pfs_mount

[Dave Bunting]

Hello, its me again...
sorry for the repeatition...
i am trying to mount an Oracle 8.1.7 Installation CD to my N4000 HP-UX 11.0 machine
and i get
'pfs_mountd at hpn: /dev/dsk/c#t#d# not responding'
error message. Commands Oracle gave me are as follows:

# nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
# pfs_mount -o xlat=unix /dev/rdsk/c#t#d# /cdrom

I have verified the device in /etc/pfs_fstab.

checked NFS patches, complete... any idea what I missed?

Many thanks in advance
-Dave

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Dave:

1) Is your c#t#d# correct?
2) It is not unusual, especially after repeated attempts, for the pfs commands to get rather thoroughly confused. I would reboot and go through the sequence again. If you start cleanly, the pfs_commands normally work well.

[Michael Tully]

Hi Dave,

Here is the procedure for mounting a
Rockridge CD. This is straight from an
oracle 8 manual

Add this entry to /etc/pfs_fstab

/dev/dsk/c5t2d0 /SD_CDROM pfs-rrip xlat=unix 10

Mount the cd in the drive

# nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
# /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM

Make sure the directory is created and you
have not got your shell in that directory at
the time of mounting.

HTH
-Michael

[Dave Bunting]

Thanks guys....
Clay,
i have done several restarts, but still fails, device file is correct...

Mike,
what does '1 0' mean at /etc/pfs_fstab file?
'... xlat=unix 1 0'
i have tried changing it '0 0' and '1 0' but still fails
my /etc/pfs_fstab entry:
/dev/dsk/c#t#d# /cdrom pfs-rrip xlat=unix 0 0

tried mounting again:

# nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
# /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM
i will check my remote server and get back asap, thanks...

what's the difference between
#pfs_mount -o xlat=unix /dev/dsk/c#t#d# /cdrom
and
#pfs_mount /cdrom
?

Thanks again.... please help...:-(

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

Hi Dave,

It is 10 (ten) no 1 space 0...

The differences are:
The first is stating how and where to
mount pfs with options.
The second, is basically with no options
it looks in the /etc/pfs_fstab file

-Michael

[Dave Bunting]

Thanks Mike...
i left my /etc/pfs_fstab entry as is
'... xlat=unix 0 0'

then tried mounting /cdrom based on your suggested command, without -o [options]...
IT WORKED!!!!!


can I give you 100 points for that?!!
many thanks again!!!

-Dave

[Dave Bunting]

Hi Mike...
Need further help...
after successfully mounting /cdrom and doing an 'ls'... i received:
NFS server not responding message
and my system hanged! i thought i got this fixed!!! oh my, another problem here... please help again...

-Dave

[Michael Tully]

Hi Dave,

One suggestion I would like to make is that
if you can unmount all of the NFS mount
points. This will stop this problem....but
are you trying to install the oracle onto
a NFS partition? If so I would suggest you have
a look at doing an install onto a directory
like in the attached link.

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x53e7d211e18ad5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html

HTH
-Michael

PS I hope it works I'm leaving for the day!

[Stefan Farrelly]

Hey everyone, this is going around in circles.

Remember - an NFS server not responding message when accessing an Oracle CD mounted with PFS is NOT an NFS issue - the error is caused by PFS !

And the solution is; your Oracle CD is DIRTY! clean it or replace it. Searching the Oracle metalink for reasons for this error always comes up with the same solution - your CD is dirty.

[Justo Exposito]

Hi Dave,

I am looking for my /etc/pfs_fstab file in my boxes and I have the same line as you have:

/dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /cdrom pfs-rrip xlat=unix 1 0

As you can see with the 1 space 0, perhaps this is a bug of pfs command?

Regards,

Justo.

[Dave Bunting]

thanks everyone...
Stefan,
Im requesting for another CD from Oracle...
I didn't give you points now, cause i might rate your suggestion incorrectly ;-)
this is definitely a 10

Thanks again...
-Dave