Hi automount experts,
I am trying to configure a fail-proof application server, using automount.
I am using the following map to automount /usr/local on a client;
/usr/local   /      -ro,soft     node1,node2,node3:/usr/local
The assumed that if node1 fails, automount will mount from node1 or 
node2. I was wrong... 
This methods works only on the first mount(when /usr/local is not mounted 
yet), if node1 is down it will mount from node2 etc. However if node1 fails 
after /usr/local was mounted, automount will not mount from node2, unless 
/usr/local is umount -f first.
This of course is not an automated system and requires root intervention.
Not always available at 2AM.
The Digital Software support expert claims that this is a deficiency 
common to all unix systems. Does any one of you have a solution?
I hope I was clear enough.
TIA
Shoshana
srosenthal_at_cfa.harvard.edu
Received on Wed Jul 24 1996 - 23:33:55 NZST