Same thing for me:
-- Logs begin at Wed 2017-02-01 20:18:34 PST, end at Wed 2017-02-01 20:36:38
PST. --
Feb 01 20:18:35 jane systemd[1]: Starting pNFS block layout mapping daemon...
Feb 01 20:18:35 jane systemd[1]: nfs-blkmap.service: PID file
/var/run/blkmapd.pid not readable (yet?) after start: No such file or directory
Feb 01 20:18:35 jane blkmapd[243]: open pipe file
/run/rpc_pipefs/nfs/blocklayout failed: No such file or directory
--- note 2 minute delay here ---
Feb 01 20:20:05 jane systemd[1]: nfs-blkmap.service: Start operation timed out.
Terminating.
Feb 01 20:20:05 jane systemd[1]: Failed to start pNFS block layout mapping
daemon.
Feb 01 20:20:05 jane systemd[1]: nfs-blkmap.service: Unit entered failed state.
Feb 01 20:20:05 jane systemd[1]: nfs-blkmap.service: Failed with result
'timeout'.
You can seem to start later by hand though:
Feb 01 20:32:14 jane systemd[1]: Starting pNFS block layout mapping daemon...
Feb 01 20:32:14 jane blkmapd[6556]: open pipe file
/run/rpc_pipefs/nfs/blocklayout failed: No such file or directory
Feb 01 20:32:14 jane systemd[1]: Started pNFS block layout mapping daemon.
note that it has the same error.
Nevertheless:
$ sudo systemctl status nfs-blkmap
● nfs-blkmap.service - pNFS block layout mapping daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nfs-blkmap.service; disabled; vendor
preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2017-02-01 20:32:14 PST; 7min ago
Process: 6555 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/blkmapd $BLKMAPDARGS (code=exited,
status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 6556 (blkmapd)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
CGroup: /system.slice/nfs-blkmap.service
└─6556 /usr/sbin/blkmapd
Feb 01 20:32:14 jane systemd[1]: Starting pNFS block layout mapping daemon...
Feb 01 20:32:14 jane blkmapd[6556]: open pipe file
/run/rpc_pipefs/nfs/blocklayout failed: No such file or directory
Feb 01 20:32:14 jane systemd[1]: Started pNFS block layout mapping daemon.
MRV Communications is a global supplier of packet and optical solutions that
power the world’s largest networks. Our products combine innovative hardware
with intelligent software to make networks smarter, faster and more efficient.
