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06-13-2014 02:36 AM
06-13-2014 02:36 AM
VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
Hi Folks,
OK on an RX2800 riunning OpenVMS 8.4 Update v7.0, TCPIP version is 5.7 ECO 3 the NFS client fails to dismoun t the NFS share if the link to the server has gone, i.e. server has been rebooted or a cable has been disconnected. Apparently the /ALL switch on the TCPIP DISMOUNT should dismount the share even if the server is not available.
From the account of the software attempting to perform the dismount I get:
$ tcpip dism dnfs999: /all
%TCPIP$DNFSDISMOUNT-E-DISMOUNTFAIL, error dismounting DNFS999:[000000]
-RMS-E-FND, ACP file or directory lookup failed
-SYSTEM-F-TIMEOUT, device timeout
Presumably the user account doesn't have the privilege to use the /ALL switch. Using the system account I get:
(WMRCC1)SYSTEM>tcpip dism dnfs999: /all
%TCPIP$DNFSDISMOUNT-E-PARSEFAIL, error parsing DNFS999:
-RMS-E-ACC, ACP file access failed
-SYSTEM-F-TIMEOUT, device timeout
In both cases the NFS share remains. I can get rid of the shares (assuming no attempt to dismount them has been made) by restarting the NFS client software. The NFS shares are removed on the startup command.
So, anyone any ideas how to remove the shares?
Regards
Brian Reiter
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06-13-2014 02:55 AM
06-13-2014 02:55 AM
Re: VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
Brian,
did you try an OpenVMS $ DISM/ABORT DNFSx: ?
Volker.
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06-13-2014 03:02 AM
06-13-2014 03:02 AM
Re: VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
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06-13-2014 04:08 AM
06-13-2014 04:08 AM
Re: VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
Brian,
there do not seem to be any 'special' commands in TCPIP$NFS_CLIENT_STARTUP.COM, which look like cleaning up old DNFS: devices. It's just re-loading the driver.
Maybe you were not patient enough and the DNFS: devices would have disappeared 'after a while' even without stopping and starting NFS client ?
Volker.
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06-16-2014 02:14 AM
06-16-2014 02:14 AM
Re: VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
Hi Volker,
Are, I think we've come to that conclusion. The only issue really is working out jhow long it will take.
cheers
Brian
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06-16-2014 02:31 AM
06-16-2014 02:31 AM
Re: VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
Brian,
use TCPIP SHOW MOUNT/FULL DNFSx: and look at the various values reported (things like RPC timeout, RPC retry limit, Directory time). Then shutdown the NFS server or remove the network cable and start a little DCL procedure to loop checking for the DNFSx: device every second with F$GETDVI("DNFSx:","MNT"). If the DNFS device has disappeared, report the time.
That should give you an idea, how long it takes for the DNFSx: device to disappear. Maybe you can figure out from the TCPIP SHOW MOUN/FULL DNFSx: output, which parameters are involved here.
Volker.
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06-16-2014 05:42 AM
06-16-2014 05:42 AM
Re: VMS NFS Clinet, dismount fails if server has failed
Hi Volker,
Well it looks as though only the TCPIP DISMOUNT/ALL command actually does what I expected.
Although this is cpmplicated by the fact that our system uses aliases, there are two faolure modes (at least), one where the server goes down leaving the client with the NFS mount, the second where the alias used by the client no longer exists on the machie running the client software.
cheers
Brian