We experienced similar issues but between different platforms. The machine serving filesystems was an Irix 6.5.13 machine and the client was running RH7.1 on Itanium 2's. Both machines are on the same VLAN. Copying to NFS mounts would hang (errors would be logged in messages about the NFS server being unavailable) and there were issues with data corruption. The problem was easily reproduceable. Specifying NFSv2 on the client seemed to clear it up. Since then the client machine was upgraded to AS2.1 and the problem went away, although I still hear occasional complaints about slow data transfers which I haven't been able to validate. Based on what you've described and our experience it seems like there are differences between the NFS implementations. The problem seems to be that it varies between OS levels. -Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jason Dixon > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:24 PM > To: Red Hat Mailing List > Subject: NFS between Linux and Solaris > > > Hi folks- > > My apologies if this is out there somewhere, but I've googled this to > death without finding a satisfactory answer. I'm attempting > to tar copy > a large repository (actually, the RHAS3.0 iso images) from a Linux NFS > server to a Solaris NFS client. At various intervals, the transfer > invariably dies with a "file not found" error. The cause of > this error > can be explained by the sudden disappearance of directories in the > top-level of the exported share. > > Remounting the share causes the directories (and everything recursive > therein) to reappear, but the problem reoccurs the next time I try the > transfer. I've tried a number of different flags, up to and including > all of the following: > > vers=2,proto=udp,ro,noac > > Unfortunately, there's been no effect. Has anyone run into > this? Is it > a known incompatibility between NFS implementations? The problem is > easily reproducible. The server is running Red Hat Advanced > Server 2.1 > Update 2 on a DL380. The client is running Solaris 8 on an > E250. Both > servers, while on separate VLANs, are in the same general networking > "vicinity". Any ideas/solutions will be greatly appreciated. > > TIA, > > -- > Jason Dixon, RHCE > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
