30 Mar
2007
30 Mar
'07
4:58 a.m.
Hi there
I'm trying to set up my NFS mount options so that if my server goes down, the file access fails as immediately as possible. Instead it seems to hang forever. Currently I have the following:
rw,nolock,soft,intr,timeou=1,retrans=1
With these option I can get the mount either fail or succeed instantly which is great. But if the server goes down, and the client tries to access a file, or cd into the mount, it just hangs forever. Ideally it would also fail quickly. I am mounting via autofs files from a server that is not always turned on. Global warming and big electric bill!!
Any ideas welcome
Cheers
Charles