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DAVOLSERVER(8)						       AFS Command Reference						    DAVOLSERVER(8)

NAME
       davolserver - Initializes the Volume Server component of the dafs 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] [-help]

DESCRIPTION
       The davolserver command initializes the Volume Server component of the "dafs" process. In the conventional configuration, its binary file
       is located in the /usr/lib/openafs directory on a file server machine.

       The davolserver 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.

       -help
	   Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

EXAMPLES
       The following bos create command creates a "davolserver" process on the machine "fs2.abc.com" as part of the dafs process:

	  % bos create -server fs2.abc.com -instance dafs -type dafs 
		       -cmd "/usr/lib/openafs/dafileserver" 
		       /usr/lib/openafs/davolserver 
		       /usr/lib/openafs/salvageserver 
		       /usr/lib/openafs/dasalvager

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.

OpenAFS 							    2014-04-08							    DAVOLSERVER(8)
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