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Status Delivered
Workspace AIX
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 12, 2016

Filesystem support in AIX 7.2 live kernel update

1430-047 The file system /mnt of type automount is not supported.

We check your vfs type and as you can see from your filesystem output from your snap, those are automounts and are not set to nfs.

node mounted mounted over vfs date options
-------- --------------- --------------- ------ ------------ ---------------
/dev/hd4 / jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/hd2 /usr jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/hd9var /var jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/hd3 /tmp jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/hd1 /home jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/hd11admin /admin jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/proc /proc procfs Feb 04 11:05 rw
/dev/hd10opt /opt jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/livedump /var/adm/ras/livedump jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/usrlocallv /usr/local jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/homerootlv /home/root jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/varloglv /var/log jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/vlclusterlv /var/log/cluster jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/votivolilv /var/opt/tivoli jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/optibmitmlv /opt/IBM/ITM jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/optbmclv /opt/bmc jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=/dev/hd8
/dev/optdbmonlv /opt/dbmon jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=INLINE
/dev/optibmdb2lv /opt/IBM/DB2 jfs2 Feb 04 11:05 rw,log=INLINE
/etc/auto/maps/auto.images /mnt autofs Feb 04 11:06 rw,soft,intr,vers=4,ignore
/etc/auto/maps/auto.home /export/home autofs Feb 04 11:06 rw,vers=4,sec=sys,soft,intr,ignore

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Apr 8, 2020

    AIX Live Update supports AutoFS beginning with 7.2 TL4.

  • Guest
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    Feb 13, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #83917 in product IBM AIX.