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October, 1998
GRF 400/1600 Getting Started - 1.4 Update 2
Initial System Set-up
Option 3: Use an NFS-mounted file system
Option 3: Use an NFS-mounted file system
The maintenance Ethernet interface
de0
must be used for NFS-mounted file systems.
!
Caution:
NFS mounting CANNOT be done through a media card interface (for
example,
gf0yz
). The maintenance interface is specified in the
/etc/netstart
file as
the value assigned to the variable "
iface
". This variable defines the external connection
to the GRF and is set when the GRF is initially installed.
Setting up NFS on the GRF
You must add the appropriate host and IP information for any NFS server you are using into
the
/etc/host
file if either of the following conditions apply:
–
The name server(s) in
/etc/resolv.conf
point out one of the media card
interfaces and are thus unavailable when the mount occurs.
–
The name server(s) in
/etc/resolv.conf
point to a network that is reachable only
through a route off the administrative Ethernet and only when GateD is being run.
That is, if GateD is not active and a route entry exists in
grroute.conf
, the
/etc/host
entries are not needed.
Note:
Programs writing to an NFS-mounted file system will block when the NFS connection
to the remote file system is dropped.
