pfs_mount help

[Vincent Ornum]

Hello!

I've been trying to install CiscoWorks2000 on HP-UX 11.0 using pfs_mount. Unfortunately, I've been unsuccessful.

Since I'm very new at this. Is there a standard setup similar to the setup of nfs?

I tried the following procedure:

A. Perform these steps on the local system:

1. nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &

2. nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &

3. Add the filesystem to /etc/pfs_fstab

4. Add the filesystem to /etc/pfs_exports

5. pfs_exportfs -a

6. pfs_mount /cdrom

B. Perform these steps on the remote system:

1. nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &

2. nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &

3. pfs_mount -o xlat=unix server hostname:/cdrom /cdrom(local mountpoint)

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanx!
Vince

[David Rodman]

I didn't where you said what the problem/error was...
I had problems with pfs_mount until I created an empty
directory at the mount point - give that a try and repost
what is going wrong.

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Hi Vincent check out this link:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/components/FileAttachment/0,1167,0x9166c5ea0230d411ade80090279cd0f9,00.htm

[Antoanetta Naghiu]

Everything looks ok in what you did. You maybe miss a patch.
See
http://my1.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0x0f6e7e990647d4118fee0090279cd0f9,00.html
If still problem, post the error.

[Vincent Ornum]

David,

The problem that I'm getting is:

'pfs_mount: giving up on /cdrom'

I did create an empty mountpoint call /cdrom.

Chris,

I will try the procedure.

Thanx!
Vince

[Vikas Khator]

Hi,

Try mounting it on another mount point , like /SD_CDROM.

Can you eject the CD now ?

Also long time back there were problems when root would belong to more than 8 groups , using pfs_mount would result in "not the owner ...."

[Vincent Ornum]

Antoanetta,

We do have the latest patch PHCO_15453.

Vikas,

Tried it and still the same problem.

Chris,

Tried the procedure and still the same problem.

Though we're still trying to figure out the problem, I just would like let you all know that I appreciate everyone's help.

Thanx again!
Vince

[Bruno Dostie]

I do not know how this CDROM have been formatted but you can try to mount-it like a standard cd: mount "dev/dsk/.... /mountdir

for an ISO 96... from this directory you will have UPPERCASES;1 file name listed.

start your install by typing /mountdir/INSTALL;1 and your installation will start

I had the same kind of problems in Domino installation.

Wish it will be helpfull.

DOSB

[Bruno Dostie]

I forgot "" character before the ";" in the command
/mountdir/INSTALL;1

Tourlou :-))

dosb

[Gerhard Hannemann]

Vincent
I use pfs_mount frequently. I wrote script to start/stop the pfs deamons upon bootup using:
/usr/bin/nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mount &
/usr/bin/nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
These "deamons" should start others deamons:
pfs_mounted.rpc
pfsd.rpc
You can check to see if they are running by using:
ps -e | grep 'pfs.*' ( should see 4 lines of
response )
Initially I did get the same error message, however it appeared to be that I chose the wrong device controller for the cdrom. I didn't make any entries pfs_fstab or pfs_exports. Didn't find it necessary. Instead I used:
pfs_mount -v -x no_version /dev/dsk/ /SD_CDROM
Where is the device controller (like c2t3d0) and the mount point is /SD_CDROM.
I did find problems with unmounting and occasionaly mounting if I was too hasty mounting the command. I placed the cdrom into the drive and waited for the drive to recognize the disk, then use pfs_mount. This may be a silly co-incidence but I had troubles removing the disk If I didn't do this.
Hope this helps
Gerhard

[Antoanetta Naghiu]

Vincent,
Let me try to get what happened: I guess, you can pfs_mount the /cdrom in the first host. OK. If, yes, try to simlpy mount remote the /cdrom without any other pfs_mount. That means, if you succesfully mount(pfs) in the first box, exported and in the remote server do just: mount hostname:/cdrom/cdrom (do not run any pfs mount command).Any better?

[Gerhard Hannemann]

Whoops - ignore what I wrote - that was only for a local pfs_mount !

Sorry
Gerhard

[Shyamlal]

Hello Vincent,
Did you find any solution to this problem? I am also stuck with same. Can you please let me know if you have any answer?
Thanks,

[Shyamlal]

never Mind I could mount this from remote host.

[Madanagopalan S]

You are trying to mount the CD from local to Remote system. Try the
nfs mounting :

systemb: mount systema:/cdrom /cdrom.

I hope this will help you.