VOLSERVER(8)

NAME

volserver - Initializes the Volume Server component of the fs process

SYNOPSIS

volserver [-log] [-p <number of processes>]
    [-udpsize <size of socket buffer in bytes>]
    [-d <debug level>]
    [-nojumbo] [-jumbo]
    [-enable_peer_stats] [-enable_process_stats]
    [-allow-dotted-principals] [-help]

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.

-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 disabled this check by starting the server with this
option.

-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":

% bos create -server fs2.abc.com -instance volserver -type simple \

-cmd /usr/lib/openafs/volserver

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.

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OpenAFS 2010-05-24 VOLSERVER(8)