topic Alpha NFS Client in Operating System - OpenVMS

Alpha NFS Client

Markgregory — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:45:54 GMT

I am trying to connect an Alpha 255 running VMS7.1-1h2 to a PC server running Windows 2003 server and Windows Services for Unix version 3.5

We can Mount the drive but cannot access it (timeout). Sample below

ucx mount dnfs16: /host="chsemlenf0010" /path="/sz-m3020"

ucx show mount /all
%TCPIP$DNFSMOUNT-E-SHOWFAIL, error showing information for _DNFS16:
-SYSTEM-F-TIMEOUT, device timeout

ucx dismount /all

Dismounting DNFS16: gives the timeout error hence the use of /all

Re: Alpha NFS Client

Karl Rohwedder — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:33:27 GMT

Since VMS V7.1-1 is quite old I assume also an old UCX version, perhaps UCX V4.2-??
If it is not the latest ECO for V4.2, I would check the releasenotes of the latest ECO for any NFS related hints.

regards Kalle

Re: Alpha NFS Client

Jess Goodman — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:22:14 GMT

We have had problems using earlier versions of Windows Services for Unix with VMS also, although I believe vesrion 3.5 worked in at least some cases.

We now use the Omni NVS server on the Windows boxes and have had no problems.
http://www.omniplex.ltd.uk