Nekonomicon - nfs.sw.dskless

mia
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Wrote the following at March 3, 2013, 12:39 p.m...

Please remind me why this isn't working.

Code:

  bishop 15# versions | grep nfs.sw
  
  I  nfs.sw               08/22/2010  NFS Software
  
  I  nfs.sw.autofs        08/22/2010  AutoFS Support
  
  I  nfs.sw.nfs           08/22/2010  NFS Support
  
  I  nfs.sw.nis           08/22/2010  NIS (formerly Yellow Pages) Support
  
  bishop 16# inst -f /root/installation_tools_and_overlays-1_of_3-august_2006/dist -f /root/onc3_nfs_version_3/dist6.5
  
  [...]
  
  Inst> keep *
  
  [...]
  
  Inst> list nfs.sw.dskless_client
  
  View:      distribution
  
  Status:    N=new, U=upgrade, S=same, D=downgrade
  
  Stream:    maint
  
  Selection: i=install, r=remove, k=keep
  
  Subsystem Types [bdroc]:  b=reBoot needed, d=Default, r=Required, o=overlay,
  
  c=Client only
  
  /root/installation_tools_and_overlays-1_of_3-august_2006/dist:
  
  N  nfs.sw.dskless_client [oc]       312+  Diskless Client Support
  
  Disk space summary (Kbytes):            /
  
  Current free space              290778528
  
  - Selections net change                 0
  
  - Temporary inst overhead               0
  
  = Minimum free during install   290778528
  
  Final projected free space      290778528
  
  Inst> install nfs.sw.dskless_client
  
  Inst> conf
  
  No conflicts
  
  Inst> go
  
  ERROR: Nothing selected for installation.

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jan-jaap
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Wrote the following at March 4, 2013, 12:32 a.m...

The August '06 dskless_client is type '[oc]' --> an overlay.

The required nfs.sw.dskless_client base system is part of nfs.sw, but apparently not installed by default.

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mia
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Wrote the following at March 4, 2013, 3:30 a.m...

jan-jaap wrote:

The required nfs.sw.dskless_client base system is part of nfs.sw, but apparently not installed by default.

But look, there's a 'I', hence nfs.sw is installed, but not nfs.sw.dskless_client.

Quote:

I nfs.sw 08/22/2010 NFS Software

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Wrote the following at March 4, 2013, 4:47 a.m...

Unless you're headless (with no chance of a reprieve), the process might be slightly more user-friendly if tried with the Software Manager GUI.

You can just clip the drop arrow and see what is and isn't included in a default install - sounds like the diskless client isn't.

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jan-jaap
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Wrote the following at March 4, 2013, 4:48 a.m...

nfs.sw is installed, but not everything.

Here's the output on my O350:

Code:

  janjaap@speedo:~$ versions nfs
  
  I = Installed, R = Removed
  
  Name                 Date        Description
  
  I  nfs                  02/02/2008  Network File System, 6.5.30
  
  I  nfs.books            02/02/2008  IRIS InSight Books, 2.2
  
  I  nfs.books.NIS_AG     02/02/2008  NIS Administration Guide
  
  I  nfs.books.ONC3NFS_AG 02/02/2008  ONC3NFS Administrator's Guide
  
  I  nfs.man              02/02/2008  NFS Documentation
  
  I  nfs.man.nfs          02/02/2008  NFS Support Manual Pages
  
  I  nfs.man.relnotes     02/02/2008  NFS Release Notes
  
  I  nfs.sw               02/02/2008  NFS Software
  
  I  nfs.sw.autofs        02/02/2008  AutoFS Support
  
  I  nfs.sw.nfs           02/02/2008  NFS Support
  
  I  nfs.sw.nis           02/02/2008  NIS (formerly Yellow Pages) Support

Basically the same as you. But that's not all:

Code:

  janjaap@speedo:~$ versions -a nfs
  
  I = Installed, R = Removed
  
  Name                 Date        Description
  
  I  nfs                  02/02/2008  Network File System, 6.5.30
  
  I  nfs.books            02/02/2008  IRIS InSight Books, 2.2
  
  I  nfs.books.NIS_AG     02/02/2008  NIS Administration Guide
  
  I  nfs.books.ONC3NFS_AG 02/02/2008  ONC3NFS Administrator's Guide
  
  I  nfs.man              02/02/2008  NFS Documentation
  
  I  nfs.man.nfs          02/02/2008  NFS Support Manual Pages
  
  I  nfs.man.relnotes     02/02/2008  NFS Release Notes
  
  I  nfs.sw               02/02/2008  NFS Software
  
  nfs.sw.acl_nfs                   Access Control Lists for NFS
  
  I  nfs.sw.autofs        02/02/2008  AutoFS Support
  
  nfs.sw.cachefs                   CacheFS Support
  
  nfs.sw.dskless_client            Diskless Client Support
  
  nfs.sw.dskless_server            Diskless Server Support
  
  I  nfs.sw.nfs           02/02/2008  NFS Support
  
  I  nfs.sw.nis           02/02/2008  NIS (formerly Yellow Pages) Support
  
  nfs.sw.rpcsec                    RPCSEC_GSS support

You have to explicitly install nfs.sw.dskless_client from the base NFS disc

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mia
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Wrote the following at March 4, 2013, 8:54 a.m...

Jan-Jaap, I understand what you're saying, but look at the first post, I'm trying to install nfs.sw.dskless_client, and it just doesn't install anything, so I'm very confused as of what steps are required to add nfs.sw.dskless_client to my system.

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jan-jaap
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Wrote the following at March 4, 2013, 1:38 p.m...

mia wrote:

look at the first post, I'm trying to install nfs.sw.dskless_client, and it just doesn't install anything

No, you're trying to install an overlay for which the base system is missing. You've got nfs.sw installed, but that doesn't mean nfs.sw.* is installed. Some parts are optional and have to be explicitly selected. I would expect a conflict too, in your case (attempt to install overlay with missing base), but apparently it simply deselects your choice.

You should try to install nfs.sw.dskless_client from the 06-1998 NFS for IRIX 6.2 - 6.5 disc, which will result in a conflict (because everything else is at 6.5.30), and then resolve that conflict by feeding the 6.5.30 overlay disc.

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SAQ
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Wrote the following at March 9, 2013, 2:39 p.m...

Since you only have the Onyx2 in your sig I'm not sure what machines you're using this on, but keep in mind that IP27 isn't supported as a diskless client under IRIX.

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mia
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Wrote the following at March 9, 2013, 3:13 p.m...

Nah, that's for an IP35, truth is, I realized that nfs.sw.dskless_client is useless, nfs root works well with or without it. That probably means it would work on the IP27 as well, I'll give it a shot when I have a minute.

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SAQ
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Wrote the following at March 9, 2013, 6:46 p.m...

I haven't gone deep into it, but my guess is that it might be some part of the magic that makes the share tree work on different SGI machines/graphics. If you're just doing an unshared NFS root then it probably isn't needed.

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mia
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Wrote the following at March 9, 2013, 7:19 p.m...

Ah right, makes sense.

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