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847463Scael.Dd
947463Scael.Dt NFSIOD 8
1047463Scael.Os
1147463Scael.Sh NAME
1247463Scael.Nm nfsiod
1347463Scael.Nd local
1447463Scael.Tn NFS
1547463Scaelasynchronous I/O server
1647463Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
1747463Scael.Nm nfsiod
18*66245Sbostic.Op Fl n Ar num_servers
1947463Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
2047463Scael.Nm Nfsiod
2139866Smckusickruns on an
2247463Scael.Tn NFS
2339866Smckusickclient machine to service asynchronous I/O requests to its server.
2439866SmckusickIt improves performance but is not required for correct operation.
2547463Scael.Pp
26*66245SbosticUnless otherwise specified, a single server is started.
2747463Scael.Pp
28*66245SbosticThe options are as follows:
2947463Scael.Bl -tag -width Ds
30*66245Sbostic.It Fl n
31*66245SbosticSpecify how many servers are to be started.
32*66245Sbostic.El
33*66245Sbostic.Pp
34*66245SbosticA client should run enough daemons to handle its maximum
35*66245Sbosticlevel of concurrency, typically four to six.
36*66245Sbostic.Pp
37*66245SbosticThe
3847463Scael.Nm nfsiod
39*66245Sbosticutility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
4047463Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
4147463Scael.Xr nfsstat 1 ,
4247463Scael.Xr nfssvc 2 ,
4347463Scael.Xr mountd 8 ,
4447463Scael.Xr portmap 8
4547463Scael.Sh HISTORY
4647463ScaelThe
4762940Sbostic.Nm nfsiod
4862940Sbosticutility first appeared in 4.4BSD.
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