volserver(8)
NAME
volserver - Initializes the Volume Server component of the fs process
SYNOPSIS
volserver
[-log] [-p <number of processes>]
[-auditlog <log path>] [-audit-interface (file | sysvmq)]
[-udpsize <size of socket buffer in bytes>]
[-d <debug level>]
[-nojumbo] [-jumbo]
[-enable_peer_stats] [-enable_process_stats]
[-allow-dotted-principals] [-preserve-vol-stats] [-help]
[-sync <sync behavior>]
DESCRIPTION
The volserver command initializes the Volume Server component of the "fs" process. In the conventional configuration, its binary file is located in the /usr/lib/openafs directory on a file server machine. The volserver command is not normally issued at the command shell prompt but rather placed into a file server machine's /etc/openafs/BosConfig file with the bos create command. If it is ever issued at the command shell prompt, the issuer must be logged onto a database server machine as the local superuser "root". The Volume Server records a trace of its activity in the /var/log/openafs/VolserLog file. Use the bos getlog command to display the contents of the file. The Volume Server processes the vos commands that administrators use to create, delete, move, and replicate volumes, as well as prepare them for archiving to tape or other media. By default, the VL Server runs nine lightweight processes (LWPs). To change the number, use the -p argument. This command does not use the syntax conventions of the AFS command suites. Provide the command name and all option names in full.
OPTIONS
-d <debug level>
Sets the detail level for the debugging trace written to the
/var/log/openafs/VolserLog file. Provide one of the following
values, each of which produces an increasingly detailed trace: 0,
1, 5, 25, and 125.
-log
Records in the /var/log/openafs/VolserLog file the names of all
users who successfully initiate a vos command. The Volume Server
also records any file removals that result from issuing the vos
release command with the -f flag.
-p <number of processes>
Sets the number of server lightweight processes (LWPs) to run.
Provide an integer between 4 and 16. The default is 9.
-auditlog <log path>
Turns on audit logging, and sets the path for the audit log. The
audit log records information about RPC calls, including the name
of the RPC call, the host that submitted the call, the
authenticated entity (user) that issued the call, the parameters
for the call, and if the call succeeded or failed.
-audit-interface (file | sysvmq)
Specifies what audit interface to use. Defaults to "file". See
fileserver(8) for an explanation of each interface.
-udpsize <size of socket buffer>
Sets the size of the UDP buffer in bytes, which is 64 KB by
default. Provide a positive integer, preferably larger than the
default.
-jumbo
Allows the server to send and receive jumbograms. A jumbogram is a
large-size packet composed of 2 to 4 normal Rx data packets that
share the same header. The volserver does not use jumbograms by
default, as some routers are not capable of properly breaking the
jumbogram into smaller packets and reassembling them.
-nojumbo
Deprecated; jumbograms are disabled by default.
-enable_peer_stats
Activates the collection of Rx statistics and allocates memory for
their storage. For each connection with a specific UDP port on
another machine, a separate record is kept for each type of RPC
(FetchFile, GetStatus, and so on) sent or received. To display or
otherwise access the records, use the Rx Monitoring API.
-enable_process_stats
Activates the collection of Rx statistics and allocates memory for
their storage. A separate record is kept for each type of RPC
(FetchFile, GetStatus, and so on) sent or received, aggregated over
all connections to other machines. To display or otherwise access
the records, use the Rx Monitoring API.
-allow-dotted-principals
By default, the RXKAD security layer will disallow access by
Kerberos principals with a dot in the first component of their
name. This is to avoid the confusion where principals user/admin
and user.admin are both mapped to the user.admin PTS entry. Sites
whose Kerberos realms don't have these collisions between principal
names may disable this check by starting the server with this
option.
-preserve-vol-stats
Preserve volume access statistics over volume restore and reclone
operations. By default, volume access statistics are reset during
volume restore and reclone operations.
-sync <sync behavior>
This is the same as the -sync option in fileserver(8). See
fileserver(8).
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
EXAMPLES
The following bos create command creates a "volserver" process on the
machine "fs2.abc.com" as part of the fs process:
% bos create -server fs2.abc.com -instance fs -type fs \
-cmd "/usr/lib/openafs/fileserver" \
/usr/lib/openafs/volserver /usr/lib/openafs/salvager
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
The issuer must be logged in as the superuser "root" on a file server machine to issue the command at a command shell prompt. It is conventional instead to create and start the process by issuing the bos create command.
SEE ALSO
BosConfig(5), VolserLog(5), bos_create(8), bos_getlog(8), vos(1)
COPYRIGHT
IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved. This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.
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