/RETRIES=n Optional. Default: /RETRIES=0 (the client retries the request forever or until the server responds). Maximum number of read or write retries if the NFS server fails to respond. /RETRIES=0 is a close equivalent to a UNIX hard mount. If you attempt to abort a command or program while it is still retrying the I/O operation on a client device, the process enters RWAST state and remains in that state until the NFS server responds. A process in RWAST state cannot be terminated. If the server does not become available, the only way remove the process without rebooting the client host is to dismount the client device with the /ALL qualifier.