Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from e8.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.138]:46497 "EHLO e8.ny.us.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754333Ab2GXQiY (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:38:24 -0400 Received: from /spool/local by e8.ny.us.ibm.com with IBM ESMTP SMTP Gateway: Authorized Use Only! Violators will be prosecuted for from ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:38:01 -0400 Received: from d01relay02.pok.ibm.com (d01relay02.pok.ibm.com [9.56.227.234]) by d01dlp01.pok.ibm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A57738C911F for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:53:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from d01av04.pok.ibm.com (d01av04.pok.ibm.com [9.56.224.64]) by d01relay02.pok.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id q6OFrHUN267234 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:53:17 -0400 Received: from d01av04.pok.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d01av04.pok.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1/NCO v10.0 AVout) with ESMTP id q6OFr7iW014003 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:53:08 -0400 Received: from malahal (malahal.austin.ibm.com [9.41.105.170]) by d01av04.pok.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1/NCO v10.0 AVin) with ESMTP id q6OFr5rw013860 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:53:05 -0400 Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:53:04 -0500 From: Malahal Naineni To: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2 NFS server for the same mount point ? Message-ID: <20120724155304.GA9721@us.ibm.com> References: <500EBB69.5000205@physics.umanitoba.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <500EBB69.5000205@physics.umanitoba.ca> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Maiko Langelaar [maiko@physics.umanitoba.ca] wrote: > I want to move the original mount points over to Server B ! > > Question : Can I export the SAME mount points on 2 NFS servers > for the same subnet ? I figure yes, because any particular NFS > client will *target* a particular server. BUT the RPC nature of > the NFS protocol makes me a bit nervous about doing so. Yes, you can.