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.\" From: @(#)nfsiod.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 2/22/94
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.\" $Id$
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.Dd September 22, 1994
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.Dt NFSIOD 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm nfsiod
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.Nd local
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.Tn NFS
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asynchronous I/O server
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm nfsiod
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.Op Fl n Ar num_servers
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm Nfsiod
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runs on an
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.Tn NFS
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client machine to service asynchronous I/O requests to its server.
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It improves performance but is not required for correct operation.
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.Pp
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Unless otherwise specified, a single server is started.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl n
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Specify how many servers are to be started.
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.El
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.Pp
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A client should run enough daemons to handle its maximum
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level of concurrency, typically four to six.
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.Pp
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If
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.Nm nfsiod
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detects that the running kernel does not include
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.Tn NFS
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support, it will attempt to load a loadable kernel module containing
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.Tn NFS
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code, using
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.Xr modload 8
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by way of
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.Xr vfsload 3 .
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If this fails, or no
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.Tn NFS
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LKM was available,
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.Nm nfsiod
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exits with an error.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm nfsiod
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utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr nfsstat 1 ,
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.Xr nfssvc 2 ,
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.Xr modload 8 ,
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.Xr mountd 8 ,
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.Xr portmap 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm nfsiod
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utility first appeared in
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.Bx 4.4 .
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