Error Installing From CD-ROM

[Chris Hinnen]

When I try to run the installer for Oracle from CD I get the following error:

NFS server xxxx not responding still trying

Why do I get this error? I installed something else from another CD earlier. Is something wrong with the CD?

Chris

[Steffi Jones_1]

Hi Chris,

can you provide us here with more information on how to you run the installation.

From what I know you need to use pfs to mount a oracle cd for installation. Then the error message might come up during the mount command.
There are a lot of threads regarding pfs mount problems and nfs server not responding on the itrc where you can troubleshoot.

If you get this error during the swinstall procedure then you are trying to run sdux over an nfs mountpoint which is not supported. Just start the swinstall procedure on the box you want to install to and point the sd ux to the source on the other box.

Hope that helps, Steffi Jones

[Chris Hinnen]

I used pfs to mount the CD. I then just used the installer that is on the Oracle CD and get this error when I run the installer.

Chris

[Steffi Jones_1]

Here is what I would suggest doing:

Login as root
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &

Create and edit /etc/pfs_fstab (EG /dev/dsk/c0t8d0 /SD_CDROM pfs-rrip
xlat=unix 0 0)


Insert the CD
# /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM

If you encounter problems, you might need this bug report. Oracle version 8 CD's also require NFS daemons (nfsd, nfskd) and RPC daemons
(rpc.lockd & rpc.statd) running in order for the locking routines of the installation process to work.
These daemons are started at boot if NFS
client/server are enabled at boot time.

Another thing you might want to check: PFS is pretty sensitive when you have root belonging to more than 8 groups.

Steffi Jones

[Chris Hinnen]

That is how I am mounting the CD and have an entry like that in the pfs_fstab file. That is the instructions in the Oracle manual and that is what I did. I think I found an answer in another forum that is talking about problems with pfs.

Chris