Re: NFS pains with 2.0.x
John Reilly (jr@broadcom.ie)
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 10:11:22 +0100 (IST)
> > > b. The backup server machine (as well as the other ones) keep issuing
> > > the messages of the following type from time to time:
> > >
> > > /var/log/kernel: Jul 16 11:32:25 server kernel: NFS server bozo not responding, still trying.
> > > /var/log/kernel: Jul 16 11:33:34 server kernel: NFS server bozo OK.
>
> Don`t know about the other problem, but the messages above simply mean
> that a NFS request has timed out. This can be the case under high net
> load, or if the NFS Server is quite loaded s.t. the process serving
> the NFS requests of the clients simply doesn`t answer in time. I don`t
> think that this is a bug or hardware problem.
When it does this repeatedly with just one machine mounting a drive from it
as I have seen in 2.0.30 then there is a problem. Eventually all network
functionally goes down the tubes on mine and needs a reboot. (Every week or two)
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