Mounting a FlexClone volume fails in NFS environment

When SnapManager creates a FlexClone of a volume in an NFS environment, an entry is added in the /etc/exports file. The clone or backup fails to mount on a SnapManager host with an error message.

The error message is: 0001-034 Command error: mount failed: mount: filer1:/vol/SnapManager_20090914112850837_vol14 on /opt/NTAPsmo/mnt/-ora_data02-20090914112850735_1 - WARNING unknown option "zone=vol14" nfs mount: filer1:/vol/SnapManager_20090914112850837_vol14: Permission denied.

At the same time, the following message is generated at the storage system console: Mon Sep 14 23:58:37 PDT [filer1: export.auto.update.disabled: warning]: /etc/exports was not updated for vol14 when the vol clone create command was run. Please either manually update /etc/exports or copy /etc/exports.new to it.

This message might not be captured in the AutoSupport messages.

Note You might encounter similar issues while cloning FlexVol volumes on NFS. You can follow the same steps to enable the nfs.export.auto-update option.

What to do

  1. Set the nfs.export.auto-update option on so that the /etc/exports file is updated automatically. options nfs.export.auto-updateon

Note In the HA pair configuration, ensure that you set the NFS exports option to on for both the storage systems.