Activating NFS server on HP-UX 11.xx

This is done on HP-UX v 11.23.

1. Make NFS Server to autostart
   • Open /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf
     

     # vi /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf

   • Change NFS_SERVER paramater from “0” to “1”, then save.
     

     NFS_CLIENT=1
     NFS_SERVER=1
     NUM_NFSD=16
     NUM_NFSIOD=16
     PCNFS_SERVER=0

2. Share some directories
   • Open /etc/exports
     

     # vi /etc/exports

   • add directories that you want to share to the file, for example:
     

     /var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2
     /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/hqcmsdb1 -anon=2,access=hqcmsdb1
     /backup/dump -access=hqcmsdb1

     the parameter “-anon=2” means all anonymous access will be given default uid “2” while the parameter “-acess=hqcmsdb1” means only that server is allowed to mount the share. No parameters means the directories shared with read write access for everyone. For more infos and examples, type “man 4 exports” on the console

   • Update the share
     

     # /usr/sbin/exportfs -a

   • Make sure the right folder are shared
     

     # /usr/sbin/exportfs
     /var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2
     /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/hqcmsdb1 -anon=2,access=hqcmsdb1
     /backup/dump -access=hqcmsdb1

3. Start NFS Server
   • Check whether NFS is already started or not
     

     # ps -ef | grep nfsd
     root 2309 2308 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2333 2312 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2332 2312 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2307 1 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2334 2312 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2308 1 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2310 2309 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2312 2308 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2313 2308 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2316 2308 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2315 2313 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2314 2308 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2317 2308 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16
     root 2318 2309 0 20:22:54 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/nfsd 16

     If the output is similar to the above example, then the nfsd is already started, if not..

   • start the nfsd daemon
     

     # /sbin/init.d/nfs.server start

4. Test whether the shared directories can be mounted from the target server
   • Mount the shared directory manually
     

     # mount -F nfs hqcmsdb2:/backup/dump /backup/dump

   • Check whether the directory is mounted correctly
     

     # mount
     / on /dev/vg00/lvol3 ioerror=nodisable,log,dev=40000003 on Sun Dec 7 18:03:17 2008
     /stand on /dev/vg00/lvol1 ioerror=mwdisable,log,nodatainlog,tranflush,dev=40000001 on Sun Dec 7 18:03:18 2008
     /var on /dev/vg00/lvol8 ioerror=mwdisable,delaylog,nodatainlog,dev=40000008 on Sun Dec 7 18:03:31 2008
     /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives on /dev/vg00/lvol10 ioerror=mwdisable,largefiles,delaylog,nodatainlog,dev=4000000a on Sun Dec 7 18:03:31 2008
     /usr on /dev/vg00/lvol7 ioerror=mwdisable,delaylog,nodatainlog,dev=40000007 on Sun Dec 7 18:03:31 2008
     /u01 on /dev/vg00/lvol9 ioerror=mwdisable,delaylog,nodatainlog,dev=40000009 on Sun Dec 7 18:03:31 2008
     /backup/dump on hqcmsdb2:/backup/dump rsize=32768,wsize=32768,NFSv3,dev=7 on Wed Dec 10 20:37:33 2008

Aand.. I think we’re done