[K12OSN] NFS Install
j.w. thomas
jthomas at bittware.com
Tue Jan 20 22:26:02 UTC 2009
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.
--
Jim Thomas Principal Applications Engineer Bittware, Inc
jthomas at bittware.com http://www.bittware.com (603) 226-0404 x536
Hope springs occasionally.
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