Ignite and 2 GIG file

[Richard_115]

I trying to ignite a server but I get an error" Archive files larger than 2 GIGS are not supported on NFS version 2"

Any ideas ?

[Steven E. Protter]

The fileystem you are tyring to mount is being exported by NFS version 2. No archives bigger than 2 GB can be written on such filesysems even if the local fileystem has largefiles set up.

You don't mention the OS of the Ignite Server.

The fix is to install version 3 of NFS from your applications cd or from itrc.hp.com patches.

That will at least deal with the error message at hand.

SEP

[David Burgess]

I think going to version 3 of NFS will help.

Try it by setting

AUTOFS=1

in /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf

You'll need to bounce nfs

/sbin/init.d/nfs.client stop
/sbin/init.d/nfs.server stop

I always kill the automounter for good measure with a ps -ef and kill the PID

then

/sbin/init.d/nfs.server start
/sbin/init.d/nfs.sclient start

Regards,

Dave.

[Richard_115]

The version of OS is 10.20.....

[Steven E. Protter]

NFS shipped at 2.0 on that OS.

I'm not sure whether NFS 3.0 was released for that OS, but will say probably yes.

To solve this problem you must upgrade NFS.

Your OS if course is 9 months past its support date. If this is a production system that needs support, the time is present to find a way to migrate.

SEP

[Bernhard Mueller]

Hi,

if upgrading the OS is not an option, I considered upgrading 10.20 to NFS V3 for a similar scenario, here are my notes:


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procedure used to upgrade NFS (Network File System) version 2 to NFS version 3 at HP-UX 10.20


1. Create the following directories and touch the following files:

mkdir /sbin/fs/autofs
mkdir /sbin/fs/cachefs
touch /sbin/fs/autofs/mount
touch /sbin/fs/cachefs/mount

Note: NFS uses these files to determine if PV2 code or PV3 code should be installed.

If the mount files already exist under autofs and cachefs:

A. Remove the files.

B. touch the files so that they will be null.

2. Create a swdepot and download the appropriate set of patches
(Series 700 system or Series 800 system) into the depot

Series 800 System

PHKL_8694 sys/time.h fix for select(2)/C++ defects

PHCO_10947 libHcurses cumulative patch
PHCO_14645 libc cumulative header file patch
PHNE_15159 nsswitch.conf patch for automounter
PHKL_15247 kernel header files cumulative patch
PHCO_15262 find(1) cumulative patch
PHCO_15263 chmod(1) cumulative patch
PHCO_15336 tar(1) cumulative patch

PHCO_15339 fsclean(1M) support for NFSv3 cum. patch

PHCO_15340 /sbin/is_local_root NFSv3 support cum. patch

PHCO_15341 mountall(1M) with NFSv3 CacheFS cum. patch

PHCO_15343 umountall(1M) with NFSv3 support cum. patch

PHCO_16591 fsck_vxfs(1M) cumulative patch

PHKL_16751 SIG_IGN/SIGCLD,LVM,JFS,PCI/SCSI cumulative patch

PHCO_16809 du(1) cumulative patch
PHCO_16874 umount(1M) cumulative patch

PHKL_16957 Physical dump devices configuration patch

PHKL_17574 ki/nfs, vasusage, ACE 2 bundle cumulative patch

PHCO_17635 Release Notes cumulative patch (HWE 3.0)

PHKL_17858 Fix for mount/access of disc sections

PHCO_18563 LVM commands cumulative patch
PHNE_19299 NetTL, Nettladm cumulative patch
PHNE_19936 cumulative ARPA Transport patch
PHCO_20061 mount(1M) cumulative patch
PHCO_20441 libc cumulative patch
PHKL_20611 Correct process hangs on ufs inodes
PHNE_20957 NFS Kernel General Rel & Perf Patch

PHCO_21263 fbackup(1M)/frecover(1M) cumulative patch

PHNE_21375 NFS/NIS cumulative megapatch

PHKL_21595 VxFS (JFS) mount, fsck cumulative patch

PHKL_21661 lo_realvfs panic fix, Cumulative LOFS patch

PHNE_21904 LAN products cumulative Patch
PHCO_22273 bdf(1M) cumulative patch
PHCO_22275 df(1M) cumulative patch

Note: These patches, as with any patches, may be superseded.
Please check for the latest patches at the IT Resource
Center (ITRC)
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Regards,
Bernhard