Solaris

Hello,

I have a NAS Linksys NSS6000 and wants to use it to backup the Solaris zones (one a week).
What are the parameters of mounting the nfs resource you recommend for such a purpose?

Regards

Code:

mount -F nfs -o ro (server):(filesystem) (mount_point)

I mean such as these options: rw,bg,intr,hard,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,vers=3,timeo=600

Not necessary

"-o ro" for a mountpoint you want to write data on?

The easiest way is not to use any parameter or even explicit mount command. Just have the automounter enabled (it is by default) and access /net/nas-server/share-name/whatever.

If you are writing to the mount then it should be a hard mount not a soft one to preserve data integrity.

The mount needs to be rw if you are to write to it, as has been pointed out.

The NFS buffer sizes (rsize and wsize) are to optimize performance the manufacturer of the NAS should be able to tell you what the optimum values are for those but if it is for an overnight back up and you have plenty of time to the backups these are not critical.

The NFS version should not be 2 if there are routers between the client and the server, V4 is better from security point of view but NFS V3 is simpler and works reliably through routers.

Extending the timeout value improves the chances of the backup succeeding on busy or troublesome networks.

You can also amend the retry count as well.