How to mount NFS clinet in AIX

Smitty mknfsmnt


Add a File System for Mounting

Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

[TOP] [Entry Fields]
* Pathname of mount point [/sandbox] /
* Pathname of remote directory [/vol/vol1/home]
* Host where remote directory resides [10.0.0.1]
Mount type name [nfs]
* Security method [sys] +
* Mount now, add entry to /etc/filesystems or both? both +
* /etc/filesystems entry will mount the directory yes +
on system restart.
* Mode for this NFS file system read-write +
* Attempt mount in foreground or background background +
Number of times to attempt mount [] #
Buffer size for read [] #
Buffer size for writes [] #
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What is the Mount filesystem:

hard ->when you are trying mount using this file system keep on trying retry the process if destination doesnt exist also.

soft ->hen you are trying mount using this file system it will look for destination if it is not able to find it will exit.

Configuration file:

/etc/filesystems

/sandbox:
dev = "/vol/vol1/home"
vfs = nfs
nodename = 10.0.0.1
mount = true
type = nfs
options = bg,soft,intr,sec=sys
account = false