This operand causes the exports data set to be re-read and the internal exports list to be rebuilt without stopping and restarting the server. Checklist data specified on the dirsuf parameter in the exports data set is included in the update. This operand can be run at any time. Any changes in the sec keyword of the export list will be immediately enforced at server startup or EXPORTFS time, regardless of the state of any preexisting mount points. If client IP addresses have been changed and the z/OS NFS server is running in NODHCP mode, the exportfs command will not rebuild the exports list correctly.

If an exported path contains symbolic link(s), the 'symresolve' attribute is in effect and an NFS Client accesses this path using NFSv4, then the resolved path for this directory entry is added as a temporary in-memory export entry. If the 'f mvsnfs,exportfs' command is issued, the in-memory export list is rebuilt and all temporary export entries are removed. This has the same effect as a z/OS NFS server restart, unless there are active mounts. If there are active mounts then the result of the exportfs command is to not remove those temporary export entries. This has the same effect as a mount being restored via the FHEXPIRED error mount recovery process between the z/OS NFS server and NFS client after a z/OS NFS server restart.

Enter the operand as follows:

>>-+-MODIFY-+--mvsnfs,exportfs---------------------------------><
   '-F------'