[Info-vax] how to mount a windows NFS share on a VAX

[Dave]

On Dec 15, 7:45 pm, Lucas Williams <wilil... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have 0 clue on a Vax, but then, no one here where I work really
> does. We have a VAX system and we want to mount a Windows NFS share to
> the VAX so that it can be used for backups. I have been pouring over
> the internet at the TCPWARE books on how to do this and everything
> just tells me how to start up and configure NFS Client, which I have
> done that, but I cannot find anywhere the command to actually mount an
> NFS volume.
>
> Does anyone know the command for the VAX to do this? It can't be all
> that complicated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Luke

I am not a TCPWare expert, however to get some information, try this

On your TCPWare system

$  netcu
NETCU> help
HELP


  NETCU online help.

  NETCU uses the OpenVMS interactive help facility.  To exit the help
  facility, press <Return> until you return to the "NETCU>" prompt.

  Format:

        HELP [topic]



  Additional information available:

  ADD        ARP_Cmds   CHECK      Command_Recall        CREATE
DEBUG
  DEFINE     DHCP_Cmds  DISABLE    DUMP       ENABLE     EXIT
FIND
  FLUSH      GET        HELP       KILL       LOAD       Misc_Cmds
MODIFY
  Multicast_Cmds        NAMED_Cmds NFS_Cmds   Parameter_Cmds
RELEASE
  RELOAD     REMOVE     Routing_Cmds          Security_Cmds
  Service_Cmds          SET        SHOW       SPAWN      SSHKEYGEN
START
  Startup_File          Start_Stop_Cmds       STASH      Status_Cmds
  STOP       TCPDUMP    TOGGLE     Token_Auth_Cmds       UNMOUNT
UPDATE

Topic? nfs

NFS_Cmds


  Use the following NETCU commands to manage the NFS Client and NFS
  Server:

  ADD EXPORT          Adds an OpenVMS directory and associated NFS
                      pathname to the EXPORT database (Server only)
  ADD GROUP           Adds an NFS group to the GROUP database (Client
                      only)
  ADD PROXY           Adds an NFS user to the PROXY database (Client
and
                      Server)
  ADD SM[_BAK]       Adds a host to the Network Status Monitor file
                      (SM.DAT or SM_BAK.DAT) (Server)
  CREATE EXPORT       Creates an empty EXPORT database (Server only)
  CREATE GROUP        Creates an empty GROUP database (Client only)
  CREATE PROXY        Creates an empty PROXY database (Server only)
  FIND PROXY          Finds and displays a PROXY database entry
(Client
                      and Server)
  RELOAD EXPORT       Implements changes made to the EXPORT database
                      (Server only)
  RELOAD GROUP        Implements changes made to the GROUP database
                      (Client only)
  RELOAD PROXY        Implements changes made to the PROXY database
                      (Client and Server)
  REMOVE EXPORT       Removes an entry from the EXPORT database
(Server
                      only)
  REMOVE GROUP        Removes an entry from the GROUP database (Client
                      only)
  REMOVE PROXY        Removes an entry from the PROXY database (Client
                      and Server)
  REMOVE SM[_BAK]    Removes a host from the Network Status Monitor
file
                      (SM.DAT or SM_BAK.DAT) (Server)
  SHOW EXPORT         Shows entries in the EXPORT database (Client and
                      Server)
  SHOW GROUP          Shows entries in the GROUP database (Client
only)
  SHOW MOUNT          Shows the pathnames of exported directories and
                      the hosts that mounted them (Client and Server)
  SHOW PROXY          Shows entries in the PROXY database (Client and
                      Server)
  SHOW SM[_BAK]      Shows entries in the Network Status Monitor file
                      (SM.DAT or SM_BAK.DAT) (Server)
  SHOW STATISTICS     Displays statistics information (Server only)
  STOP/SERVER         Stops the NFS Server (Server only)
  UNMOUNT ALL         Removes the client's mount list from one or more
                      NFS servers (Client only)


If you have the TCPWARE documentation, look in the Management Guide
Chapter 13.

Try this link

http://www.process.com/tcpip/tcpware57docs/manage.pdf

Hope this helps.

Dave