pfs mount

[Josh_13]

we have been getting errors mounting ciscoworks. it claims to require pfs_mount.

the error has to do with rpc, when it errors, otherwise it merely quits and refuses to mount.

any suggestion?


-Josh

[Helen French]

Hi Josh,

Which OS version ? Can you post the exact error ?

some thoughts ..

Shiju

[Eileen Millen]

Josh,
There is a patch for PFS.

eileen

[Alan Riggs · Accepted solution]

How are you starting your pfs daemons?
try:
nohup pfs_mountd &
verify 2 processes running
nohup pfsd &
verfiy 2 more processes running
then mount according to the protocol recommended by cisco (I think they like rrip, but I don't rememmber).

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Try this,

#pfs_mountd&
#pfsd & # echo /dev/dsk/cn3tndn /cdrom pfs-rrip xlat=unix 0 > /etc/pfs_fstab,

(This will overwrite existing pfs_fstab file. cntndn is your cd device name)
pfs_mount /cdrom ,

To unmount use

pfs_umount /cdrom

Goodluck,
-USA..

[Josh_13]

Shiju: the system is running 10.20

Eileen: who put out the patches? when were they put out?

i'll try the other two suggested ways, then report back.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Josh:

If you query the Patch database for 'pfs' and 10.20, you will find a cumulative patch, PHCO_15453 created 1998/05/27 and posted 1998/06/23.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Helen French]

Hi Josh,

This is a good document about PFS. Also can you post the error message ? anything in the log files ?

http://us-support3.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=88b8e40d1dc517e1fe/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000047972012

HTH,
Shiju

[Josh_13]

is there a way to tell if i have PHCO_15453 os a superceding patch installed? i believe it was put on when i upgraded to june 2k1 patch level but want to double check

[Helen French]

Hi Josh,

Try this:

# swlist -lfileset | grep PHCO_15453

This will tell you whether you have that patch installed. This patch is not superceded yet !

HTH,
Shiju

[Josh_13]

nm

hal 39: du -a / | grep 15453 | more

found that it was there.

[Jeff Schussele]

Josh,

Run the swlist command.
The du command only tells you the file(s) exist - swlist will tell you whether the patch has been applied & whether it installed/configured fully.

HTH,
Jeff

[Jeff Schussele]

Sorry....swverify tells install state.
Do #swverify \* | grep 15453 to determine this.

HTH,
Jeff

[Josh_13]

Alan and Uday: turns out the problem was the demons weren't starting up right.

thank you both.

JRF: thanks for the information on where to get the patch.

Shiju: thanks for the PFS explanation page and patch cammand.

Jeff: thanx for the information about patchs. just one question, how can you tell what a superceding patch is?

ie: what superceded 15043 when you know you need that but nothing else about it.


-Josh

[Helen French]

Hi Josh,

Go to ITRC home -> individual patches -> then enter the patch name there. If it is superceded, then it will tell you which one is that.

I think this is what you are looking for !

HTH,
Shiju

[Josh_13]

Shiju: thanx. that is precisely what i was looking for.