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jxg107
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Unable to connect to NFS share with ESX 4.0

Hello everyone,

I need you help because I'm not able to find any solution to my problem.

I have added a complete cluster (8 esx hosts) to my datacentre and now I'm trying to connect each host to my NFS share (on Server 2003)

I know that the problem does not come from the NFS share because I have many host already connected to it.

When I try to connect the host to the NFS share through the VC, I receive this message:

Error during the configuration of the host: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem: Unable to connect to NFS server

When I try to connect it through the service console, I receive this message:

# esxcfg-nas -a ISOs -o sd07cfap94 -s /ISOs

Connecting to NAS volume: ISOs

Unable to connect to NAS volume ISOs: NFS Error: Unable to Mount filesystem: Unable to connect to NFS server

Here's the log in /var/log/vmkernel

Sep 8 13:58:42 sd01cuap0068 vmkernel: 68:03:05:59.854 cpu15:4118)WARNING: NFS: 1001: NFS FSINFO RPC failed with RPC status 13 (RPC was aborted due to timeout) on Server (7.32.5.92) Path (/ISOs)

Other important information:

-I'm able to ping and vmkping the nfs server from the host.

-The nfsClient is open in the firewall

Here's the showmount command result:

# showmount -e 7.32.5.92

Export list for 7.32.5.92:

/ISOs (everyone)

Here's the rpcinfo command result:

# rpcinfo -p 7.32.5.92

program vers proto port

100000 2 udp 111 portmapper

100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper

351455 1 tcp 976

351455 1 udp 977

351455 2 tcp 978

351455 2 udp 979

100005 1 udp 1048 mountd

100005 2 udp 1048 mountd

100005 3 udp 1048 mountd

100005 1 tcp 1048 mountd

100005 2 tcp 1048 mountd

100005 3 tcp 1048 mountd

100021 1 udp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 2 udp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 3 udp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 4 udp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 1 tcp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 2 tcp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 3 tcp 1047 nlockmgr

100021 4 tcp 1047 nlockmgr

100024 1 udp 1044 status

100024 1 tcp 1044 status

100003 2 udp 2049 nfs

100003 3 udp 2049 nfs

100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs

100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs

Do you have any idea?

Thanks

JF

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kjb007
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Have you seen these?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958272/en-us

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942868/en-us

This is an old post, but it may help also: http://vmetc.com/2008/02/19/create-a-nfs-share-for-vm-iso-files-with-windows-2003-server-r2

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RParker
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When I try to connect it through the service console, I receive this message:

Did you enable security profile to allow NFS client on the ESX host?

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jxg107
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When I try to connect it through the service console, I receive this message:

Did you enable security profile to allow NFS client on the ESX host?

Hum... No... How can I enable security profile?

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RParker
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Hum... No... How can I enable security profile?

From VI client, go to configuration, security profile. Click properties. Scroll down to NFS client. Enable it.

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jxg107
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Hum... No... How can I enable security profile?

From VI client, go to configuration, security profile. Click properties. Scroll down to NFS client. Enable it.

Yes, it was already enabled.

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