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How To Export and Mount The Nfs Filesystem in Aix

To export and mount an NFS file system in AIX: 1. Configure the NFS server by starting the required daemons, exporting the directory in /etc/exports, and exporting it using exportfs. 2. Configure the NFS client by starting required daemons and mounting the exported directory using smitty or the mount command. 3. Unexport the directory on the server by removing it from /etc/exports and running exportfs -u, and unmount it on the client using smitty or umount.

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How To Export and Mount The Nfs Filesystem in Aix

To export and mount an NFS file system in AIX: 1. Configure the NFS server by starting the required daemons, exporting the directory in /etc/exports, and exporting it using exportfs. 2. Configure the NFS client by starting required daemons and mounting the exported directory using smitty or the mount command. 3. Unexport the directory on the server by removing it from /etc/exports and running exportfs -u, and unmount it on the client using smitty or umount.

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How to export and mount the nfs filesystem in aix?

How to export and mount the nfs filesystem in aix?

1. Ground work:
We need the below information in hand and confirm the required deamon status.

   Nfs Server name

   Exported directory

   Nfs Client name

   Nfs local mount point name.

   check showmount -e --> To confirm the exported directory list.

   showmount -a --> To confirm the list of nfs client server names.

Server Side Configuration: Start the NFS and portmap daemon

# lslpp –L | grep bos.net* --> Check the nfs server and client installed.

# startsrc –g nfs --> start the nfs group deamon

# startsrc -s nfsd --> start the nfsd deamon

# startsrc -s mountd --> start the mountd deamon

# lssrc -g nfs --> check the nfs group deamon in active state

# lssrc -s nfsd --> Check the nfsd deamon

# lssrc -s mountd --> check the mountd deamon

• Client Side Configuration: Start the NFS and portmap daemon

# lslpp –L | grep bos.net* --> Check the nfs server and client installed

# startsrc –g nfs --> start the nfs group deamon

# startsrc –s portmap --> start the portmap deamon.

# lssrc -s nfsd --> check the nfs group deamon in active state

# lssrc -s portmap --> Check the protmap deamon in active state.

# lssrc -s biod --> Check the biod deamon in active state.


2. Exporting an NFS filesystem

Using Smitty:

# ls -l /etc/exports --> Check exports file exits.

# cp -p /etc/exports /etc/exports_bak --> Take the backup of the exports file.

# smitty mknfsexp --> Exporting the nfs filesystem.

Specify appropriate values in the PATHNAME of directory to export

MODE to export directory,

EXPORT directory now, system restart or both fields.

# cat /etc/exports --> To confirm the exported directory are present on the /etc/exports.

Using Command line:

# cp -p /etc/exports /etc/exports_bak --> Take the backup of the exports file.

# vi /etc/exports --> To Create an entry for each directory to be exported, using the full path name of the

directory.

# exportfs -a --> To read the /etc/exports file and exports all the directories listed.

# showmount -e --> To confirm the exported directory listed.

# showmount -a --> To confirm the nfs client name and directory list.

3. Mounting the NFS filesystem on the client.

Using Smitty:

# showmount -e <server_name> --> To verify the NFS server has exported the directory.

# mkdir /local_directory --> To create the mounting directory if not already exist.

# smitty mknfsmnt --> mount the NFS filesystem.

PATHNAME of mount point.

PATHNAME of remote directory.

HOST where remote directory resides.


MOUNT now, add entry to /etc/filesystems or both?

/etc/filesystems entry will mount the directory on system RESTART.

MODE for this NFS file system.

  #df -gt <NFS mount_name> --> To confirm the nfs filesystem has been mounted

Using Command line:

# showmount -e <server_name> --> To verify the NFS server has exported the directory.

# mkdir /local_directory --> To create the mounting directory if not already exist.
# mount ServerName:/remote/directory /local/directory

  #df -gt <NFS mount_name> --> To confirm the nfs filesystem has been mounted

4. Roll back

Unexporting the NFS filesystem on the NFS server

Using Smitty:

Login to the NFS server and follw the below procedure.

# cp -p /etc/exports --> To copy the exports directory.

# smitty rmnfsexp --> To unexport the nfs directory.

Using command line:


# vi /etc/exports --> To Find the entry for the directory you wish to unexport, and the delete that line.

# cat /etc/exports --> To check the directory now is removed and unexported.

If NFS is current running,

#exportfs -u <directory_name --> where dirname is the full path name of the directory you just deleted from

the /etc/exports file.

Removing the NFS mount on the NFS client server.


Using Smitty:

#smitty rmnfsmnt

# cat /etc/filesystems --> To confirm the entry has been deleted properly.

Using command line:

#umount <directoryname> --> To unmount the directory.

# cp -p /etc/filesystems /etc/filesystems_bak --> To take the backup of the /etc/filesytems file.

# vi /etc/filesystems --> Find the entry for the directory you just unmounted, and then delete it.

# cat /etc/filesystems --> To confirm the entry for the directory you just unmounted properly.

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