How should I configure my NFS cluster service to avoid stale NFS filehandles in RHEL 5 or 6?

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Issue

  • How to configure NFS cluster to avoid stale NFS file handles?
  • When I failover a clustered NFS service, clients get stale file handles and/or permission errors

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 or 6 with the High Availability Add On
  • A clustered NFS service in /etc/cluster/cluster.conf

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