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Re: Any alternatives to NFS?
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Robert Mills <[log in to unmask]>
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Robert Mills <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:33:59 +0100
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Pat,

Try smbclient which is part of the Samba/iX suite. We use it to transfer
files between our 3000 and a Win2000 file server.

regards,

Robert W.Mills
Systems Development Manager
Windsong Services
(01689) 870622 x3005


Pat Shugart wrote:
> Besides FTP?
>
> We're having quite a bad time with Quest's NFS lately. File copies
> from one machine (our trusty 997-300 v 6.5 PP2) to another (rs6000
> AIX v4.33) are failing on an increasingly frequent basis. The network
> is Ethernet TCP/IP.
>
> The most frequent error message I get is:
>
> cp: Error copying file /AIH/TEMPDATA/BCF00114 to
> /AIH/mhpdata/amisys/x12_837_cou
> nt/in/regrege_040703.001: Implementation-defined error
>
> I've also gotten:
>
> nfs client: openlog: HPFOPEN error for "$NFSLOG.NFSDATA.NETBASE$" of
> -247/143
> 04/02/103 05:18:44.3 $1c9024e vnodeLRUget: releasing idxVnode -
> release idxP
> A component of the pathname "!" does not exist. (CIERR 9039)
>
> The most frightening occurrence recently was no message at all. The
> file was only partially copied to the target machine! It's only
> happened once and I sincerely hope that was an anomaly.
>
> Quest is taking a look at our difficulties, but this product is off
> support and they won't be making any heroic efforts to fix the product
> (if it's even a problem with the product!).
>
> We moved from FTP to NFS several years ago in an effort to eliminate
> problems we were having with FTP at the time: Files not being copied
> when FTP "said" they were and incomplete copies. I've seen the
> semi-recent thread on checking/validating file transfers and I have no
> problem going back to using FTP if I have to. I'd rather not, since
> it's more work for me :)
>
> Back to my original question: What is there besides FTP and NFS to
> copy/move files from our hp to our rs6000?
>
> TIA,
>
>
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> =============oOO=======OOo================
> Pat Shugart
> Trinity Information Services
> 34605 Twelve Mile Road
> Farmington Hills, MI 48331
> 248.489.6123
> 248.488.9195 (fax)
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