topic Re: NFS mount at boot time in Operating System - OpenVMS

NFS mount at boot time

Tim Nelson — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:19:52 GMT

I apologize in advance if I missed the easy answer somewhere.

I would like an NFS mount to mount at boot.
I see a reference in the TCPIP document that the file sys$startup:tcpip$nfs_client_systartup.com is the place to put such a config.
After searching through startup files I do not see any startup that references this file nor can I find a good example ( I am sure I missed it).
Can anyone supply a best practice for the above scenario ?
I am thinking that the "tcpip mount...." command needs to be executed in this startup script ?

Thanks in advance.
Tim

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Ian Miller. — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:37:50 GMT

SYS$COMM0N:[SYSMGR]TCPIP$NFS_CLIENT_STARTUP.COM does look for and call
SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$NFS_CLIENT_SYSTARTUP.COM
so I would use that.
(the name TCPIP$NFS_CLIENT_SYSTARTUP is constructed from symbols so you won't see it by searching the DCL but the key lines are
$ serv_id = f$parse(serv_proc,,,"name") - "_STARTUP"
$ serv_tailor = f$edit("sys$startup:''serv_id'_systartup.com","upcase")
...
$ if f$search(serv_tailor) .nes. ""
$ then
$ call log_info "%TCPIP-I-INFO, executing site-specific startup"
$ @'serv_tailor'
$ endif

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Tim Nelson — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:55:43 GMT

Thanks Ian,

The sys$startup:tcpip$nfs_client_systartup.com would basically just be the mount commands ?i.e.
tcpip mount /structure=5 /system /noadf -dnfs1: /host="myhost"/path="/mypath" -
/background=delay:00:02:00,retry:10)/retries=5

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Ian Miller. — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:13:40 GMT

yes that looks fine

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Jan van den Ende — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:22:50 GMT

Tim,

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Jan

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Tim Nelson — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:30:48 GMT

1 point for the reminder. :)

Thanks !

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Lawrence Czlapinski — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:19:19 GMT

Tim:
1. At our site, we do the NFS mount in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM. Just do it after TCPIP is started. That way it is easy for us and our successors to find and change when needed.
2. There is always a small possibility that the TCPIP file you put the mount in will be replaced/deleted in a future build.
Lawrence

Re: NFS mount at boot time

Tim Nelson — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:22:25 GMT

Good point Lawrence.
The TCPIP doc did specifically state that the TCPIP$NFS_CLIENT_SYSTARTUP.COM file would not be touched. (nor would swamp land in Florida ever be purchased by anyone).

For my test I did create the aforementioned file and rebooted. My NFS mount was mounted automatically on boot.

I guess there again is 12 ways to skin a cat.

Thanks all !