mount external NFS share on FreeNAS box

[donges]

Hi all!
Didn't see this asked in the FAQ or in the 'Commonly asked questions asked and answered over and over" thread. So, thought I would inquire:

Running FreeNAS 8.0.2 and attempting to mount an NFS share as a client on the NAS device, specifically from an older Netware server. Said server has exported all volumes, allows NFS version 2 and 3 and allows TCP and UDP connections.
From the command line on the FreeNAS box, if I try:

Code:

#mount server:vol1 /mnt/vol1

I get an error of

Code:

RPCMNT: clnt_create: RPC: Program not registered

Doesn't seem to matter if I try to force the NFS version or the protocol. Even tried the 'nolock' option thinking this might be an older NFS server.
I checked rpcinfo on both the FreeNAS device and remotely of the server - both reported nfs, mountd and rpcbind running for both versions 2 and 3 as well as for TCP and UDP.
This same Netware share mounts just fine on a different linux server, so I think it is something within FreeNAS.
Main reason I need this is that Netware doesn't allow to mount external NFS volumes without additional software which, sadly, is no longer available (end of life for product).

So the question, i guess, is can FreeNAS mount an external NFS share as a client?

Thanks for any info/insight/assistance!

 

[donges]

I should add that after some additional testing, I can mount a remote share to the FreeNAS box from a linux system. Basic mount command: mount linuxserver:/Data /mnt/Data
So it has to be something with the Novell server even though it mounts fine elsewhere.
I am stumped.

 

[louisk]

Have you tried a tcpdump to see whats going on on the network when you try to do the NFS mount? It sort of sounds like some obscure port is being blocked and causing unhappiness.

If you can't find anything there, I'd guess your time would be better served finding a way to replace the Netware server with something a little more modern.

 

[donges]

If you can't find anything there, I'd guess your time would be better served finding a way to replace the Netware server with something a little more modern.

Why? Rock solid, does exactly what I ask of it, hardly ever have to bounce it.
Anyway, to close this thread out, one of the following finally got things working:
* restarting NFS services on the Netware box even though a different server was moving data just fine with the same shares
* forcing UDP connection initially which now has since become moot as I can mount via UDP or TCP
* increasing number of threads allowed in nfsadmin on the Netware box from the default of 5 to 50 (max of 150 allowed) and restarting services again.
* banging my head repeatedly on the side of the FreeNAS case while uttering little guttural barking noises.

I suspect the last one, but by then I was too flummoxed to even care.

All good now, though!