NFSv4.1 mount fails when NFS referrals are enabled on NFSv4.1 server
Article ID: 319003
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Attempt to mount an NFSv4.1 share which has NFS referrals enabled, fails to mount.
The following logs will appear in /var/run/log/vmkernel.log,
2023-01-29T15:12:23.802Z cpu8:2100259 opID=baca6d1b)WARNING: NFS41: NFS41FSGetRootFH:4419: Lookup vol1 failed for volume NFS_DS1: Invalid handle
Attempt to mount an NFSv4.1 share which has NFS referrals enabled, fails to mount.
The following logs will appear in /var/run/log/vmkernel.log,
2023-01-29T15:12:23.802Z cpu8:2100259 opID=baca6d1b)WARNING: NFS41: NFS41FSGetRootFH:4419: Lookup vol1 failed for volume NFS_DS1: Invalid handle
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Cause
The ESXi NFSv4.1 client does not support NFS referrals yet. So, any attempt to mount a share with NFS referrals enabled will fail.
Note: The NFS referrals feature is only applicable to NFSv4.1. NFSv3 protocol does not have support for NFS referrals.
Note: The NFS referrals feature is only applicable to NFSv4.1. NFSv3 protocol does not have support for NFS referrals.
Resolution
None
Workaround:
Make sure that NFS referrals are disabled before mounting an NFSv4.1 share through ESXi NFS client
Workaround:
Make sure that NFS referrals are disabled before mounting an NFSv4.1 share through ESXi NFS client
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