[K12OSN] NFS Install

[j.w. thomas]

Barry R Cisna wrote:
> Jim,
> 
> You didn't mention what Linux distro you are running the nfs server
> on?

Fedora 10.

> If it is a default install of EL5 try changing your nfs syntax to 
> nfs3/IPv4. Something like this; /iso
> 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro,sync,no_root_squash)
> 
> ,,then 'service nfs restart'
> 
> Then try and do your nfs install. Also make sure your nfs server is
> not on a different subnet that the actual server you are wanting to
> install onto,is. You can run into troubles going across a
> router(sometimes) with nfs installs. Let us know your progress.

The install-machine was indeed on the same network as the nfs server.
Indeed, they were on the same switch.

David L. Willson wrote:
> I don't think it works to export the ISO as a file.  I think you have
> to mount the ISO, or the CD, or copy all the files, and export the
> actual files from the ISO to do an NFS install.  But, that's not
> what's preventing the NFS mount.

The Centos documentation says it should work.  I tried it the other way 
too - two ways in fact.  I first mounted the .iso file to /mnt/iso. 
When I did that, I was able to mount the nfs export with a third linux 
box (Fedora 8, I believe).  It was able to list the contents of the iso, 
showing the Centos and images directories (et al) as well as the 
RELEASE-NOTES*.html files.  When that didn't work, I mounted the iso 
elsewhere and copied everything to /mnt/iso.  Same results.

> 
> You've tested mounting this export from other NFS clients.  Can you
> list the contents of the export from a successfully connected NFS
> client? For example: # mount spiff:/mnt/iso /mnt # ls -al /mnt
> 
> What's that get?
> 
> And when you do your mount from the installer, what information are
> you providing in the NFS dialog?

For the ip address, I gave it the ip address of the nfs server.  For the 
mount point, I told it "/mnt/iso".  I also tried "/mnt/iso/" with the 
trailing slash.  Neither of these included the quotes.

I'm at home right now, and my new server is at the office.  I do have my 
nfs server (which is my laptop) with me right now, and I have two other 
Linux machines here in the house at my disposal.

Unfortunately, neither of these other two linux boxes are 64-bit 
machines.  :-(  So... I'll try again tomorrow.



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