How to access NAS under HP-UX

[John.i.Cole]

I've check the NAS admin setting and confirmed the correct setting(NFS,FTP,CIFS servers enabled) and port number which I can sucessfully access via MS-Dos but still no luck under C8000 HP-UX

[Hakki Aydin Ucar · Accepted solution]

As far as I know, NAS has own web interface to configure what method you want to use with.

On the server side that NAS connected need workaround like this:

mkdir /temporary_ext
chmod 777 /temporary_ext

if you have/use CIFS ;

mount.cifs //directory_setup_nas_config /temporary_ext -o user=

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

I checked our NAS and it is same with yours; Seagate Black Armour NAS110.

I just want to add ,there is an alternative USB connection if you try to connect locally witout no problems, if your server has USB interface/supported.

[V. Nyga]

Hi again,

>I used
># showmount -e BA-xxxx/Public
>But no shared directory shown.

You have to use the hostname only:
showmount -e BA-xxxx

If there's still no shared directory shown recheck the export command of the NAS.
You'll have no luck if the directory is not seen with this command.

>Tried to use #Ping BA-xxxx
>it took very long time waiting for response.

Maybe a network configuration problem?
Check with 'lanadmin - lan - dis' for errors and/or collisions at the second page.

HP C8000 should always run with a fixed lan speed, no 'Auto' setting.
Set both - C8000 and switch - at the same speed and duplex mode, autoneg 'off'!

Are both systems (HP and NAS) in the same network range?

V.

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

John,

Correct syntax is: (working on my environment!)
try this:

# cifsmount /Ba-xxxx/Public /Temp -U username
usename''s password on Ba-xxxx

enter password.

[John.i.Cole]

Don't know why the C8000 takes a very long time to start up after turning all the server clients on(NIS, NFS,FTP). The machine seems keep trying to connect to this servers.

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

John,
Can yo try to use this locally for test purpose? use the server's Ethernet interface directly to be sure if there is any network congestion like bad routing setup OR another bottleneck in your network ?

[V. Nyga]

Hi again,

>Don't know why the C8000 takes a very long time to start up
Can you specify 'very long'?
Can you see, which step of the boot process takes so long?
Is it 'Start NFS client subsystem'?

Have you added a line in /etc/fstab for the NAS directory?
You can test if it's faster without it if you comment it out (with a # at the beginning of the line).

V.