Just my two cents....
In regard to what is used to mount....
It depends on what both systems can do …both client and server
what versions of NFS do they handle?
Aix, I think at Version 4.2.1 introduced NFS3….
But some with other operating systems have different levels of NFS? And cannot be mounted
At Version 3….
NFS V2 has a 32 bit offset, which usually translates to a 2 GB file limit
NFS V3 has a 64 bit offset, I believe.
The AIX NFS server runs both protocols, NFS2 and NFS3. Use the mount option
vers=[2/3] on the client side to specify the NFS version. The smit panel option is
smitty - communication - NFS - add a filesystem for mounting - NFS version for this
filesystem (TAB key for version 2 or 3 or any).
If you are trying to change the version, unmount it and remount using NFS2 from the prompt.
it goes something like this:
"mount -o vers=2 <linuxhostname>:<sharename> <mount point>"
Type "mount" again to see that the mount options and try it again.