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RPC PMAP FAILURE

 
Jim Lewis_8
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RPC PMAP FAILURE

I've noticed in the /etc/rc.log file of an existing workstation (B180L) the following error message has occurred after installation of a new fileserver that it mounts to. My other existing system shares the same error messages while my new workstations do not. Does anyone have a clue to where I can find the fault in the setup? Thank You.

mounting remote NFS file systems ...
stn1:: RPC_PMAP_FAILURE - RPC_CANT_SEND

stn2:: RPC_PMAP_FAILURE - RPC_CANT_SEND

FAILURE CODE: 1
Mount failed! Possible local filesystem mount.
If local filesystem, then nfs.server will mount it.
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Steve Steel
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Hi

Can you ping the new server

Does nslookup client work on the server and
nslookup server work on the client.


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Jim Lewis_8
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Yes, with nslookup the client can see the server, and the server the client.
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Helen French
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Some possible solutions:

1) Incorrect IP address and subnet mask combination specified. Check network parameters and hosts file.
2) Incorrect entries about IP address and hostnames in /etc/hosts file. Check this out.
3) Incorrect patch level. Update with the latest
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Helen French
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Another solution from an old document - (TKB #KNC051696024) about starting sequence of gated:

http://support1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000024624815

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PIYUSH D. PATEL
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Hi,

Start and stop the nfs daemons if possible on the server and cleint and then check out.

Is it a new setup or it was working fine earlier.

Check the /etc/export file on the server and

# exportfs -a

Piyush
Brian Hackley
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Hi Jim,

We've seen this a few times, it seems to be related to the "primary" LAN interface on the system being down, or mapped to a different IP address, or possibly due to a Software Distributor patch (PHCO_23042 or later) that changes the startup sequence of LAN interfaces. THe "Pimary" LAN interface is the first one that is ifconfig'd up.

Take a look at SR 8606185090 which may help give you some hints about your startup script links being different on the boxes with and without the SD patch. In particular, /sbin/rc2.d/S008* and /sbin/rc.2d/S340*

Hope all this helps,

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Brian Hackley
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Jim,

By the way, you might want to use the HP-UX 11.X nsquery command instead of nslookup. nsquery uses the NSS backend libraries to accurately allow you to simulate the lookups for IP-to-hostname, hostname-to-IP, Username lookup in password, UID lookup in password files, and Groupname / GID lookup in group.

# nsquery
usage: nsquery lookup_type lookup_query [""]
lookup_type: hosts
passwd
group

ex. nss_lookup hosts hondo
ex. nss_lookup hosts hondo "dns [NOTFOUND=return] files"

man nsquery for more details.

We in the HP Response Center highly recommend this tool be used whenever possible, instead of "nslookup" or "getip".

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Jim Lewis_8
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

I appreciate the responses. I have checked all the existing environments and the systems are mounting to the new fileserver, but the error messages continue. Funny, how my older 712's are still mounting to the new servers without errors, and the B180L's are not. All we did was substitute a B180L with a B2600 as a new fileserver. Thank you.
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Jim Lewis_8
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Re: RPC PMAP FAILURE

Oops, I lied. I did have to change the /etc/rc.config.d/hpbase100conf file as follows:

HP_BASE100_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan0
HP_BASE100_STATION_ADDRESS[0]=0x0060B0FD34E7
# HP_BASE100_DUPLEX[0]=0x0060B0FD34E7
HP_BASE100_DUPLEX[0]=FULL

due to new network lan, changed duplex = FULL at 100baseT. Would that have an effect overall?
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