Why this error occuring "mount.nfs: portmap query failed: RPC: Remote system error - Connection timed out" while mounting NFS share?

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Issue

mount.nfs: prog 100005, trying vers=3, prot=6
mount.nfs: trying xx.xx.xx.xx prog 100005 vers 3 prot TCP port 1017
mount.nfs: portmap query failed: RPC: Remote system error - Connection timed out
mount.nfs: trying text-based options 'vers=3,addr=xx.xx.xx.xx'
mount.nfs: prog 100003, trying vers=3, prot=6
mount.nfs: trying xx.xx.xx.xx prog 100003 vers 3 prot TCP port 2049
mount.nfs: prog 100005, trying vers=3, prot=17
mount.nfs: portmap query retrying: RPC: Timed out

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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