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IJ54631: NIMADM FAILS MOUNT FILE TYPE RESOURCES WITH NFSV4 APPLIES TO AIX 7300-02

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • NIMADM fails if using image_data, bosinst_data or
    exclude_files with NFSv4, error messages like below:
    
    mount: giving up on:
    master:/export/nim/image_data/cust_image_data
    vmount: Not a directory
    0505-196 nimadm: Error mounting resource cust_image_data
    on client.
    Cleaning up alt_disk_migration on the NIM master.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • NIMADM fails if using image_data, bosinst_data or
    exclude_files with NFSv4, error messages like below:
    
    mount: giving up on:
    master:/export/nim/image_data/cust_image_data
    vmount: Not a directory
    0505-196 nimadm: Error mounting resource cust_image_data
    on client.
    Cleaning up alt_disk_migration on the NIM master.
    

Problem conclusion

  • use nimclient -m to mount the resources for NFSv4
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ54631

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765CD300

  • Reported release

    730

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2025-05-07

  • Closed date

    2025-05-07

  • Last modified date

    2025-12-10

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765CD300

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SG11T","label":"AIX 7.3 HIPERS- APARs and Fixes"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF053","label":"Power Systems"}],"Version":"730","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
11 December 2025