Joe Landman wrote: > Jon Forrest wrote: >> I have a new cluster running CentOS 5.3. >> The cluster uses a Sun 7310 storage server >> that provides NFS service over a private >> 1Gb/s ethernet with 9K jumbo frames to the >> cluster. >> >> We've noticed that a number of the compute >> nodes sometimes generate the >> >> automount[15023]: umount_autofs_indirect: ask umount returned busy /home > > [...] > >> Any advice on what to do? > > We still recommend turning off autofs for home directories. We've seen > lots of problems with it on many clusters. Hard mounts are IMO better. > That server should be able to handle it. >
How do you handle situations where home directories are spread across multiple servers? Do have a large /etc/fstab on ever NFS client? -- Prentice _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf