Attempting to mount an NFS share fails with the error: The server does not support NFS v3 over TCP
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Attempting to mount an NFS share fails with the error: The server does not support NFS v3 over TCP

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Article ID: 304485

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
  • Cannot mount the NFS datastore from a NAS device on an ESX/ESXi host
  • Mounting the NFS datastore fails
  • In the vSphere Client, you see the error:

    The server does not support NFS v3 over TCP.


Environment

VMware ESX Server 3.5.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware ESX 4.0.x
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable

Cause

This issue occurs if:

  • The NFS service is not running on the NFS server
  • Protocol NFS3 is not enabled and there is no support for NFS2 or NFS4
  • TCP support is not enabled and there is no support for UDP

Resolution

To resolve this issue, on the NFS filer, ensure that the NFS service is running and protocol NFS3 over TCP is enabled.
For more information, see Unable to mount NFS datastore (1005948).


Additional Information

For more information, see the Appendix 3: Solutions to common problems section of Best Practices for Running VMware vSphere on NFS.
NFS 共有をマウントしようとすると、次のエラーで失敗する：サーバは、TCP を介した NFS バージョン 3 をサポートしていません
尝试装载 NFS 共享失败，并出现错误“服务器不支持基于 TCP 的 NFS v3”

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