Error Message:

testlpar:/ # rpcinfo -p
rpcinfo: can’t contact portmapper: RPC: Rpcbind failure – RPC: 1832-020 Failed (unspecified error)

Solution:

Start the portmap service which was in inoperative state

1) lssrc -s portmap
2) startsrc -s portmap
3) rpcinfo -p
4) try to mount the desired NFS / NAS Volume

Note:- Please do not forgot to check the NFS service as well

1) lssrc -g nfs
2) stopsrc -g nfs
3) startsrc -g nfs
4) lssrc -g nfs

Example:-

testlpar:/ #rpcinfo -p
rpcinfo: can’t contact portmapper: RPC: Rpcbind failure – RPC: 1832-020 Failed (unspecified error)
testlpar:/ #

testlpar:/ # lssrc -s portmap
Subsystem Group PID Status
portmap portmap inoperative
testlpar:/ #

testlpar:/ # startsrc -s portmap
0513-059 The portmap Subsystem has been started. Subsystem PID is 49872257.
testlpar:/ #

testlpar:/ # rpcinfo -p
program vers proto port service
100000 4 udp 111 portmapper
100000 3 udp 111 portmapper
100000 2 udp 111 portmapper
100000 4 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 3 tcp 111 portmapper
100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper
100099 1 udp 43488 autofs
100003 2 udp 2049 nfs
100003 3 udp 2049 nfs
100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs
100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs
200006 1 udp 2049
200006 4 udp 2049
200006 1 tcp 2049
200006 4 tcp 2049
testlpar:/ #

mount -o vers=4 nas901-s41.test.com:/v_NAS901_SEN_pres /usr/local/data

testlpar:/ # df -gt /usr/local/mdm/data
Filesystem GB blocks Used Free %Used Mounted on
nas901-s41.test.com:/v_NAS901_SEN_pres 1520.268 63.10 1470.23 4% /usr/local/data
testlpar:/ #