ignite boot, nfs mount error, permission denied

[silusan]

When I boot a client using ignite.....

* Download_mini-system:  Complete
       * Loading_software:  Begin
       * Installing boot area on disk.
       * Formatting HP Service Partition.
       * Enabling swap areas.
       * Number of archives to install: 1
       * Number of depots to install from: 1
       * Processing the archive source (VMGuest on BL860c-i2 Golden Image).
nfs mount: 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: Permission denied
NOTE:    Retrying: "/sbin/fs/nfs/mount -oro 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives /tmp/ign_configure/archive_nfs"
nfs mount: 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: Permission denied
NOTE:    Retrying: "/sbin/fs/nfs/mount -oro 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives /tmp/ign_configure/archive_nfs"
nfs mount: 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: Permission denied
NOTE:    Retrying: "/sbin/fs/nfs/mount -oro 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives /tmp/ign_configure/archive_nfs"
nfs mount: 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: Permission denied
NOTE:    Retrying: "/sbin/fs/nfs/mount -oro 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives /tmp/ign_configure/archive_nfs"
nfs mount: 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: Permission denied
NOTE:    NFS mount (/sbin/fs/nfs/mount -oro 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives /tmp/ign_configure/archive_nfs) failed, see messages above.
ERROR:   Command "/sbin/fs/nfs/mount -oro 172.15.151.87:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives /tmp/ign_configure/archive_nfs" failed. Ensure that "/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives" is properly exported on 172.15.151.87.
ERROR:   Cannot load OS archive(s) (VMGuest on BL860c-i2 Golden Image)

The configuration process has incurred an error, choose one of the following options

        1) abort and reboot
        2) ignore error and continue
        3) push a shell for troubleshooting the problem
        (At any time within the shell, type "exit" to return to this menu)

on ignite server,

1. the image archive is in the directory:
drwxrwxrwx  54 bin        bin           2048 Apr  5 10:46 /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives

2. the image is:
-rw-rw-rw-   1 bin        bin        3933344755 Mar 27 15:51 guestimage.gz

3. root2@ignite:/var/opt/ignite # cat /etc/exports

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives -ro,anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/igniteserver -anon=2,access=igniteserver
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest1 -anon=2,access=guest_abc
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest2 -anon=2,access=guest2

/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guestyy -anon=2,access=guest2
.
.
/var/opt/ignite/depots/recovery_cmds -anon=65534
/var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guestimage.gz -anon=2
root2@hhln-mgt-ign101:/var/opt/ignite #

4. root2@ignite:/var/opt/ignite # exportfs -av
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/scripts
re-exported /var/spool/sw
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/archives/Rel_B.11.31
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/depots.org
exportfs error: /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: sub-directory (/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest_abc) already exported
exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/hhln-mgt-ign101
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest1
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest2
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest3
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest4
.
.
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/depots/xxxx
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/clients
re-exported /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest.gz
root2@ignite1:/var/opt/ignite #

[Dennis Handly]

>exportfs error: /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives: sub-directory (/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest_abc) already exported

I don't know if that means it was never exported?  Or because of ordering, it couldn't be re-exported?

What does "more /etc/xtab" show?

[silusan]

I have been trying to boot/ignite a vm guest.

the golden image is guest_abc.gz

its path is "/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest_abc.gz"

igniteserver:/ # more /etc/xtab
/var/opt/ignite/scripts -anon=2
/var/spool/sw -anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/archives/Rel_B.11.31 -anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/igniteserver -anon=2,access=igniteserver
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest1 -anon=2,access=guest1
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest2 -anon=2,access=guest2
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest3 -anon=2,access=guest3
.
.
.
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guestn -anon=2,access=guestn
/var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/guest_abc.gz -anon=2
igniteserver:/ #

[Dennis Handly]

>igniteserver:/ # more /etc/xtab

I don't see /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives in your list.  Is it in the "..." part?

You seem to be exporting subdirectories and not the top?