xnbd-wrapper(8) [debian man page]
XNBD-WRAPPER(8) System Manager's Manual XNBD-WRAPPER(8) NAME
xnbd-wrapper -- manage multiple files to be exported as a block device to other computers running the GNU/Linux(tm) Operating System SYNOPSIS
xnbd-wrapper [ --imgfile IMAGE [--imgfile IMAGE ...] ] [--laddr ADDRESS] [--port PORT] [--socket PATH] [--xnbd-binary PATH] [--daemonize] [--logpath PATH] DESCRIPTION
xnbd-wrapper is a super-server for xnbd-server. Its purpose is to manage multiple exported images at once. A client may connect to this super-server and it will be indirected to the actual xnbd-server providing the requested resource. xnbd-wrapper comes handy if you want to export multiple files (or block devices) on a single host. Instead of starting multiple xnbd-server instances and remember the exported port for each, you can use xnbd-wrapper to looks up the requested image file name and map it automati- cally to the corresponding xnbd-server. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: --daemonize Go into background as soon as the xnbd-server is started up --imgfile IMAGE Export the image file IMAGE through xnbd-wrapper, with IMAGE being a block device or a file name of an image file. xnbd-wrapper will export the file name accessible through this name to clients, which may connect to the server by providing this name This option can be specified multiple times. In this case, xnbd-wrapper will export all IMAGE files at once. Alternatively this argument can be omitted and images may be (un-)exported ar runtime with xnbd-wrapper-ctl. --laddr ADDRESS The address, where this wrapper shall listen for incoming connections. You can specify any resolvable hostname or IP address, being in IPv4 or IPv6 notation. --logpath FILE Log informational messages to the given FILE if given. Defaults to /var/log/xnbd-wrapper.log --lport PORT Accept incoming connections on the given PORT. A valid port is any number between 1 and 65536. You may not use the same listeing port more than once per system. If this argument is not given, xNBD will listen on port 8520 by default. --socket PATH The xNBD wrapper can be controlled through a control socket. When given, use PATH as file name, default is /tmp/xnbd_wrap- per.ctl). --xnbd-binary PATH Specifies the path to the xnbd-server program. The wrapper will spawn server instances on demand. Give PATH as file name, default is xnbd-server (relative to the directory, where the wrapper is in). SEE ALSO
xnbd-client (1), xnbd-server (8), xnbd-wrapper-ctl (8). AUTHOR
The NBD kernel module and the NBD tools have been written by Pavel Macheck (pavel@ucw.cz) and is now maintained by Paul Clements. (Paul.Clements@steeleye.com). The xNBD userland (client and server) have been written by Takahiro Hirofuchi (t.hirofuchi@aist.go.jp) This manual page was written by Arno Toell (debian@toell.net) for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. XNBD-WRAPPER(8)
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NBD-SERVER(1) NBD-SERVER(1) NAME
nbd-server - serve a file as a block device to other computers running the GNU/Linux(tm) or GNU/Hurd Operating System SYNOPSIS
nbd-server [ip@]port filename [ size ] [ -r ] [ -m ] [ -c ] [ -l host list filename ] [ -o section name ] [ -C config file ] [ -M max con- nections ] [ -d ] DESCRIPTION
nbd-server is the server for the Linux Network Block Device (NBD). With NBD, a client can use a file, exported over the network from a server, as a block device. It can then be used for whatever purpose a normal block device (harddisk, CD-ROM, ...) can be used for. NBD can be useful for diskless clients that need swapspace, but you can also create a filesystem on it and use it as though it were a local filesystem. nbd-server implements some security through a file called "/etc/nbd-server/allow" (by default; a different file can be chosen with the '-l' option or through a config file specification). This file must list the IP-addresses or network masks of clients that are allowed to con- nect. If it does not exist, all clients are able to connect. If the file is empty, no clients can connect. Note that while the command line allows for specifying an export, the use of this option is deprecated. It is preferred to make use of a configuration file instead, the format of which is defined in nbd-server(5). OPTIONS
