Re: Having trouble with MOUNT *NFS

[Richard Schoen <Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's an RJS KB for Windows 2008 server and Services for Unix. Should be similar for Windows 2012.

http://downloads.rjssoftware.com/docs/support_blog/WDi_NFS_Win2k8.pdf

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message: 7
date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 08:53:03 -0500
from: Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Having trouble with MOUNT *NFS

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574143.aspx

Charles

On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 1:23 AM, mlazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Charles,
>
>  That might be it, but I have to check with the admin of the Windows
> server to be sure.  What command would he use to create an NFS share?
>
>  -mark
>
>
> On 1/8/2016 2:51 PM, Charles Wilt wrote:
>
> > No insult intended...
> >
> > But do you have the folder shared via NFS on the Windows system?
> >
> > Windows standard file sharing is done via SMB; not NFS.  You'd have to
> > have
> > the "Unix Tools" loaded in windows to share a file via NFS.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 2:47 PM, mlazarus<mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >   I am attempting the following command:
> > > MOUNT TYPE(*NFS)
> > >        MFS('RMTSYSTEM:/SharedFolder')
> > >        MNTOVRDIR('/LocalFolder/Mark/')
> > >
> > >   I receive error:
> > >
> > > Message ID . . . . . . :   CPFA1CE       Severity . . . . . . . :   40
> > > Message type . . . . . :   Diagnostic
> > > Date sent  . . . . . . :   01/08/16      Time sent  . . . . . . :
> > >   14:37:07
> > >
> > > Message . . . . :   Cannot find an address for the specified system name.
> > > Cause . . . . . :   An error was detected while attempting to retrieve
> > >    communication information about the host DEVELOP.DOMAIN.COM.
> > > Recovery  . . . :   Verify the host name to assure it was entered
> > > correctly.
> > >    Or, refer to the getaddrinfo() API in the Socket programming topic
> > >    collection in the Programming category in the IBM i Information Center
> > > for
> > >    more information about recovery actions for this problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > - The target system name is in the hosts table (I can PING it), and I get
> > > the same error if I use the IP address.
> > >
> > > - /SharedFolder is a share on the remote (Windows) system.
> > >
> > > - I can view the directory using Windows Explorer.
> > >
> > > - /LocalFolder/Mark/ exists on the local IFS.
> > >
> > >   Can this be an authority issue?  It would seem to be that it didn't get
> > > that far, since the message seems to indicate that it can't locate the
> > > server.
> > >
> > >   How would a user ID and password get passed to the remote server?
> > >
> > >   -mark
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