Robin@turbo.RAY.COM ( Dr. R.P. Alston) (08/31/88)
HELP. We have some brand spanking new 3130s running the SGI 3.6 OS with NFS and some older 2400T running 3.5 and NFS. We have mounted some directories from the new to the old and also from the new to the new. The problem is that if you are on an old machine using an nfs directory provided by a new one and try to copy a large file to another version of itself in the same directory eg: cp xx xxx where xx is several copies of /etc/termcap (basically > 100k) then the new file is all f....d up except that the size is correct. If you do the same thing in the exact same nfs mount on a new machine (3.6 OS) it works fine. On the old machine it appears that the new file has got some repeated blocks (512 bytes even) as if a sector was read multiple times (I know it can't be that simple not with the extent file system and nfs). Does any one else have this combo, is the only work around to upgrade to 3.6 on the 2400Ts? -- ------------------------------------------------- # Whats worse than two MA drivers on a freeway? # Dr. Robin the REAL # Answer: One Toronto driver # SuperUser Atilla! ------------------------------------------------- (617)-490-3028 Robin@turbo.ray.com .....!rayssd!turbo!Robin
dave@onfcanim.UUCP (Dave Martindale) (09/02/88)
NFS under 3.5 had numerous problems, both when talking to other 3.5 IRISes and talking to our VAX. 3.6 seems fine. Upgrade - you'll be glad you did.