet.ueb.haitec.de>...
> Hello,
>
> I try to do a network mount from LINUX SuSE 8.2 (xSeries) to a AIX 4.3.3
> NFS server but the mount command needs up to 30 minutes to complete.
>
> We can issue the mount command and the shell hangs, the mount process
> could not be killed. Somehow after a very long time (up to 30 minutes)
> the mount succeeded, the mount process finished and the mounted
> filesystem could be used without problems.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Bernhard Weiser
> HAITEC AG

I do not know if this will apply to NFS but I have seen other network
services (telnet, ftp) become very sluggish if the server (in your
case the AIX) cannot resolve the name or address (reverse lookup) on
the clients. A timeout is eventually triggered and it works. Add the
linux box hostname + IP in your hosts file to see if that helps.

Nic.

> Bernhard Weiser <bweiser@haitec.de> wrote in message
news:<bo5sds$ita1@intranet.ueb.haitec.de>...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I try to do a network mount from LINUX SuSE 8.2 (xSeries) to a AIX 4.3.3
> > NFS server but the mount command needs up to 30 minutes to complete.
> >
> > We can issue the mount command and the shell hangs, the mount process
> > could not be killed. Somehow after a very long time (up to 30 minutes)
> > the mount succeeded, the mount process finished and the mounted
> > filesystem could be used without problems.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Bernhard Weiser
> > HAITEC AG

Try the option "insecure" on the NFS Server (Linuxbox)

regards

Volker

"Volker Gruenewald" <volkergNOSPAM@arcor.de> wrote in message news:<3fa7414b$0$24752$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net>...
> > Bernhard Weiser <bweiser@haitec.de> wrote in message
> news:<bo5sds$ita1@intranet.ueb.haitec.de>...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I try to do a network mount from LINUX SuSE 8.2 (xSeries) to a AIX 4.3.3
> > > NFS server but the mount command needs up to 30 minutes to complete.
> > >
> > > We can issue the mount command and the shell hangs, the mount process
> > > could not be killed. Somehow after a very long time (up to 30 minutes)
> > > the mount succeeded, the mount process finished and the mounted
> > > filesystem could be used without problems.

> Try the option "insecure" on the NFS Server (Linuxbox)

He wants it the other way round.

Bernhard Weiser <bweiser@haitec.de> wrote in message news:<bo5sds$ita1@intranet.ueb.haitec.de>...
> Hello,
>
> I try to do a network mount from LINUX SuSE 8.2 (xSeries) to a AIX 4.3.3
> NFS server but the mount command needs up to 30 minutes to complete.
>
> We can issue the mount command and the shell hangs, the mount process
> could not be killed. Somehow after a very long time (up to 30 minutes)
> the mount succeeded, the mount process finished and the mounted
> filesystem could be used without problems.
>
> Any suggestions?

- Give Ethereal or tcpdump a shot
- Try forcing NFSv2
- Check portmapper and all RPC communication is working properly
- Ask Lars Bebensee