SD_CDROM problems

[Carter Jay]

Hello,

I've got a problem to pfs_umount a cdrom on a server.
The device has been mounted as follow:
#more /etc/pfs_fstab
/dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /SD_ROM pfs-rrip xlat=unix 0 0

Then
nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &

and
/usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM

The CD is oracle, I've launched ./runInstaller
and had those messages:
NFS server on Manon can't be find.
I've tried to kill all processes with [ *]mount[ *], but with no success...
root 5170 1 0 Sep 2 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/netsvc/fs/automount/automount -f /etc/auto_master
root 22877 8169 0 17:16:27 pts/tk 0:00 grep mount
root 5006 1 0 Sep 2 ? 0:00 ./rpc.mountd start
root 22388 1 0 16:54:50 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/pfs_umount /SD_CDROM

Could you help?

Regards

Jerome

[Sajid_1]

Do you have NFS services running? If no, then enable the services in /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf file and do this:
# /sbin/init.d/nfs.core start
# /sbin/init.d/nfs.server start
# ./sbin/init.d/nfs.client start

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Jerome:

There is a much better approach than using 'pfs_mount'. The problems with it are that you need to have NFS services running and more importantly that you *never* kill the processes without first doing a pfs_unmount. To do so can cost a reboot!

Three new patches for 11.0 or 11.11 obviate the need for pfs_mounts entirely. Although a reboot is required to install them, the benefits far outweigh the time:

For 11i :
PHCO_25841
PHKL_26269
PHKL_26520

For 11.00:
PHKL_26448
PHCO_26449
PHKL_26450

Once applied, the mount command can be used with a new option to specifiy RockRidge format mounts: '-o rr'.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Pete Randall]

Jerome,

For 11.0 systems, the RockRidge Extension patches eliminate the need to use pfs_mount: PHKL_26450, PHKL_26448, PHCO_26449.
There are equivalents for 11i.

Hopefully this will help,

Pete

[Carter Jay]

Thanks a lot for your help...

After installing this patches, i just have to perform the command:

mount -t iso9660 //dev/dsk/c3t2d0 /SD_CDROM

to mount my oracle CD (Linux style???)

Regards


Jerome

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again) Jerome:

# mount -F cdfs i-o rr /dev/dsk/cXtYdZ /cdrom

Regards!

...JRF...

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi (again):

Oops, that mount syntax should be:

mount -F cdfs -o rr /dev/dsk/cXtYdZ /cdrom

...JRF...