[Info-vax] Uptime for OpenVMS

[Main, Kerry]

>>> I have a lot of Linux NFS servers and a lot of NFS clients, mostly Linux and some OSX, and over several years I have never seen a server reboot cause any problems for a client, not that a server reboot happens often.<<<

So I guess you are not applying the monthly security patches (kernel patches require OS instance reboots)?

Reference:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/enterprise-watch-list/ (click on thread for each month)

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-----Original Message-----
From: info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf Of Steve Thompson
Sent: May-12-11 4:56 PM
To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Uptime for OpenVMS

On Wed, 11 May 2011, Bill Gunshannon wrote:

> Linux versions of NFS are, in some way, stateful and a reboot of the 
> server requires a reboot of all the clients.

I have a lot of Linux NFS servers and a lot of NFS clients, mostly Linux 
and some OSX, and over several years I have never seen a server reboot 
cause any problems for a client, not that a server reboot happens often.

Steve
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