ESX 3.5 -Mounting a UNC windows share to /tmp/winshare/

[COS]

OK, I've done this before on another server but for some reason I keep getting the "Error connecting to: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (Connection refused).

Here's my command...

mount -t smbfs -o username=Administrator,passowrd=password //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Temp /tmp/winshare

I also tried...

mount -t smbfs -o username=MachineName/Administrator,passowrd=password //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/Temp /tmp/winshare/

The local administrator account can log into the machine fine, I even tried a domain account and still nothing.

Does the ESX server have to be "Licensed"? We have a License but I just have not put it in yet. I figured if the install of the HP CIM stuff kills the test server why bother.

Thanks

[Chris_Howard]

"Connection refused" kind of indicates the server on this IP address is not listening. - are you sure that's the right IP address.

Can you map a drive to that UNC path from a windows machine?

Might also be worth checking the service console firewall.

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[COS]

OK, I figured it out...I'm a knucklehead.

I forgot to open the firewall port...

esxcfg-firewall -e smbClient

Works now.

Geeess....I'm getting too old for this.