Stale file handle on NFS client during failover
Issue
- Two RHEL servers exporting NFS filesystems from shared storage are controlled by Veritas Cluster Suite (VCS); however, when a controlled failover occurs (e.g., the primary server is powered off), NFS clients briefly see the share freeze and recover, but soon begin reporting "Stale file handle" messages, primarily when executing the
dfcommand.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Veritas Cluster Suite
- NFS
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