ip The ip address the server should listen on. This may be an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or a hostname. In the latter case, nbd- server will do a hostname lookup for the name specified, and will listen on the first address that is returned. For compatibility with past versions of nbd-server, if an IPv4 address is specified, the @ sign that serves as separator between the address and port may be replaced by a colon. If this parameter is not specified, nbd-server will listen on all local addresses on both IPv4 and IPv6. To limit to IPv4, specify the address as 0.0.0.0; to limit to IPv6, specify it as ::. port The port the server should listen to. A valid port is any number between 1 and 65536; if 0 is used, nbd-server will listen on stdin (so that nbd-server can be ran from inetd) filename The filename of the file that should be exported. This can be any file, including "real" blockdevices (i.e. a file from /dev). If the filename includes the literal string "%s", then this %s will be substituded with the IP-address of the client trying to connect. size The size of the block device at the client side. This is especially useful in conjunction with the -m option Can optionally be followed by one of K,k,M or m, in which case the size will be multiplied by 1024 (K or k) or 1048576 (M or m) -r Export the file read-only. If a client tries to write to a read-only exported file, it will receive an error, but the connection will stay up. -m Work with multiple files. This can be used to export blockdevices that are larger than the maximum allowed filesize on a given filesystem; i.e. when the filesystem does not allow files larger than 2GB (which is true for Linux 2.2 and below), you can use this option to store the data in multiple files and export a larger filesystem, if needed. To use this option, you must create a number of files with names in the format "name.X", where "name" is given as the filename argu- ment to nbd-server, and "X" is a number starting by 0 and going up for each file. Allowing more flexibility for this option is planned for future versions. -c Copy on write. When this option is provided, write-operations are not done to the exported file, but to a separate file. This sepa- rate file is removed when the connection is closed, which means that serving this way will make nbd-server slow down (especially on large block devices with lots of writes), and that after disconnecting and reconnecting the client or the server, all changes are lost. -C Specify configuration file. The default configuration file, if this parameter is not specified, is /etc/nbd-server/config. Note that the configuration file is always parsed and the entries in the file used, even if an extra server is specified on the com- mand line. To disable the configuration file entirely, either move it away or use the -C option to point nbd-server(1) to a non- existing or empty configuration file. Also note that if an empty, incomplete, or invalid configuration file is specified, nbd-server will produce a warning about failure to parse the config file. If the command line contains a fully specified configuration, this warning is harmless and may be ignored. -M Specify the maximum number of opened connections. If this parameter is not specified, no limit is set. -d Do not fork. Useful for debugging. host list filename This argument should contain a list of IP-addresses for hosts that may connect to the server. Wildcards are not allowed. If the file does not exist, it is ignored (and any host can connect); If the file does exist, but is empty, no host can connect. By default, the name 'nbd_server.allow' is used, and looked for in the current directory, unless nbd-server is compiled as a daemon, in which case it is looked for in the root-directory. section name If the -o argument is given on the command line, then nbd-server will output a configuration file section with this as the header that is functionally equivalent to the other options specified on the command line, and exit. This is useful for migrating pre-2.9 nbd-server initscript configuration files to the new format. EXAMPLES
Some examples of nbd-server usage: o To export a file /export/nbd/exp-bl-dev on port 2000: nbd-server 2000 /export/nbd/exp-bl-dev o To export a the same file read-only: nbd-server 2000 /export/nbd/exp-bl-dev -r o To export the same file read-write, but make sure changes are lost after restarting the client or the server: nbd-server 2000 /export/nbd/exp-bl-dev -c SEE ALSO
nbd-client (8), nbd-server (5), nbd-trdump (8) AUTHOR
The NBD kernel module and the NBD tools were originally written by Pavel Machek (pavel@ucw.cz) The Linux kernel module is now maintained by Paul Clements (Paul.Clements@steeleye.com), while the userland tools are maintained by Wouter Verhelst (<wouter@debian.org>) On The Hurd there is a regular translator available to perform the client side of the protocol, and the use of nbd-client is not required. Please see the relevant documentation for more information. This manual page was written by Wouter Verhelst (<wouter@debian.org>) for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permis- sion is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. $ NBD-SERVER(1)